Maintenance Operations Worker

City of SeaTac; Latona (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of SeaTac Public Works Department seeks a Maintenance Operations Worker to sustain streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems with a focus on safety and quality service. This position requires independent field work, teamwork, and adherence to City values such as accountability and collaboration.

Responsibilities include operating a range of machinery, performing preventive maintenance, responding to weather-related events, and supporting cross-department tasks.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Two years public works maintenance, repair, and construction experience.
• Possess or obtain within 1 year a Class A CDL with air brakes and tanker endorsement.

Responsibilities

• Maintain City streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems.
• Operate and maintain heavy equipment and hand tools.
• Perform snow plowing and anti-icing operations during severe weather.
• Provide support to city departments and respond to emergencies as needed.
• Ensure safety practices and regulatory compliance in all work zones.

Skills

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Backhoe

Dump truck

Chipper skid steer

Job description

Come join the City of SeaTac's Public Works Department and contribute to a team that embodies the City's core values of Accountability, Collaboration, Trustworthiness, Social Responsibility, and Emotional Intelligence. As a Maintenance Operations Worker, you will play a vital role in maintaining the City's streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems—work that directly supports the daily safety, mobility, and quality of life of SeaTac residents.

This skilled, journey-level position operates under the direction of a Public Works Maintenance Operations Supervisor or Maintenance Operations Lead. The role requires independent field work, attention to detail, safe work practices, and the ability to collaborate with team members and other departments. It is also cross-trained to meet workload demands across the division, supporting our value of accountability through adaptability and reliable service.

Performs full range of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair of City streets, rights-of-way and storm drainage systems in accordance with all safety regulations, procedures and best management practices. Performs work according to specified work orders, and completes all required documentation including daily logs and reports. E

Constructs and repairs concrete and asphalt sidewalks, patches roadways, repairs asphalt surfaces, sweep streets, remove graffiti, places lane buttons and other pavement or traffic markings. E

Regularly inspects, repairs, constructs and cleans storm drainage systems. Maintains culverts, ponds and ditches. Performs stormwater utility locates. Uses electronic devices to remotely record public asset maintenance and management system inspection information. E

Maintain rights-of-way, mow, edge, and apply pesticides and fertilizer to landscaped areas; repair, operate and maintain irrigation systems; plant and maintain flower beds, rake leaves, prune, clears brush and weeds from rights-of-ways, trims and removes trees as required. E

Utilizes and enforces proper safety precautions in all work performed; recognizes and reports safety hazards, traffic problems, equipment problems and emergency situations; performs traffic control activities as needed; follows safety regulations on all work zone and flagging sites, including placing barricades and cones. E

Operates and maintains specialized vehicles and heavy equipment in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures; cleans and maintains tools and equipment; identifies and reports mechanical problems requiring additional repair; operates a variety of construction tools and equipment, including backhoe, dump truck, roller, sweeper, vac truck, slope mower, boom truck, chipper skid steer, paint striper, pressure washer, crack sealer, grinder and fork lift. E

Responds as essential personnel during severe weather events to perform snowplowing and anti-icing operations. Responds to emergency call-out situations as necessary. E

May perform basic leadership responsibilities in the field directing seasonal employees within the scope of assigned duties. E

Provides support to other City departments and participates in task related meetings as assigned. E

Maintains reasonable, predictable, and regular attendance during standard work week. E

Performs related duties as required or assigned.

Edenotes an essential function of the job

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• High School diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years public works maintenance, repair, and construction experience.

OR

• A combination of experience and training that provides the candidate with the knowledge and skills to perform the job.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

Methods, equipment, and materials used to maintain City streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage systems.

Health and safety regulations and procedures.

Operation and maintenance of hand and power tools and related construction equipment.

Pruning of trees, cultivating, fertilizing, watering, and spraying of flowers, trees, shrubs, and turf.

Maintenance and repair of irrigation systems.

SKILL IN:

Performing, repair, maintenance and construction of City streets, pavement marking, traffic control, rights-of-way and storm drainage systems.

Maintaining and repairing sprinklers and watering systems.

Operating hand and power tools and other equipment.

Provide customer service when engaging with coworkers, residents, and the business community.

Proper conduct.

ABILITY TO:

Observe legal and defensive driving practices.

Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.

Effectively communicate orally and written

Observing health and safety regulations.

Performing repetitive tasks.

Valid Washington State Driver's License by date of appointment.

Satisfactory 3-year driving abstract prior to hire

Class A CDL with air brake and tanker endorsement, or ability to obtain within 1 year

Washington State Traffic Control Flagger card, or ability to obtain within 1 year

Valid First Aid certificate

Preferred: Washington Pesticide Applicator's License (or ability to obtain within 1 year).