The City of West St Paul is seeking a full-time Street Maintenance Worker.
The Street Maintenance worker operates maintenance equipment and performs other duties in the construction, repair, and maintenance of the city streets and related facilities.
NOTE: The posting may be closed earlier than the posting end date upon sourcing qualified candidate.
- Cleans and maintains storm sewer catch basins and culverts.
- Maintains and repairs streets including paving, plowing and sweeping.
- Repairs shoulders, sidewalks and curbs
- Operates equipment to maintain city streets and right of way.
- Applies pavement markings on city streets and parking lots
- Maintains street signs/poles
- Maintain trees of the city
- Sets up and maintains proper traffic control in work zones.
- Performs DOT pre-check inspections on heavy equipment.
- Performs building and equipment maintenance and repair work
- Responds to emergency callouts
- Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as are apparent or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with no suspensions or revocations within the past three years or the ability to obtain a CDL within 6 months of hiring.
- One year experience operating light equipment and performing manual labor in a construction setting, or equivalent setting
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in street maintenance
- Class A Commercial Driver’s License
- Experience in tree trimming, street sweeping, snowplowing, and asphalt repair
- Heavy and/or commercial equipment experience
- Standard office software experience
- Knowledge of street maintenance, repair operations, methods and tools
- Knowledge of the traffic laws related to operating trucks and light and heavy equipment
- Knowledge of the safety hazards and precautions
- Operate heavy and light equipment to maintain and repair streets and haul material
- Perform heavy manual labor requiring continual use of large motor skills, bending, reaching, crouching, stretching, pushing, pulling, shoveling, twisting and turning to perform the work
- Frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and less frequently lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds with assistance.
- Work outside year-round
- Use fine motor skills, to manipulate hand tools and small parts
- Work in a boom truck at heights up to 40 feet
- Work with exposure to loud noises and fumes
- Communicate with City staff and the public
- Read and follow written and oral instructions
- Ability to work nights and weekends as needed during emergency callouts