Position: UTILITY WORKER – Full Time
Salary: Salary range $27.75 – $33.74 hourly
Duties:
Performs a variety of strenuous manual and semi-skilled tasks in the general construction
and maintenance of city water, sewer, street, parks and solid waste facilities; operates automotive and heavy power equipment. Does related work as required.
Qualifications:
Ability to follow oral and written instructions and act upon them accordingly. Considerable
knowledge of safe operation of equipment and the precautions to be taken in order to avoid
accidents. Reasonable knowledge of the appropriate tools, equipment, methods, materials
and procedures used in the maintenance. Ability to perform basic arithmetic computations.
Ability to perform strenuous manual tasks such as lifting and carrying up to 65 pounds of
material frequently on a normal shift, and to withstand exposure to variable weather
conditions. Municipal Water Distribution, Municipal Wastewater Collection operator certifications, cross connection and/or backflow prevention Licenses are desirable.
Experience and Training:
Requires three years of responsible experience in general maintenance and construction
work including the operation of various types of construction equipment. Water, street and
sewer utility experience desirable. Graduation from high school or the equivalent GED
certificate, preferably supplemented by training in public works operation. Any other
satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training which insures the ability to
perform the work may substitute for the above. Possession of a valid driver’s license with a Class B CDL.
Method of Selection:
Evaluation of candidate’s background from application form. Only those applicants who appear best qualified as determined by a screening committee will be interviewed. May be subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol screenings. However, the City of Milton-Freewater reserves the right to not fill this position, reject all applicants, reopen the position or make a direct appointment. Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the City’s discretion.
Application:
Applications may be obtained from the Human Resource Department, City Hall, 722 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 6, Milton-Freewater, Oregon, 541-938-8243 or on the City’s website, www.mfcity.com. Applications to be considered must be in the Human Resource Department no later than Friday, August 9, 2024 at 11:00 am. Open until filled. Disability accommodations made in the recruitment process.
The City of Milton-Freewater is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, mental or physical disability.
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