Full Time Maintenance Technician

City of Santa Fe Springs; Show Low (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Santa Fe Springs is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician to join our team and help keep essential public infrastructure running smoothly. The role offers a clear path to progression to Maintenance Technician II with training and hands-on development.

The position involves outdoor work, problem solving, and a commitment to safety while maintaining water, sewer, and street systems. You will work as part of a crew to inspect, repair, and maintain critical facilities.

Qualifications

• Requires the ability to perform outdoor maintenance work.
• Must be able to follow safety protocols and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Inspects/repairs chlorine systems, booster stations, reservoirs, meters, streets, drainage and sewer systems regularly.
• Maintains records related to inspections and maintenance activities.
• Determines locations of utility lines before excavation and responds to service complaints.
• Operates light/medium equipment and performs routine maintenance on assigned tools.
• Performs construction/maintenance tasks as part of a crew and ensures safety standards.

Skills

Outdoor work

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Job description

Description

The City is seeking a dedicated and motivated Maintenance Technician to join our team and help keep our community’s essential infrastructure running smoothly. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are eager to grow their skills and advance in their career. The City provides a clear and supportive path to progress from Maintenance Technician to Maintenance Technician II at your own pace, offering all necessary training, hands‑on experience, and professional development along the way. If you’re someone who enjoys working outdoors, solving problems, and contributing to the reliability and safety of public systems, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Inspects and/or repairs chlorine machine, booster pumping stations, reservoirs, meters, streets, drainage systems and sewer systems at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.

Description

The City is seeking a dedicated and motivated Maintenance Technician to join our team and help keep our community’s essential infrastructure running smoothly. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are eager to grow their skills and advance in their career. The City provides a clear and supportive path to progress from Maintenance Technician to Maintenance Technician II at your own pace, offering all necessary training, hands‑on experience, and professional development along the way. If you’re someone who enjoys working outdoors, solving problems, and contributing to the reliability and safety of public systems, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Inspects and/or repairs chlorine machine, booster pumping stations, reservoirs, meters, streets, drainage systems and sewer systems at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.
• Maintains a variety of records relating to inspections, maintenance activity, water supply, consumption, etc
• Determines the locations of gas, telephone, power, television, water, and sewer lines from the appropriate sources prior to excavation
• Responds to complaints regarding water, wastewater, and road problems; evaluates situation; explains findings to supervisor.
• Contacts residents and business owners in areas where services will be discontinued and explains when services will be shut off and how soon they will be turned back on.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment/tools and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Operates light and medium-sized vehicles, construction, and power equipment, such as mechanized broom, jetter/inductor truck, backhoe/loader, excavators, skid steers, man‑lift, dump truck and snowplows
• Operates jackhammers, mowers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems
• Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including but not limited to pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole and line cleaning, main and pipe repair, laying and backfilling, installation, and maintenance of traffic control devices.
• Performs all duties in strict compliance with appropriate safety and security standards. Ensures all applicable safety and health rules and regulations are followed. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes
• Participates in the accomplishment of organizational, departmental and workgroup goals and objectives. Exhibits a high‑level service orientation toward customers and maintains productive working relationships
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as assigned

Special Requirements

• Valid Arizona Drivers License and ability to obtain ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers License within six (6) months of employment.
• ATSSA or LTAP Flagger or Work zone current training or certified within 6 months of employment.
• Streets, Water and Wastewater Employees
  • Attainment of ADEQ operator grade 1 certification in area specified by department (i.e., Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, Wastewater Collection, Water Distribution) within twelve (12) months of employment.

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If hired when are you available to start work?

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02

Are you available for on‑call employment?

• Yes
• No

03

Will you travel if the job requires it?

• Yes
• No

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Are you able to meet the attendance requirements of the position?

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Are you able to work a flexible work schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and includes varying shifts?

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Will you work overtime if required?

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• No

07

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• No High School Diploma or GED
• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Professional degree
• Doctorate degree
• Required Question