Maintenance Worker I

City of Upland•Upland, CA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Upland is seeking motivated and dependable individuals to join its Operations and Utilities teams in supporting essential maintenance, repair, and service activities throughout the community. Work includes general maintenance and repairs at City water facilities, including water treatment plants, reservoirs, wells, and booster stations. Employees are hands-on, safety-conscious, team-oriented, and may take on varied assignments based on departmental needs. Positions at this level may perform some duties in a learning capacity. The position performs a wide range of maintenance work involving landscaped areas, parks, athletic fields, public facilities, streets, water and other public works infrastructure, and City events. Duties may include horticultural and custodial work; concrete, asphalt, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and minor electrical repairs; traffic control; equipment operation and maintenance; hazardous-material handling; and responding to emergencies. Work is primarily outdoors and may involve hazardous or uncomfortable conditions. Extended hours and rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays, may be required. The City describes comprehensive benefits and an upcoming 3% increase in base pay effective 6/20/2027. Applicants undergo a competitive records review, with selected candidates invited to a qualifications appraisal and interview process.

Requirements

One or more of the following desired qualifications: one year of experience working with concrete and/or asphalt; one year of landscape maintenance experience; or one year of general maintenance experience, such as painting, graffiti removal, fence repair, custodial work, or sandblasting.
Knowledge of safe work methods and safety regulations relevant to assigned work.
Ability to perform semi-skilled and skilled maintenance, construction, and repair work in the assigned area.
Ability to operate and maintain hand and power tools, vehicles, and equipment safely and effectively.
Ability to read and apply technical information from manuals, drawings, specifications, layouts, blueprints, and schematics.
Ability to perform asphalt, concrete, and pipe work; work with paints and prepare surfaces for painting.
Ability to work safely near traffic, in confined spaces, in trenches, and in other work environments.
Ability to safely mix and apply herbicides and pesticides and care for plants, shrubs, turf, and trees.
Ability to safely operate custodial equipment and properly use, store, and dispose of cleaning supplies.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions, maintain accurate records, organize work, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
Ability to use relevant computer systems, software applications, and modern business equipment.
Ability to communicate clearly in English, orally and in writing, and establish effective working relationships.
Knowledge of safe driving practices, traffic laws, equipment operation, traffic-control devices, materials used in maintenance work, and applicable City safety protocols.

Responsibilities

Perform horticulture, arboriculture, turf, and grounds maintenance in landscaped areas, parks, athletic fields, and public facilities.
Plant and care for sod, seeds, trees, bushes, flowers, and shrubs; maintain and repair in-ground sprinkler systems.
Clean grounds and facilities; remove trash, debris, hazardous materials, deceased animals, discarded furniture, and waste from homeless encampments; perform weed abatement.
Perform custodial work, including cleaning and sanitizing restrooms, stocking supplies, cleaning walkways and parking areas, and stripping or refinishing floors and cleaning carpets.
Maintain athletic fields and horse trails; repair or replace fences; install, remove, and repair guard rails and barricades.
Perform general maintenance and repairs, including painting, plumbing, minor electrical work, lock repairs, and minor carpentry and metal work.
Remove, grind, patch, set forms for, pour, and finish concrete; perform asphalt repairs, overlays, and pothole repairs.
Remove, replace, and repair street signs and streetlights; paint traffic markings; sandblast or paint to remove graffiti.
Set up traffic safety devices and direct traffic at work sites as required.
Operate and perform routine maintenance and safety inspections on tools, vehicles, and equipment used for maintenance work.
Assist with City-sponsored events by setting up and breaking down furniture and equipment and performing general maintenance.
Unload, sort, inventory, and package hazardous waste for recycling or disposal; assist with public education activities at designated events.
Respond to public and agency emergency calls, including placing barricades, removing fallen trees and limbs, replacing signs, patching streets, and maintaining storm drains and other public works infrastructure.
Transport materials, tools, and equipment; assist with moving and installing equipment and supplies.
Respond to hazardous-material incidents and follow applicable safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
Train employees in the use of tools and equipment.
Perform other duties as assigned.