Street Maintenance Technician

City Of Humble•Humble, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Maintenance/Driver I performs routine and repetitive tasks to construct, maintain and repair the City’s streets, roads, bridges, medians, right of ways, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, drainage system, and other public areas or related duties as required within the City’s limits. Also, performs related duties to Animal Control and Vector Control.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Valid Texas Driver’s License
Ability to work effectively in a diverse environment in extreme situations.
Ability to pass required background screening, physical and drug screen
Must be able to exercise good judgment; make competent decisions; handle multiple projects; meet deadlines; and work well under pressure and stress.
To perform the essential functions of the job, must be able to talk, read, see, walk, and hear; operate maintenance equipment; follow oral and written directives; perform strenuous physical activities to include, exerting up to 50 lbs of pressure, lifting heavy objects, shoveling, crawling, bending, kneeling, climbing on and off equipment, and operating vibrating equipment.
Must also have good hand/foot/eye coordination to operate equipment; able to lift up to 50 lbs of equipment several times a day; work indoors, underground, outdoors, in confined spaces, in trenches, on level, slippery, sloping, unstable and muddy terrain, and under constantly noisy conditions; and work in adverse environmental conditions to include inclement weather such as rain, sleet, snow, heat, sun exposure, dust/mist and hazardous conditions such as street traffic; and exposure to insects, noxious plants, snakes, paints and chemicals.
Must work extensive hours and respond within 30 minutes to an on-call or emergency callback, as required.
Must maintain an effective and pleasant working relationship with coworkers, supervisors, and the general public at all times.

Nice To Haves

Street construction and maintenance experience preferred
Vector Control certification within one (1) year of employment
Basic Animal Control certification within one (1) of employment

Responsibilities

Cleans, repairs, and maintains roads, bridges, medians, right of ways, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, drainage system, and other public areas within the City’s limits.
Performs routine and repetitive physical strenuous tasks such as hand working asphalt and concrete as it is placed; loading and unloading trucks; laying pipelines and repairing manholes; patching pot holes and overlaying of streets; sealing cracks in asphalt and concrete; remove and replace concrete to include form setting to finishing; cutting brush, trees; mowing and weed-eating high grass and weeds; and maintaining, cleaning around street intersections and medians.
Operates, repairs, and maintains vehicles and various light equipment and tools such as tractors, mowers, front end and back-end loaders, bucket trucks, augers, maintainers, jackhammers, skill saws; drills; bolt cutters; rollers, dump trucks, and etc.
Works safely when working in close proximity to high-speed vehicle traffic areas, along medians, and right-of-ways.
Identifies and informs supervisor of potential hazards, liability exposures, problem areas, public inquiries of the general public, and the status of work activities.
Conducts daily inspections and preventative maintenance measures of vehicles, equipment, and tools such as washing, checking safe and proper operation, and servicing.
Adheres to departmental, personnel, and safety rules and regulations.
Works after hour emergency calls for both the Street Department and Animal Control.
Routine after hour mosquito fogging.
Performs other related duties as assigned by the Street Department Superintendent.