Maintenance Operations Worker

City of SeaTac•SeaTac Maintenance Facility; SeaTac, WA

About The Position

The City of SeaTac Public Works Department is hiring a journey-level Maintenance Operations Worker to maintain City streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems. The work supports resident safety, mobility, and quality of life. The position involves independent field work, attention to detail, safe work practices, collaboration with team members and other departments, and cross-training to meet workload demands across the division. The worker operates under the direction of a Public Works Maintenance Operations Supervisor or Maintenance Operations Lead. Duties include skilled and semi-skilled maintenance, repair, and construction; completing assigned work orders and required documentation; maintaining landscapes and irrigation systems; inspecting and cleaning storm drainage infrastructure; and operating specialized vehicles, heavy equipment, tools, and electronic devices. The position is essential personnel during severe weather and may respond to emergency call-outs. It may also involve directing seasonal employees in the field.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years of public works maintenance, repair, and construction experience, or a combination of experience and training that provides the knowledge and skills to perform the job.
Knowledge of methods, equipment, and materials used to maintain City streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems.
Knowledge of health and safety regulations and procedures.
Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools and related construction equipment.
Knowledge of pruning trees and cultivating, fertilizing, watering, and spraying flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf.
Knowledge of irrigation system maintenance and repair.
Skill in maintaining, repairing, and constructing City streets, pavement markings, traffic control, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems.
Skill in maintaining and repairing sprinklers and watering systems and operating hand tools, power tools, and other equipment.
Ability to provide customer service when engaging with coworkers, residents, and the business community; demonstrate proper conduct; observe legal and defensive driving practices; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; communicate effectively orally and in writing; observe health and safety regulations; and perform repetitive tasks.
Valid Washington State Driver’s License by date of appointment.
Satisfactory three-year driving abstract prior to hire.
Class A CDL with air brake and tanker endorsement, or ability to obtain within one year.
Washington State Traffic Control Flagger card, or ability to obtain within one year.
Valid First Aid certificate.

Nice To Haves

Washington Pesticide Applicator’s License, or ability to obtain within one year.

Responsibilities

Perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair of City streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems in accordance with safety regulations, procedures, and best management practices.
Perform assigned work orders and complete required documentation, including daily logs and reports.
Construct and repair concrete and asphalt sidewalks, patch roadways, repair asphalt surfaces, sweep streets, remove graffiti, and place lane buttons and other pavement or traffic markings.
Inspect, repair, construct, and clean storm drainage systems; maintain culverts, ponds, and ditches; and perform stormwater utility locates.
Use electronic devices to remotely record inspection information in the public asset maintenance and management system.
Maintain rights-of-way and landscaped areas by mowing, edging, applying pesticides and fertilizer, maintaining irrigation systems, planting and caring for flower beds, raking leaves, pruning, clearing brush and weeds, and trimming or removing trees as required.
Follow and enforce safety precautions; recognize and report hazards, traffic and equipment problems, and emergencies; perform traffic control as needed; and follow work-zone and flagging safety rules, including placing barricades and cones.
Operate and maintain specialized vehicles, heavy equipment, construction tools, and other equipment; clean and maintain tools and equipment; and identify and report mechanical problems requiring additional repair.
Respond as essential personnel during severe weather to perform snowplowing and anti-icing operations, and respond to emergency call-outs as necessary.
May direct seasonal employees in the field within the scope of assigned duties.
Provide support to other City departments and participate in task-related meetings as assigned.
Maintain reasonable, predictable, and regular attendance during the standard work week.
Perform related duties as required or assigned.