Seasonal Weed and Pest Technician

City of Riverton • Riverton, WY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing a wide variety of unskilled and semi-skilled work in construction, maintenance, and repair activities. The technician will be responsible for various maintenance tasks, operating equipment, responding to emergencies, and assisting with solid waste collection and disposal. The job also includes cleaning and maintaining tools, equipment, and facilities, as well as operating equipment for street patching, curb painting, sign repair, and snow removal.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Some knowledge of the tools and equipment used in general construction, maintenance, and repair work.
• Ability to work alone and without supervision.
• Ability to follow standard safety practices and procedures common to construction and maintenance work.
• Must possess a valid Wyoming Commercial Driver's License of the required status.
• Ability to be insured under the City's municipal automobile insurance coverage.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Performs a wide variety of maintenance activities requiring the use of tools and equipment such as jackhammers, pumps, mowers, air compressors, mechanical and manual cutting tools and specialized water and sewer maintenance equipment.
• Operates vehicles and other equipment as assigned.
• Responds to emergency calls as required.
• Assists in performing a variety of duties assigned to other level classes in the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, sanitation, parks and other facilities.
• Assists in collection and disposal of solid waste.
• Cleans and performs routine maintenance on tools, equipment and facilities as assigned.
• Operates equipment in construction, maintenance and repair activities including patching streets, painting curbs, sign repair, snow removal and related duties.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED