Maintenance Operations Worker

City of SeaTac; Seattle (WA); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 47.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical Insurance

Retirement plan

Paid holidays

Commuter benefits

Zusammenfassung

The City of SeaTac is seeking a Maintenance Operations Worker to join its Public Works Department. You will help maintain streets, rights-of-way, and storm drainage, contributing to the safety and mobility of SeaTac residents.

Work is performed under supervision with cross-training across the division. The role requires field work, attention to detail, and safe work practices, with opportunities to supervise seasonal staff and collaborate with multiple departments.

Qualifikationen

• High School diploma or GED required or equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Experience with street/ROW maintenance preferred.
• Ability to operate small and heavy equipment and use hand tools safely.

Aufgaben

• Perform maintenance and repair of streets, rights-of-way, and drainage systems in accordance with safety regulations.
• Construct and repair sidewalks, patches roadways, and maintain pavement markings.
• Inspect and maintain storm drainage and irrigation systems; perform stormwater locates.
• Follow safety protocols at all times and assist with traffic control as needed.
• May provide leadership in the field for seasonal staff and coordinate with other departments.

Kenntnisse

Safety procedures

Equipment operation

Road maintenance

Customer service

Ausbildung

High School diploma or GED

Experience or training mix

Jobbeschreibung

Basic Function

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.

Representative Duties

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Responds as essential personnel during severe weather events to perform snowplowing and anti-icing operations. Responds to emergency call-out situations as necessary.
• May perform basic leadership responsibilities in the field directing seasonal employees within the scope of assigned duties.
• Provides support to other City departments and participates in task related meetings as assigned.
• Maintains reasonable, predictable, and regular attendance during standard work week.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

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Required Education And Experience

• High School diploma or GED.

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.

Licenses And Other Requirements

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).

Medical Benefits/Life Insurance

• Regence Medical Insurance: choice of a copay or High Deductible Plan with option of a Health Savings Account
• Kaiser Permanente with a Deductible
• Choice of Delta Dental of Washington or Willamette Dental Group for Employer Paid Dental Plans
• VSP is Employer Paid Vision Plan
• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance with the Hartford Insurance Company
• Employer Paid Long Term Disability with Standard Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program with Compsych

Retirement

Employees are enrolled in the State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Plan (PERS); employee and employer contribute to the plan.

Social Security Replacement

The City contributes 5.058% to the 401a Social Security Replacement Plan with MissionSquare 401a. Employee contributes 6.2%.

Deferred Compensation

Employees have the option of contributing to an MissionSquare 457 plan.

Paid Leave

• Accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month
• Accrue 8 hours of vacation leave per month
• 11 paid holidays; 2 floating holidays per year
• Management leave for exempt personnel

Tuition Reimbursement

employees are eligible to participate after completion of their probationary period.

Wellness Program

Fun and engaging wellness activities to encourage a healthy work place.

Commuter Trip Reduction Program

The City provides incentives to reduce single occupancy vehicle commute, and provides a monthly pass up to $100 to cover transit needs.