Senior Street Maintenance Worker

About the position

If you love working outdoors, repairing things, and making a difference, join this dedicated team of employees who take great pride in maintaining the City's Right of Ways. This is an opportunity to contribute to a great team that helps keep this City safe and functioning well. The City of Newnan offers a work environment within an established and growing community that will provide professional development and the opportunity to make a difference. Under the moderate supervision of the Street Maintenance Supervisor, perform semi-skilled work installing, repairing, and maintaining streets, sidewalks, curbs, drainage ways, and related facilities, operating various motorized equipment and related work as apparent or assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assist with repairing and maintaining streets; repair potholes; set concrete forms; help pour concrete.
• Install, maintain, and repair storm drains, catch basins, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, traffic signs, etc.; install radar speed limit signs and traffic counters.
• Mow grass on City property and rights-of-way; blow off sidewalks; operate bush hog and hose on leaf truck to pick up leaves and debris; pick up litter.
• Operate equipment such as loaders, dump trucks, rollers, mowers, and various landscaping and street maintenance equipment.
• Prepare asphalt materials for resurfacing and patching.
• Purchase and pick up supplies as needed.
• Provide traffic control by flagging and/or placing warning/control devices when required.

Requirements

• Moderate experience in street maintenance, including the operation of motorized equipment.
• Valid State Driver's License - CDL Class A or B required.
• Possession of or ability to obtain Flagger Certification within one year of hire.
• Required pre-employment screenings include a criminal background check, motor vehicle history, and drug screening.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending
• Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Options, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance.
• Retirement Benefits-10% into 401a.
• 457 Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan Option.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness Incentive Program.