Service Worker I- Street Department

City of Boerne • Boerne, TX

12d • $21 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

Assists with maintenance of city streets, sidewalks, curbs, and drainage systems, using light equipment and hand tools; maintains, plants, and trims grass, trees, and brush; performs traffic control at work sites; and assists with performing minor repairs on equipment.

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or Possess GED.
• Knowledge of: methods, practices, material, and equipment used in street and drainage system maintenance; and use and care of tools and specialized equipment.
• Skill/Ability to: Understand and follow instructions; learn to operate standard maintenance equipment; applying safety standards to prevent hazards; tolerate outside working conditions, including exposure to adverse weather conditions; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and the public.
• Safety/Physical Requirements: Heavy. Tasks involve bending, lifting, walking, carrying, and using a force equal to ninety (90) pounds.
• Certifications & Licenses Required: Appropriate valid Texas Class C driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Follows specific to general oral or written instructions on basic routines/tasks from an immediate supervisor or crew leader.
• Assists with maintenance of streets, sidewalks, gutters, and curbs by using overlays, cement, reinforcing steel, asphalt, sand, gravel, and patching compound.
• Assists with installation, repair, and maintenance of drainage pipes, catch basins, bridges, and related components.
• Tamps, packs, and levels dirt, asphalt, or other materials during pothole repair, reconstructing road shoulders, and crack sealing.
• Operates light equipment and hand tools, such as tractors, mowers, chainsaws, picks, etc.
• Sets up barricades at work sites to warn traffic of hazardous areas.
• Maintains, plants, and/or trims grass, trees, and brush, including use of chainsaw and/or other light equipment.
• Operates brush chipper, feeding trees and brush into machine and ensuring safe operation.
• Loads, transports, and unloads necessary materials for assigned projects.
• Assists with performing minor repairs on equipment.
• Collects brush and debris and loads onto truck.
• May assist with concrete application and with form building for same.
• May assist other personnel in painting street signs, curbs, and stripes on roads.
• Serves as essential emergency personnel when required.
• Regular and prompt attendance is an essential function of the position.
• Performs such other duties as may be required.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision – 100% Paid by the city for the employee, option to add dependents. (City pays 42% for dependents, medical only.)
• Short-Term and Long -Term Disability
• Vacation/ Sick paid days off
• Holidays Paid
• Retirement plan - 14% City Contribution
• Workers Compensation Insurance & 100% salary indemnity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees