Maintenance Worker - Temporary/ Part-Time

Eureka; Eureka (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Eureka is seeking temporary/part-time Maintenance Workers to support the Wastewater Collection Utility Division and related public works tasks. Experience in utility and sewer work is desirable.

Under supervision, you\'ll perform construction, maintenance and repair of city infrastructure including streets, traffic controls, parks, and landscape features. You may operate varied equipment and perform sign installation, drainage, weed abatement, and park maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operates a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to streets, parks, and related facilities.
• Performs weed abatement duties to reduce hazards to vehicles and pedestrians.
• Maintains and repairs streets, signs, drainage, and park areas; assists in traffic control and general maintenance.

Job description

Description Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill Temporary/Part-Time positions in our Wastewater Collection Utility Division. Utility and /or sewer experience is highly desirable.

DEFINITION

Under direct or general supervision, performs a variety of work in the construction, modification, maintenance, repair and operation of City infrastructure, including streets, traffic controls and structures, parks, landscapes, and street trees; may obtain meter readings; and performs related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direct or general supervision and/or technical and functional direction from assigned supervisory or management personnel. May exercise technical and functional direction over assigned staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

Initially under close supervision, incumbents with basic maintenance experience learn City infrastructure, systems, and facilities, use of tools and equipment, and a wide variety of practices and procedures. As experience is gained, assignments become more varied and are performed with greater independence. This class is distinguished from Senior Maintenance Worker in that the latter is responsible for technical and functional direction over lower-level utility maintenance staff and is capable of performing the most complex duties assigned to the division.

Expectation of Job Duties

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

When Performing The Street Maintenance Assignment

• Operates specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets and related facilities.
• Provides for the maintenance and repairs of City streets and roadways, including shoveling and spreading asphalt in patching, painting and striping, repairing, and reconstructing streets.
• Provides installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signs, including making signs, and installing sign posts and signs in accordance with City, State, and Federal Codes.
• Performs a variety of duties in the maintenance of drainage structures to ensure efficient drainage, including inspecting, repairing, and replacing patrol tide areas, and opening and closing tide valves along assigned routes.
• Performs a variety of weed abatement duties to eliminate hazards to vehicles and pedestrians as necessary.
• Maintains City alleys to ensure safe and efficient access for the public.
• Installs street barricades and cones to ensure safe conditions for the public and City workers.
• Maintains and repairs City parking meters.

When Performing The Parks Assignment

• Performs a variety of technical landscape construction duties, including planting flowers, shrubs, and trees, pruning and repairing damaged trees, making and repairing tree wells, irrigating, mowing and fertilizing turf, trimming and planting, fertilizing, and pruning shrubs.
• Inspects, maintains, repairs, and constructs developed and undeveloped parks, playgrounds, athletic and other related facilities and properties.
• Performs pesticide applications as required, including calculating proper amounts of pesticides, spraying parks, trails, landscapes, and street trees, and completing necessary paperwork.
• Operates specialized vehicles and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City parks, landscapes, and street trees, and related facilities, such as aerial lift trucks.
• Installs, inspects and maintains park equipment and grounds to ensure safe operating conditions for citizens, including making repairs.
• Maintains parks and landscapes in a clean and safe condition, including picking up trash and maintaining trash receptacles, and cleaning and repairing restrooms.
• Maintains park appearance, including