Maintenance Worker--Street Department

The City has an immediate opening for a full-time Maintenance Worker that supports our Street Department.  If you are dependable, a team-oriented, and enjoy a fast-paced working environment, considering joining an employer that Cultivates the Best in Us!

Position Summary:  To provide a wide variety of manual to semi-skilled duties involving the maintenance and repair of various public works facilities. Performs various types of manual labor. Operates light equipment and trucks in the maintenance of streets, parks, and airport, and provides maintenance to the City storm sewer system.

Candidate Minimum Required Qualifications:
1.  High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
2.  Valid MN Class B CDL License with endorsements for airbrakes and tankers, OR candidate must have the ability to attain a valid licensure and endorsements within 60 days of hire.
3.  One (1) year experience in an area of construction, such as carpentry, welding, landscape, masonry, or asphalt paving.
4.  One (1) year experience in the operation of trucks and light equipment.
5.  Must maintain a 30-minute travel/response time while obeying all traffic laws and speed limits to the Street Department Facility located at 901 Oak Street.

Eligibility for Hire:  Employment is conditional upon successful completion and passage of a criminal history background check, driver's license verification, FMCSA Clearinghouse Query, a pre-employment physical, a pre-employment drug screening, and reference checks to determine suitability for employment.

Pay range at hire:  $26.77 -  $28.53. per hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Schedule:  7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday; some work may be outside the regular scheduled hours.  The employees in this position must be able to work a flexible work schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays to perform snow removal, provide emergency or planned city services, etc. 

Union Affiliation:  AFSCME Council 65

The City offers a competitive pay rate and benefit package to include:  paid leave time, health, vision, and dental insurances, VEBA/HSA accounts, life insurance, LTD and STD insurances, a Health Care Savings Plan, and Employee Assistance Program, deferred compensation options, and a public employee retirement plan (PERA).

1.  Perform manual to semi-skilled duties in the maintenance and repair of municipal streets, parks, athletic fields, storm sewers, airport, and other public work facilities to assure the general public's safety.

2.  Operate a variety of equipment associated with public works maintenance and repair such as: pickups, dump trucks, mowers, tractors, bucket truck, water truck, skid loaders, soil compactor, forklift, tack wagon, roller, plow, sander blower, vactor, paint gun, chipper, welder and torch, and other related equipment.

3.  Perform snow plowing, street sanding, and street painting.

4.  Perform asphalt repair, concrete repair, mowing, tree trimming, landscaping, and other related duties.

5.  Perform electrical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, and other general maintenance duties on public buildings and facilities.

6.  Perform daily maintenance and inspections on vehicles and equipment as required.

7.  Safely operate a variety of hand tools and equipment.

8.  Attendance is an essential function of this position.

9.  Perform related work as required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS  

1. High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
2. Valid MN Class B CDL License with endorsements for airbrakes and tankers.    
3. One (1) year experience in an area of construction such as carpentry, welding, landscape, masonry or asphalt paving.
4. One (1) year experience in operation of trucks and light equipment.
5. Must maintain a 30-minute travel/response time while obeying all traffic laws and speed limits to the Street Department Facility located at 901 Oak Street.

***Applicants who do not meet the CDL licensure and endorsement requirement at hire must be able to attain a valid Class B CDL licensure and endorsements for airbrakes and tankers within 60 days of hire.
 
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
NA
 
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES 

• Knowledge of streets, parks, and utility maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of building repair, plumbing, carpentry, heating, and roofing.
• Knowledge and skill in the care and use of hand and power tools.
• Knowledge and skill in basic preventative maintenance and making repairs on equipment used in this position.
• Ability to understand and perform street maintenance activities, including patching, black topping, manhole maintenance, storm sewer operation, snow plowing, sanding, street sweeping, general summer and winter maintenance, and street inventory.
• Ability to understand and perform parks maintenance activities, including turf renovation, irrigation, mowing, field/court maintenance, shelter building maintenance, watering, tree and shrub maintenance, play equipment area maintenance, and general summer/winter park maintenance.
• Ability to understand and perform water and sewer maintenance activities including sanitary and storm sewers, and catch basin systems.
• Ability to operate in an efficient and safe manner all equipment and vehicles required for this position.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively, in English, both verbally and in writing.               
• Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with all City personnel, outside agencies, and the public.

 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
NA
 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
General supervision by the Public Ways Superintendent.
 
PUBLIC CONTACTS
Frequent contact with employees, department heads and occasional contact with Highway Departments, other municipal personnel, school officials and the general public.
 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters and must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
Performing the duties of this job require the use of equipment including but not limited to: pick up, dump truck, mowers, tractors, bucket trucks, water truck, skid loader, soil compactor, forklift, tack wagon, roller, plow, sander, blower, vactor, paint gun, chipper, welder and torch.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk on uneven and rough terrain, paved and unpaved trails and sidewalks, as well as within the public rights of way.  The employee is exposed to a wide range of outdoor weather conditions, occasionally working in extreme heat or cold weather.  
 
The employees in this position must be able to work a flexible work schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
 
See attached Physical Requirements and Working Conditions form.NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY/EEO POLICY
The City of Marshall provides equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, directives, and regulations.  The City will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of any class protected by state or federal law.