Street Maintenance Concrete Laborer

City of Salem • Salem, OR

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Make an impact: As a Street Maintenance Concrete Laborer, you will join a dedicated team serving the City of Salem by directly contributing to the maintenance of the City’s transportation network. Your work ensures that sidewalks, curbs, ADA ramps, and driveway aprons remain safe and accessible for all community members. You will also assist street operation crews during snow, ice, and other emergency events, helping to protect public safety when the community needs it most. Learn and grow: The City of Salem offers professional development opportunities and the chance to build specialized skills in concrete work, equipment operation, and infrastructure maintenance. The City fosters a cooperative and friendly work environment and values a healthy family-work life balance, making it a place where you can grow both personally and professionally and build a long-term career within public works operations. What you will do: The City of Salem offers professional development opportunities and the chance to build specialized skills in concrete work, equipment operation, and infrastructure maintenance. The City fosters a cooperative and friendly work environment and values a healthy family-work life balance, making it a place where you can grow both personally and professionally and build a long-term career within public works operations. Work is performed primarily outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and involves physical labor. The role may require working outside normal business hours during emergency events.

Requirements

• Must pass the pre-employment background check and fitness assessment.
• Must have a valid driver's license and have a driving record that meets the City of Salem's driving standards.
• One year general maintenance, repair, or construction experience in street right-of- way, public works facilities, utility systems, and public improvements (preference will be given to experience in specific area of assignment), or any combination of experience and training that demonstrate possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed, and ability to perform the essential job functions.
• High School graduate or G.E.D. preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in concrete flatwork, general construction, and/or heavy equipment operation.
• Comfort operating equipment such as trucks, trailers, and grinders.
• The ability to work well as part of a team and communicate effectively with coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Directly contributing to the maintenance of the City’s transportation network.
• Ensuring that sidewalks, curbs, ADA ramps, and driveway aprons remain safe and accessible.
• Assisting street operation crews during snow, ice, and other emergency events.
• Performing work primarily outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
• Involving physical labor.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Paid vacation and sick time in accordance with City policies.
• Competitive pay.
• Employer-paid PERS contribution of 6%.
• Opportunity for voluntary pre-tax contributions to a 457b account.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Voluntary long-term care.
• Employee wellness program.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee health clinic.

What This Job Offers

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