Maintenance Worker - Utility

Bellevue College; Mounds View (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Worker to support vital municipal infrastructure. This role involves a variety of skilled maintenance tasks, from operating heavy machinery to performing repairs on water and wastewater systems. You will be essential in ensuring the safety and efficiency of community services, responding to emergencies, and maintaining public spaces. If you are passionate about making a difference in your community and possess the necessary skills and experience, this opportunity offers a rewarding career path in public service, where your contributions will have a lasting impact.

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• One year of experience in maintenance or repair work on municipal infrastructure.
• Ability to operate various tools and heavy equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair on municipal infrastructure and equipment.
• Respond to emergencies affecting municipal infrastructure functionality.

Skills

Maintenance and repair skills

Problem-solving abilities

Emergency response skills

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Heavy equipment

Power tools

Utility line locators

CCTV sewer camera

Street sweeper

Job description

Nature of Work:

This position is responsible for performing a wide variety of skilled and general maintenance work activities and functions including operating, maintaining, inspecting, and repairing the municipal infrastructure and equipment associated with the drinking water supply, treatment, storage, and distribution system; wastewater collection system; stormwater conveyance, ponds, and treatment systems; streets, trails, and right-of-way; parks, recreation facilities, and forestry; and buildings and grounds.

Communicates with:

Internally – Public works staff.
Externally – Vendors and general public.

Supervision:

None

Essential Work Functions for all subdivisions (Illustrative Only):

• Assists and participates in responding to emergencies affecting municipal infrastructure function including storm debris clean up, water and sewer pipe breaks, traffic control, flooding, and other urgent matters.
• Operates a variety of common industry and specialized vehicles, heavy and light equipment, machinery, and tools. Assists and participates in routine maintenance and repair of such vehicles, equipment, machinery, and tools. Cleans and restores vehicles, equipment, and tools after use.
• Performs difficult and other routine manual labor during completion of work tasks and assignments.
• Troubleshoots, corrects, and repairs municipal infrastructure, equipment, and tools to ensure proper function and long-lasting performance in a cost-effective manner.
• Fuels vehicles and equipment, purchases materials and supplies, installs temporary traffic control and erosion/sediment control devices, and transports materials and equipment to work sites.
• Participates in Standby Duty and Call Back programs.
• Assists in other subdivisions when assigned.

Utility Division

• Operates and maintains watermain pipes, gate valves, hydrants, and other infrastructure of the municipal drinking water distribution system. Assists with maintaining and repairing private water service lines, curb and corporation stops, and connections as part of the City's water service line repair program.
• Locates and marks underground municipal infrastructure involving water, sanitary sewer, stormwater, fiber optic, and electric lines as part of the Gopher State One Call program. Obtains and references as-built drawings, tie sheets, and other archive records and translates to field locations.
• Uses utility line locater, probes, or hand digging to locate underground lines.
• Performs preventative system maintenance including flushing hydrants, exercising gate valves, rehabilitating hydrants and valves, replacing meter reader batteries, water leak surveys, etc.
• Responds to and participates in locating and fixing water main breaks and water service leaks. Determines materials needed for repair and installs clamps, pipe, or fittings, and makes proper tie-in.
• Installs, inspects, tests, and repairs water meters and wireless transmitter readers.
• Obtains quarterly water consumption readings and downloads data for use in billing consumers.
• Cleans and inspects sanitary sewer gravity pipes, manholes, force mains, lift stations, grinders, pumps, meters, and other wastewater collection, pumping, and conveyance components.
• Operates combination jetting/vacuum sewer truck for routine cleaning of gravity pipes and clearing obstacles.
• Operates and maintains wastewater mechanical equipment including lift stations, grinders, pumps, meters, and other components. Participates in diagnosing mechanical failures and making repairs.
• Performs inspections by operating sewer televising and maintenance equipment including CCTV mainline sewer camera, pole camera, computer, and other related equipment. Records video inspections and documents infrastructure inadequacies. Manages electronic database of inspection records.
• Assists and participates in detection of inflow and infiltration activities, including wet weather flow inspections and illegal connection investigations.

Streets/Storm Water Division

• Cleans and maintains streets, trails, sidewalks, parking lots, and other paved and non-paved surfaces of the municipal transportation system.
• Principal operator of snowplow trucks, salt applicators, and anti-icing equipment during winter months; and, street sweeper during non-winter months.
• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on asphalt pavements including pothole patching, skim coating, mill and overlays, routing and sealing cracks, fog sealing and rejuvenation, full-depth removal and replacement, and new construction.
• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on concrete pavements and curbs including crack sealing, joint rehabilitation, pavement sealing, removal, and replacement, milling uneven joints, and new construction.
• Installs and maintains traffic signs and posts, street name blades and hardware, and pavement markings. Installs and removes temporary traffic control devices for construction zones, hazard warnings, and other purposes. Fabricates, installs, and maintains grouped mailbox posts.
• Maintains and inspects right-of-way and boulevard vegetation and trims or removes trees, bushes, and other obstacles to provide safe lateral clear zones and intersection site lines. Performs plant and turf maintenance and landscape duties along municipal streets, trails, and sidewalks.
• Performs vehicle traffic counts by setting out and picking up traffic counters and recording data.
• Cleans and inspects storm sewer pipes, drain inlets, drainage structures, culverts, ditches, curbs, and gutters, and other infrastructure of the municipal stormwater conveyance system.
• Maintains and inspects retention and detention ponds, bioretention swales and basins, infiltration and filtration facilities, sumps, grit chambers, and other infrastructure of the municipal stormwater rate control and pollution control system.
• Operates and maintains inspection and maintenance equipment, including street sweeper, combination jetting/vacuum sewer truck, pole camera, CCTV mainline sewer camera, computer, and other related equipment.
• Assists and participates in illicit discharge and detection elimination (IDDE) activities, including dry weather flow inspections and illegal connection investigations.
• Installs and maintains erosion and sediment control devices for municipal-operated construction sites. Assists and participates in erosion and sediment control inspections on construction sites.

Parks Subdivision

• Performs turf maintenance and landscape duties in parklands and grounds including mowing and edging lawns and athletic fields, rough cutting, pulling weeds, grading, seeding, and sodding, applying fertilizer and pesticides, mulching, watering plants and trees, sweeping, removing litter, trimming trees and shrubs, and clearing fallen trees, brush, leaves, and debris.
• Maintains and repairs park and recreation facilities and equipment involving playgrounds, baseball and softball fields, tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts, athletic and security lighting, ice hockey and skating rinks, drinking fountains, fencing, site amenities, and other park equipment.
• Operates, maintains, and repairs the park and grounds irrigation systems including setting clocks and controllers, adjusting, and replacing broken heads and valves, and repairing irrigation line breaks.
• Performs janitorial and light building maintenance duties in park buildings and shelters including cleaning and sanitizing restrooms, stocking supplies, picking up litter, emptying trash containers, replacing light bulbs, painting, washing windows, and cleaning outdoor furniture.
• Participates in inspecting and diagnosing park and recreation facilities and equipment for unsafe and hazardous conditions. Takes notice of park activities during work assignments that may cause harm to the public or park facilities.
• Removes graffiti and repairs damage from acts of vandalism.
• Installs trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and native grasses. Maintains planting beds and garden areas in parklands and building grounds. Assists with forestry activities.

Other Work Functions (Illustrative Only):

Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• One (1) year experience in general, skilled, or semi-skilled labor performing maintenance, repair, construction, or other similar job-related tasks on municipal infrastructure or operating motorized equipment for these activities.
• Must possess a valid MN Class B Commercial Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Ability to obtain tanker endorsement within six (6) months of employment.
• Ability to obtain a Water Supply System Operator Class D certificate issued by Minnesota Department of Health or obtain within 18 months of employment.
  1. Maintenance Workers appointed to the Utility subdivision are required to obtain a Class B certificate within 5 years of employment.
• Ability to obtain a Wastewater Operator Class S-D certificate issued by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency or obtain within 18 months of employment.
  1. Maintenance Workers appointed to the Utility subdivision must obtain a Class S-C certificate within 4 years of employment.
• Maintenance Workers appointed to the Streets/Storm Water and Parks subdivisions must obtain a Non-Commercial Pesticide Applicator License Categories A & E, issued by Minnesota Department of Agriculture within 18 months of employment.
• Maintenance Workers appointed to the Parks subdivision must possess a Certified Pool Operators (CPO) license within 18 months of employment; and, Playground Maintenance Technician (PMT) certification within 5 years of employment.
• Maintenance Workers appointed to the Streets/Stormwater subdivision must obtain an Erosion and Sediment Control Construction Installer Certificate issued by the University of Minnesota Department of Bio-products and Bio-systems engineering within 18 months of employment.
• Common and specialized hand and power tools used for mechanical repairs.
• Specialized industry equipment including mechanical street sweeper, combination jetting/vacuum sewer cleaning truck, crack sealing kettle and distributor machine, asphalt hot box, trash pump, pneumatic post driver, jib crane, motorized valve wrenches, and other specialized equipment.
• Common turf and landscape maintenance equipment including push and riding mowers, all-terrain implement carriers, utility vehicles, sprayers, aerators, dethatchers, split seeder, line trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw, pole saw, and other machinery and implements.
• Office tools and equipment including telephone, copier, personal computer, calculator, and mobile radios.
• Proper safety precautions related to all work performed, including safe handling and application of chemicals used in line of work and stored on site.

Persons with disabilities: the above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the Physical and Environmental Demands:

Function:	24% or Less	25% - 49%	50%-74%	75% or more
Office environment	X
Sitting, standing	X
Walking, reaching, pulling	X
Typing/data entry	X
Talking, hearing	X
Close and distance vision	X
Color vision, depth perception, accommodation, field of vision	X
Hazardous physical conditions	X
Atmospheric Conditions	X
Hazardous materials	X
Extreme temperatures	X
Intense noise	X
Inadequate lighting	X
Environmental	X
Very Heavy Work (in excess of 100 pounds of force)	X

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship. The City Council, City Administrator or appropriate Elected Official retains the discretion to add duties or change the duties of this position at any time.

Mounds View is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.