Street Maintenance Assistant - Part-Time

Lake Havasu City • Lake Havasu City, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Lake Havasu City is seeking a dependable part-time Street Maintenance Assistant to join its Public Works team. The role performs unskilled and semi-skilled physical labor to maintain, construct, and repair City streets, rights-of-way, and drainage systems.

This position involves strenuous outdoor work in extreme desert temperatures. Employees must be available for non-standard, rotating shifts, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Work includes heavy manual labor and exposure to moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, wet or humid conditions, loud noise, and vibrations, with occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles.

Applicants must complete an online application; resumes submitted in place of an application will not be considered. A valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) of the appropriate class is required, or the ability to obtain one. All City positions require a pre-employment drug test. The City states that recreational marijuana use violates its Drug Free Workplace Policy and that a positive test may result in withdrawal of an employment offer.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Moderate experience performing physical labor or maintenance duties related to public works or construction; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Commercial Driver License (CDL) of the appropriate class.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods in extreme heat.
• Physical ability to lift and move heavy objects weighing up to 90 pounds or more.
• Ability to bend, stoop, crawl, climb, and walk over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces.
• Good communication skills to follow written and oral instructions.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with team members and the public.

Responsibilities

• Maintain road rights-of-way by clearing debris, cutting weeds, and cleaning ditches.
• Safely operate power tools, including chain saws, concrete saws, air hammers, pavement breakers, and tampers, and drive required trucks.
• Complete daily logs and conduct vehicle inspections.
• Perform routine tool maintenance.
• Work with crews to clean drainage systems, maintain landscaping, and repair City structures.
• Follow Risk Management safety rules.
• Provide customer service to the public.

What This Job Offers

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