Maintenance Worker - Seasonal

City of Sherwood•15527 SW Willamette Street Sherwood, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Sherwood is looking for Seasonal Maintenance Workers! This position performs basic grounds keeping, janitorial, maintenance, and a variety of other unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance tasks. This position operates a variety of equipment in the repair, maintenance, and grounds keeping of the infrastructure within the City, including streets, water, storm water and sanitary sewer, parks, sports fields and facility maintenance. Seasonal maintenance worker positions are limited duration positions, not to exceed six months.

Requirements

General knowledge of the proper operation and maintenance of vehicles, tools and equipment, practices, methods, hazards and safety precautions used in the maintenance and repair of City infrastructure, including streets, right-of-ways, storm/sanitary sewer systems, parks, building maintenance and, general equipment servicing methods.
Communicate effectively and to understand and carry out written and verbal instructions.
Establish and maintain positive and cooperative working relationships with city staff, other departments and the general public.
Perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time.
Work safely and to wear hazard appropriate personal protective equipment.
Any equivalent combination of education and experience that will provide the employee a general understanding of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance construction and repair activities.
Graduation from a high school or GED equivalent.
Possession of valid Driver's License.
Must be at least seventeen (17) years of age.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a municipal public works department.

Responsibilities

Perform basic landscaping and utility work including cleaning, pressure washing, mowing, planting, and other similar duties.
Assist as needed to clean and maintain City streets, sidewalks, pathways, and right-of-ways including street cleaning, pavement patching, concrete forming/finishing, sanding, and trimming and removing trees and vegetation. May use and operate flagging equipment to control traffic in vicinity of public works crews.
Perform janitorial responsibilities in the assigned areas on a daily/weekly basis including the use of cleaning supplies, solutions, and tools.
Perform as part of a crew or independently in maintenance, repair and facility systems. Required activities include digging, cleaning, minor repair of buildings and facilities, basic ground keeping, janitorial maintenance, and other semi-skilled and unskilled tasks.
Assist with various special event tasks such as hanging banners, setting up and taking down holiday decorations, etc.
Operate vehicles of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, gravel, bark and sand. Operate tractors, mowers and loaders as assigned.
Operate a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment used in water, sewer, storm, streets and facilities maintenance activities. Operates mowers, power tools, brooms, hoses and pressure washers, paint, cleaning products and other tools as required by task.
Perform all duties in conformance with appropriate safety and security standards.
Perform other projects, functions, and tasks, as assigned.
Provide assistance to other staff as workload and staffing levels dictate.
Maintain proficiency by attending training and meetings, reading materials, and meeting with others in areas of responsibility.
Maintain work areas in a clean and orderly manner.