General Maintenance Worker I Streets & Highways

City of Graham•Graham, NC

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Graham is seeking a dependable and hardworking individual to join our Street Department as a General Maintenance Worker I. This position performs a variety of general maintenance, street, grounds, and infrastructure work using hand tools, power tools, trucks, and other equipment. An employee in this class works as a member of a maintenance crew led by a supervisor or crew leader. This employee uses hand tools and power tools, light to medium equipment and manual labor to perform tasks, which include grounds keeping and street maintenance work. The employee is required to have or obtain class B CDL and operate dump trucks. Work is performed under the immediate supervision of the street supervisor or supervisor in the division assigned. Work is reviewed for the ability to follow directions, complete assigned tasks in a safe and timely manner, and clean-up of work area and quality of work. Positions in this classification are not exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Requirements

Ability to read tape measure/grade rod, and do basic math.
Ability to use tablets and work order program.
Ability to obtain flagger training and aerial lift certifications.
Knowledge of tools and equipment used in the work assigned.
Ability to operate tools and equipment used in the work assigned.
Ability to perform strenuous work for extended periods of time.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the public.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license equivalent to a valid Class B commercial driver’s license recognized for operation in North Carolina.
Highschool diploma or GED required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of and dedication to general safety procedures; commitment to using PPE.

Responsibilities

Performs grounds-keeping activities by removing debris, digging, grading, backfilling, seeding, mulching, cutting and removing trees, planting, transplanting, and watering.
Operates various types of hand and power tools, such as mowers, weed-eaters, saws, rakes, shovels, tamps, and other tools and equipment associated with work assigned.
Operates dump trucks and truck mounted snow plows.
Assists in setting up traffic control and flagging traffic.
Assists in maintenance and repairs of streets, Storm water infrastructure, sidewalks, driveways, gutters and other City facilities and infrastructure.
Assists in concrete work by forming and pouring.
Assists in making street name, warning and regulatory signs.
Works in aerial lifts trimming trees and installing and removing lights.
Works with crew to install and repair street signs.
Loads, transports, and unloads daily materials, supplies, and equipment.
Perform heavy manual labor, often in unfavorable weather conditions.
Assists leaf collection crew with leaf pick-up.
Assist in maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment.
Performs duties of Sanitation Collector and cleans work areas and job sites as assigned.
Other related duties as assigned.