Senior Maintenance Worker II - Street Maintenance

This position provides complex maintenance and repairs of streets, sidewalks, curbs, lanes, and shoulders.

We offer great pay and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, employee/spouse/child supplemental life insurance, short-term disability, tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, deferred compensation plan (457 B), pension plan, flexible spending account, employee referral program, home purchase assistance, and 12 paid holidays!

• Performs semiskilled and skilled manual labor tasks to maintain and repair streets, roadways, and infrastructure; duties may vary according to job assignment.  
• Flags Traffic/Sets up work zones; assists Crew Chiefs and Equipment Operators as directed in cross-training staff in a variety of asphalt and concrete tasks.
• Inspects equipment and tools for the proper operating condition; repairs, maintains, and adjusts equipment; follows safety precautions in all work performed; reports problems and emergencies; recognizes, avoids, and reports unsafe acts, conditions, accidents, and injuries.
• Supports the relationship between the City of Savannah and the public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens, visitors, and City staff; maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and City information. 
• Sets forms, mixes, and pours concrete, spreads and lays asphalt, or spreads crack seal for the maintenance and repair of sidewalks, curbs, and gutters or streets.
• Loads and unloads tools, construction materials, and equipment onto trucks to ensure necessary tools are available for repairs to be made.
• Operates an air/jackhammer to break out old concrete or asphalt when making repairs.
• Excavate and trench grade to specific elevations; trims, shovels, cuts, and cleans up debris and removes vegetation.
• Operates a variety of construction equipment (i.e., dump truck) for removing concrete, asphalt pavement, and grading gravel structures to city standards.
• Lifts to 80 lbs and shovels
• Perform other related or assigned duties as required.

• Knowledge of equipment and tools necessary to perform essential duties.
• Lifting to 80 lbs and shoveling.
• Knowledge of job-related safety hazards and precautionary methods
• Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work.
• Skill in the operation of assigned vehicles and equipment.
• Skill in oral communication.