Transit Maintenance Technician — Outdoors & Impact

Ventura, City of (CA); Ventura (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Professional development support

Vacation & Holidays

Deferred Compensation

CalPERS Retirement

Tuition Reimbursement & Bilingual Pay

Job summary

The City of Ventura is seeking a dependable Maintenance Worker to join the Public Works Department, supporting the Transit team. Under general supervision, you will perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks to keep transit operations running safely.

This hands-on role is ideal for someone who enjoys outdoors, operating equipment, and collaborating with a team to complete a variety of maintenance projects using hand tools, power tools, and heavy equipment.

Qualifications

• Six months of construction, maintenance or related work experience.
• Ability to safely perform physically demanding work, including lifting up to 100 pounds.
• California Class C driver license upon employment.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining City bus stops, shelters, benches, and transfer centers for safety and cleanliness.
• Relocating bus stop shelters and benches as needed for operations.
• Conducting daily maintenance inspections at high-volume stops and routine drive-by inspections.
• Removing graffiti, litter, hazardous materials from transit facilities and surroundings.
• Repairing, maintaining, and painting bus shelters and benches as needed.
• Pressure washing bus stops, transfer centers, shelters, and other areas.
• Installing, repairing, updating bus shelter signage and transit maps.
• Opening/closing transit station restrooms per schedules; keep clean.
• Documenting work using the GIS-based transit survey app.
• Maintaining pressure washing equipment for safe operation.
• Performing other maintenance and facility duties for Transit operations.

Skills

Safety practices

Follow instructions

Lift up to 100 lbs

Teamwork

Independent work

Tools

Dump trucks

Backhoes

Power washers

Generators

Job description

The City of Ventura is seeking a dependable Maintenance Worker to join the Public Works Department, supporting the Transit team. Under general supervision, you will perform skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and repair tasks to keep transit operations running safely.

This hands-on role is ideal for someone who enjoys outdoors, operating equipment, and collaborating with a team to complete a variety of maintenance projects using hand tools, power tools, and heavy equipment.