Part Time Maintenance Worker

City of Burlington NC; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Burlington, NC is seeking a part-time Street Maintenance Assistant to maintain city streets, sidewalks, and related infrastructure. The role involves manual labor, operating equipment, and performing landscape tasks across multiple sites.

You will shovel, patch pavement, haul materials, trim landscaping, and support water/wastewater maintenance crews. A valid NC driver’s license and a high school diploma are required; some experience is desirable.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License.
• Some experience (up to four years) in services work is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine manual labor to maintain the city's streets, ensuring safety and usability.
• Operate and service a variety of equipment, including trucks and small machinery.
• Patch pavement, excavate, backfill, and patch ground surfaces as needed.
• Transport debris and materials to and from work sites with dump trucks.
• Perform landscaping tasks such as mowing, trimming, and pruning.
• Assist with snow and ice management to ensure safe passage.

Skills

General municipal services

Equipment operation

Landscaping

Supervisory coordination

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Mowers

Tractors

Dump trucks

Leaf blowers

Weed eaters

Tamps

Jackhammers

Job description

About us:

The Street Division is responsible for public roadway maintenance on city-maintained streets and alleys. In addition, this division is responsible for sidewalk and curb and gutter maintenance within the city limits (with the exception of those on privately maintained streets). When the Water and Sewer Maintenance Department creates cuts in the road surface or in sidewalks, curb and gutter, and driveway aprons, to repair water or sewer lines, or make new water/sewer connections, Street Maintenance is responsible for repairing these cuts to the asphalt and/or concrete.

What you will do:

This employee performs routine manual labor to maintain the city's streets, ensuring they are safe and usable for residents. Duties include landscaping, digging, equipment servicing, patching pavement, driving a city truck, loading/unloading supplies, directing traffic, and other physically demanding tasks. The employee works independently, traveling between assigned sites to complete the necessary work.

This is a part-time position which requires less than 1,000 work hours per calendar year.

• Excavation and Pavement Repair: Digging, patching, and backfilling pavement or grounds using shovels, dump trucks, jackhammers, and tamping equipment.
• Water and Wastewater Maintenance: Assisting with the repair of water and wastewater main breaks by digging pavement, cutting or clamping pipes, and backfilling.
• Transportation and Hauling: Operating a dump truck to transport debris, mud, and backfill materials to and from work sites.
• Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance: Performing general landscaping tasks such as mowing with riding and push mowers, trimming and pruning trees and shrubs, and cutting down trees.
• Snow and Ice Management: Shoveling snow from sidewalks and spreading ice-melting materials to ensure safe passage.
• Additional General Duties: Providing other services as needed and assigned to maintain city infrastructure and landscapes.

General Services Expertise

• Familiarity with the scope of general services tasks performed by a municipality.

Equipment Proficiency

• Skilled in operating a variety of equipment, including:
  • Mowers, tractors, and dump trucks
  • Leaf blowers, weed eaters, tamps, and jackhammers

Maintenance and Landscaping Abilities

• Proficient in:
  • Seeding, strawing, and fertilizing
  • Mowing, shoveling, raking, and maintaining grounds
  • Setting up proper signage to ensure crew safety and public awareness

Supervisory Coordination

• Capable of:
  • Following detailed instructions from supervisors
  • Identifying and communicating service needs of structures, grounds, and facilities to supervisors effectively

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some experience (up to four years) in services work is desirable.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Work in this class is medium work, requiring exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• This employee must have the visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned.
• Inside and outside environmental conditions.
• Employee is subject to hazards, including mechanical equipment and atmospheric conditions due to exposure to fumes, odors, and dusts.
• This employee may work in close quarters, crawl space, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.