Street Maintenance Worker

City Of Newton•Newton, KS

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Street Supervisor, the Maintenance Worker performs unskilled and semi-skilled work in the maintenance and repair of city streets and alleys. The employee in this position patches pavement cuts and potholes, places concrete and asphalt, and cleans the job site. This employee cleans catch basins, concrete forms and tools, and performs similar laborious tasks. This position is subject to on-call rotation.

Requirements

No experience required.
High school diploma or GED required.
Possession of a valid Kansas driver's license required.
Will be required to obtain LTAP Workplace, Jobsite & Equipment Safety and LTAP MUTCD For Technicians Certificates within one year of employment.
Will be required obtain National Incident Management System (NIMS), IS 100, 200 and 700 certificate within six months of employment.
Knowledge of the operation, maintenance and safety guidelines of equipment used.
Ability to use tools, power tools, and small motorized equipment.
The ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
Ability to efficiently operate a calculator, camera, electronic tablet, computer, cell phone, measuring devices, and other related equipment.
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office suite, and have the ability to learn other software as needed.
All forms of communication are a requirement of this position, including verbal, written, and electronic. This communication shall include peer to peer, peer to supervisor, and peer to customer.
Must live within 30 minutes of intersection of First & Main streets per google maps during normal traffic conditions.

Responsibilities

Operates small and medium sized trucks
Patches pavement cuts and holes in streets, seals cracks, and applies surface treatments to pavements
Uses small hand and power tools such as shovel, broom, pneumatic pavement breaker, or circular saw
Operates small motorized equipment including ground compactor, plate compactor, concrete saw
Applies pavement markings
Cleans catch basins and drainage channels
Places and levels concrete and asphalt
Cleans job site, concrete forms, and tools
Removes snow and ice from roadways
Sets up and removes work zone traffic control devices
Removes traffic hazards from roadways
Performs the duties of the Equipment Operator when required
Performs equipment, sign, and signal maintenance
Cleans vehicles and equipment
Responds to after hours emergencies as needed
May occasionally collect solid waste
Trim trees as needed and within job description parameters
May apply vegetation control chemicals to pavements
Other related duties as deemed necessary or as required