Maintenance Worker (Full-Time)

Balcones Heights, TX!; Texas; On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Balcones Heights Public Works seeks a non-supervisory labor/maintenance worker to support a broad range of city services. The role involves operating heavy equipment, maintaining streets, parks, facilities, and managing animal control tasks under supervision.

The position requires reading/writing ability, on-call rotations, and a commitment to flexible hours including overtime, weekends, or holidays as needed. High school diploma and valid TX license are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safety practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Knowledge of operation of tools and power equipment.
• Knowledge and experience in the operation of heavy machinery.
• Ability to perform strenuous work both indoors and outdoors.

Responsibilities

• Operates tractors, mowers, trimmers, trucks and other vehicles, equipment and tools.
• Performs minor and preventative maintenance on equipment and City facilities.
• Coordinates with contractors and other agencies to perform maintenance or repairs.
• Shovels dirt, gravel, and asphalt; patches and levels surfaces for street and drainage work.
• Installs and maintains street signs, barricades, and traffic control devices.
• Works as part of a team with other departmental staff.
• Addresses park issues including graffiti removal, restroom cleaning, and landscape upkeep.
• Assists with animal control activities including impounding and transporting animals.

Skills

Safety practices

Teamwork

Tools operation

Heavy machinery

Outdoor work

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Minor repairs

Job description

Summary:

This non-supervisory position is assigned to the Department of Public Works. Duties include a wide variety of City services related to streets, parks, facility maintenance, animal control, and right-of-way maintenance under the general direction of a Public Works Supervisor.

Essential Job Functions:

• Operates tractors, mowers, trimmers, trucks and other vehicles, equipment and tools.
• Performs minor and preventative maintenance on equipment and City facilities.
• Contacts and coordinates with contractors and other government agencies to perform maintenance, repairs or minor construction projects.
• Shovels dirt, gravel, and/or asphalt; tamps, packs and levels dirt, gravel, asphalt and/or other material to repair and maintain City streets and drainage system.
• Installs and removes street signs, barricades and cones and monitors traffic control systems.
• Must be able to work closely with other departmental personnel as part of a team.
• Observes and corrects park issues including property damage, graffiti removal, playground safety checks/maintenance, cleaning restrooms and landscape maintenance.
• Assists with animal control impounding and transporting wild and stray domestic animals, including dogs, cats, fowls, livestock and wildlife; removes and properly disposes of deceased animals.
• Maintains assigned vehicle(s) in a clean, safe and operable condition.
• Utilizes maintenance equipment to perform maintenance duties which may include sweeping or cleaning streets and stormwater channel, maintaining shrubs and flowers, clearing weeds and brush, mowing and trimming public areas, tree maintenance to include trimming/pruning, and performing custodial duties in public areas.
• Requires formal or informal education or training that ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
• Requires one (1) year of experience in labor or maintenance.
• Required to rotate on-call after-hours status with other employees.
• May be subject to call-back status during Emergency Management situations per the City Administrator's or the Emergency Management Coordinator's direction.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as needed, including overtime, weekends, holidays, and evenings.
• Performs other assignments and special projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of safety practices and requirements of the job.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with other employees and the general public.
• Knowledge of operation of tools and power equipment.
• Knowledge and experience in the operation of heavy machinery.
• Ability to perform strenuous work both indoors and outdoors.

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Skilled use of power tools, hand-operated tools and minor repair and preventative maintenance of equipment.
• Any combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis.
• Visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate tools and equipment associated with the job.
• Working conditions are in a field environment.
• Must be able to pass a drug and/or alcohol screen.
• The ability to walk long distances canvassing neighborhoods for flyer distribution.

Licenses and Certificates:

• Valid Texas Class C driver's license.