Maintenance Worker PT

City of El Monte•El Monte, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of work in the maintenance, repair, and construction of City streets, sidewalks, parks, park buildings, trees, equipment, and facilities. This role also involves performing a variety of work in the removal of graffiti from buildings, fences, concrete channels, and other structures. The position patrols City streets and surveys the need for graffiti removal, and uses and operates manual tools and light to heavy equipment.

Requirements

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.
Two (2) years of construction or maintenance experience.
Possession of a valid California Driver's License to be maintained throughout employment.
Knowledge of public works maintenance principles, practices, tools, and materials for maintaining and repairing assigned City infrastructure, systems, parks, trees, and facilities.
Knowledge of methods and techniques related to the proper handling of toxic chemicals and pesticides.
Knowledge of practices and procedures used in weed abatement, watering, fertilizing, and spraying of plants, turf, and trees.
Knowledge of the operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, and light to heavy power equipment.
Knowledge of operational characteristics of specialized construction maintenance and repair equipment.
Knowledge of operational characteristics of specialized parks maintenance and repair equipment.
Knowledge of traffic control procedures and traffic sign regulations.
Knowledge of basic mathematics.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety equipment and practices related to the work, including the handling of hazardous chemicals.
Knowledge of City and mandated safety rules, regulations and protocols.
Knowledge of techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.
Ability to perform construction, modification, maintenance and repair work on assigned municipal infrastructure, facilities, systems, parks, trees, and/or appurtenances.
Ability to operate specialized park, construction and maintenance light to heavy vehicles and equipment.
Ability to properly handle toxic chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
Ability to set up and operate traffic area construction zones, including cones, barricades, and flagging.
Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, blueprints, maps, and specifications.
Ability to make accurate arithmetic calculations.
Ability to safely and effectively use and operate hand tools, mechanical equipment, power tools, and light to heavy equipment required for the work.
Ability to perform routine equipment maintenance.
Ability to maintain accurate logs, records, and basic written records of work performed.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
Ability to establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Ability to work standby assignments/schedules if/when assigned.

Nice To Haves

A Class A of Class B Driver's License with a DOT medical certificate may be required for certain assignments.

Responsibilities

Operates tools, equipment, and vehicles including power mowers, edger, blowers, weed eaters, power sprayers, and other equipment.
Operates heavy equipment including front loaders, backhoes, skip loaders, boom trucks, tractors, stump grinders, and brush chippers.
Performs preventative maintenance procedures and minor maintenance and adjustments on equipment utilized within the department.
Installs, repairs, and cleans storm drains, catch basins, and culverts.
Removes and replaces concrete or asphalt; sets forms, mixes and pours concrete or asphalt for curbs, gutters, drains, culverts, sidewalks, and streets.
Removes and replaces road surface material and debris; loads, transports, and unloads gravel, dirt, supplies, and equipment.
Paints and maintains all City owned street legends; installs and maintains all City owned signage.
Places traffic control and warning signs; serves as a flagman; sets up barricades.
Trims and prunes trees; picks up tree cuttings, brush, and debris resulting from trimming trees; loads trucks or chipping machine; cuts and clears grounds, brush and undergrowth; removes and grinds stumps.
Waters, mows, weeds, trims, renovates, and fertilizes lawns, shrubs, trees and flower beds.
Plants, maintains and transplants trees, plants, flowers, shrubs and brush.
Spades and prepares grounds around plants and shrubs, including mixing and applying fertilizer, insecticides, and herbicides.
Maintains plantings and grounds, playground equipment and structures, pools decks and bleachers.
Sweeps and cleans municipal parking facilities, chops weeds.
Rakes leaves; cleans walks, fields, courts and other facilities.
Picks up rubbish and paper; performs general grounds cleaning.
Performs custodial tasks in recreation facilities including sweeping, mopping, disinfecting, and keeping restrooms and locker room supplies adequately stocked.
Performs minor maintenance on sprinklers and irrigation equipment.
Sets up tables, chairs and other meeting equipment in recreation buildings.
Inspects City premises for graffiti vandalism, uses appropriate chemicals and high-pressure equipment to remove graffiti.
Inspects assigned City infrastructure for safety issues, structural integrity, and possible future work projects and programs, and appropriately marks areas that need to be repaired.
Drives vehicles to transport material, tools, and equipment; assists in moving and installing equipment and supplies.
Responds to inquiries from the general public.
Observes and complies with all City and mandated safety rules, regulations and protocols.
Performs other duties as assigned.