Public Works Maintenance Worker I

City of Loma Linda • Loma Linda, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs limited-skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled work maintaining, repairing, and constructing streets, grounds, landscaped areas, facilities, and equipment. The role performs a variety of assignments involving streets, parks, medians, and parkways, and is distinguished from higher-level maintenance positions by the nature and complexity of its work. The position primarily follows a 4/10 schedule, Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Emergency work, park maintenance, and special-event setup may be required outside normal hours, including nights and weekends.

Duties include maintaining and repairing streets, parking lots, storm drains, street lighting systems, trees, lawns, landscaped areas, and park facilities. The employee operates service vehicles and power-driven equipment, maintains tools and equipment safely, and keeps an inventory of tools and parts. Work may involve heavy manual labor outdoors in varying weather and exposure to traffic, chemicals, wastewater, biological hazards, and other workplace hazards.

Requirements

• High school graduation or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency.
• Valid California Class C driver license, acceptable driving record, and ability to maintain insurability under the City’s vehicle insurance program.
• Ability to obtain a California Class B commercial driver license before the end of the one-year probationary period and maintain it throughout employment.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to travel to different sites and locations and maintain a safe driving record.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, crawl, twist, and climb.
• Knowledge of general maintenance and repair methods, equipment operation procedures, proper hand- and power-tool use, applicable safety rules, and effective customer service techniques.
• Ability to safely operate light motorized equipment, small power and hand tools, jackhammers, concrete saws, and other mobile power tools and equipment.
• Ability to follow established procedures and safety practices; communicate orally and in writing; maintain effective working relationships; understand and carry out instructions; and complete basic work activity records and time reports.
• Ability to use site-specific and facility-required personal protective equipment proficiently.
• Ability to respond to emergency calls and provide park maintenance or special-event setup after normal working hours, including nights and weekends.
• Employees are subject to random controlled-substance and alcohol testing under the DMV Pull Program.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction, custodial work, maintenance, or landscaping is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform construction, maintenance, and repair work associated with streets, parks, medians, parkways, grounds, landscaped areas, and related facilities.
• Prepare street surfaces for paving or reconstruction; break up and excavate asphalt, concrete, and other hardened surfaces.
• Seal cracks, patch streets, and prepare, mix, apply, smooth, and level asphalt and concrete materials.
• Set forms for curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, and lay concrete.
• Operate small rollers, patch trucks, concrete grinders, concrete saws, jackhammers, and other tools and equipment as assigned.
• Clean and repair drains, gutters, mains, and laterals; clear drainage areas and load debris.
• Set up traffic control for maintenance work and special events.
• Cultivate, water, and fertilize lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, and planted areas; mow, rake, edge lawns, and pull weeds.
• Prepare ground for planting; plant, trim, and prune trees and shrubs; assist with tree and hedge trimming.
• Pick up trash and debris in public rights of way and clean catch basins and storm drain channels.
• Operate graffiti-removal equipment and remove graffiti from surfaces.
• Inspect playground equipment for safety.
• Repair and install block walls, wooden fences, and chain-link fences.
• Water, drag, and renovate ball fields.
• Perform routine maintenance and custodial work at City facilities, including park facilities.
• Oversee the care, maintenance, and safe operation of equipment used in assigned work, and maintain an inventory of tools and parts.
• Respond to emergency calls and perform maintenance or special-event setup outside normal working hours, including nights and weekends.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED