Maintenance Worker I - Downtown Scottsdale

City of Scottsdale; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Scottsdale is seeking a Maintenance Worker I to perform routine work in landscaping and maintenance of city facilities. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma or GED and a valid driver's license. Benefits include paid holidays, sick leave, medical coverage, and tuition reimbursement as part of a comprehensive package, while working varied schedules including weekends.

Benefits

12 Paid Holidays

Vacation Accrual

Sick Leave Accrual

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

City Paid Basic Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Participation in Arizona State Retirement System

Pet Insurance

Bilingual pay compensation

Qualifications

• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver's license.
• Demonstrates ability to perform the duties described.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance of city areas including parks and medians.
• Operates small tractors and performs manual labor tasks.
• Trims and prunes trees and shrubs.

Skills

Customer service

Manual dexterity

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Small hand-held equipment

Job description

The Maintenance Worker I performs routine work in maintenance, landscape, upkeep, and repair of City medians, easements, alleys, bike paths, right-of-ways, parks, and the downtown areas of the City’s operating divisions/departments including Community Services and Public Works. Performs routine operational maintenance work, feed and bedding support, landscape, and upkeep. This position requires working weekends.
Anticipated starting salary for this position may be up to mid-point depending on candidate’s experience and internal equity. The full salary range is listed above and mid-point for this position is $21.41/hour

Education and Experience

• A High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) equivalent.
• Any equivalent combination of education and/or job-related experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties as described and excellent customer service skills.

Licensing, Certifications, and Other Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver's license with no major citations within the past 39 months prior to the start date. The Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles requires that out-of-state driver's licenses must be surrendered within 10 days of relocating to the State of Arizona.
• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Other pertinent licenses and/or certifications may be required of some positions depending on department/section assignment.

Performs duties and responsibilities commensurate with assigned functional area which may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following:

•Performs trash pickup and operates a litter control device.
•Trims and prunes shrubs and trees.
•Operates a small tractor, a City truck, and an EZ-GO cart.
•Performs routine work in the maintenance, landscape, upkeep, and repair of City medians, easements, alleys, bike paths, right-of-ways, parks, and downtown areas.
•Preps professional baseball fields and recreation softball fields by manually: watering, dragging, and packing: home plates, mound areas, and fields.

All Assignments:

• Perform manual work that requires: standing and walking/moving continuous periods of time, digging, lifting, bending, standing, and climbing elevations.
• Lift and empty trash cans or bags.
• Access paved, gravel, or turf park areas to perform the general grounds maintenance functions.
• Operate small and medium hand-held equipment weighing up to 50 pounds such as: blowers, weed eaters, trimmers, edgers, chainsaws, mowers, and power washers.
• Use manual tools such as rakes and shovels.
• Clean and care for tools and equipment; perform minor repairs on equipment.
• Perform painting tasks.
• Exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, inclement weather, chemicals, temperature extremes, traffic hazards, and unpleasant odors.
• Visual and muscular dexterity to operate: a motor vehicle, equipment, hand tools, computer, and two-way radio maintaining constant vigilance to the surrounding area.
• Travel to/from meetings and various locations.
• Work varied schedule according to season, including weekends and evenings.

Benefits Highlights

The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 12.27% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457
• Pet Insurance
• Bilingual pay compensation

Please visit the Benefits Information page for more information.

Selection Process

The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state “See Resume” in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.

Applicants whose education, training and experience most closely meet the needs of the position may be invited to participate in a selection process that may include a panel interview. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening that may include:

• Fingerprinting search of the national FBI Database
• Criminal Background screening
• Drug Screen
• 39-Month Motor Vehicle Department Records Check

The City of Scottsdale reserves the right to change this process at any time, potentially without advance notice.

PLEASE NOTE:Years of experience are based on a work schedule of 2,080 hours per year for full-time positions and 1,040 hours per year for part-time positions, and while work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, depending upon the job classification, education may not be substituted for work experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR Receptionist at [phone]. Requests should be made 24 hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. For TTY users, the Arizona Relay Service (1-800-367-8939) may contact HR Receptionist at [phone].

This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.