Maintenance Worker (Concrete)

City of Rockville; Potomac (MD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Worker to join their Public Works team. This role involves performing essential maintenance and repair tasks on the City's infrastructure, ensuring the safety and well-being of the community. The position requires physical stamina and the ability to operate heavy machinery while adhering to safety protocols. Ideal candidates will have a strong work ethic, a valid CDL, and a passion for contributing to public service. Join a team that values hard work and commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the community.

Qualifications

• High school degree and 1 year of relevant construction and maintenance experience.
• Must possess a valid state commercial driver's license (CDL) with required endorsements.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair of street, water, sewer, and storm drain infrastructure.
• Operate heavy equipment and perform snow and ice removal duties.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Operation

Construction Labor

Safety Practices

Manual Dexterity

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Dump Truck

Jackhammer

Chipper

Chain Saw

Snow Removal Equipment

Job description

This position is responsible for performing trade-based work involving maintenance and repair of the City's street, water, sewer, or storm drain infrastructure. In addition, may perform leaf collection and snow and ice removal duties, including varying shift-work. This position communicates information to a Crew Supervisor. The work contributes directly to the quality of life in the City with serious consequences on the health and well-being of its citizens and is performed under the general managerial direction of a Crew Supervisor. This work can be physically demanding at times.

Functions of all Maintenance Worker-Public Works I

• Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew.
• Ensures proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use.
• Drives trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment and materials.
• Assists in determining the locations of gas, telephone, underground electrical, television and cable, and water and sewer lines from the appropriate sources prior to excavation.
• Responds to complaints regarding streets, storm drains, water leaks, pressure loss, no water, and sewer stoppages; evaluates situations and explains findings to supervisor.
• May contact residents and business owners in the area where services will be affected.
• Assists in the set-up of sediment control devices.
• Follows and enforces recommended safety practices and uses appropriate traffic safety devices such as cones, arrow boards, and traffic warning signs. Also, assists in the installation of trench shoring devices, atmosphere tests, and other confined space entry equipment.
• Operates and maintains vehicles and equipment such as, but not limited to, dump truck, frontend loader, vacuum/flusher truck, rodder, leaf collection truck, and snow removal equipment.
• Operates and maintains equipment such as, but not limited to, jackhammer, chipper, chain saw, and other hand tools.
• May record a variety of records relating to inspections, maintenance activities, water supply, consumption, etc.
• May act as lead person on small work details.
• Responds to routine and after hour emergency calls, including, but not limited to, street, water, sewer, storm drain, and inclement weather events.
• Operates power and hand tools as needed to accomplish the work.
• May train and practice operation of vehicles and equipment which requires higher skill level.
• Performs other duties as required.

Functions of Street Maintenance

• Operates and prepares leaf collection and snow and ice removal equipment.
• Uses various hand tools in asphalt and concrete repair, placement, and finishing.

Education and Experience:
High school degree and one (1) year of responsible work in labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as a part of a crew, or any substantially equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Qualifications:
Must possess a valid state commercial driver's license (CDL) with required endorsements. (Maintenance Workers and Traffic Maintenance Workers (regardless of level) are required to have a CDL Class A License with the Tanker (N) endorsement).

• Knowledge of general duties, tools, equipment operation, and practices required in operation and maintenance of City infrastructure and appurtenances including street, water, sewer, and storm drain operations.
• General knowledge of occupational hazards, safe workplace practices, and safety precautions for the proper execution and usage of a variety of equipment and power tools.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to handle and operate light and heavy hand tools and power equipment.
• Ability to independently perform manual tasks.
• Ability to determine electrical, mechanical, and plumbing malfunctions and to make minor repairs on such equipment.
• Ability and willingness to perform other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to, snow removal, storm debris clean-up, and other emergency response at times other than regularly scheduled work hours.

Physical Demands

• The work is very heavy work, which requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working with fingers.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working with the whole hand.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul, or tug objects.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward.
• Visual Acuity: Including color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.

Work Environment

This job is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others.