City of Silverton
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY
This is a Safety Sensitive position. Under direct supervision, learns and performs maintenance work and projects relating to city infrastructure with 50% of the work as Parks system operations and 50% of the work in streets maintenance. Requires carrying the on-call cell phone on a rotation basis.
SUPERVISION
Receives direct supervision and/or technical and functional direction from assigned supervisory or management personnel. This position exercises no direct supervision.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is the entry-level class in the Utility Worker series. This class is distinguished from the Utility Worker II by performing more routine and standardized utility work under close supervision. Since this is the entry-level class within the series, employees may have only limited or no directly related building inspection experience.
Incumbents will learn city infrastructure, systems, and facilities, use of tools and equipment, and a wide variety of practices and procedures. As experience is gained, assignments become increasingly varied and are performed with greater independence.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are not a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification. As a crew leader, member of a crew, or individually, performs any of the following tasks as they relate to streets, waste water collections, water distribution, storm systems and parks.
- Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.
- Safely operates vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy pieces of equipment related to the maintenance and repair of city infrastructure and systems.
- Safely uses a variety of hand and power-operated tools and equipment as required depending upon
- Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned vehicles and equipment, such as safety checks, and fueling; refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans vehicles and
- Maintains public infrastructure, including but not limited to, locates, inspects, monitor adjust and maintains, repairs, removes, installs components of public water, sewer, storm, street, facility and park Follows construction and industry rules, best practices, and instructions.
- Assists in the installation or repair of main water, storm water and waste water collection lines, manholes and catch
- Assists in planning public infrastructure maintenance projects and activities. Reads maps. Performs inventory counts, generates parts lists and equipment rental needs. Obtains price quotes. Make cost effective use of city
- Responds to system maintenance and/or emergency service calls outside of scheduled work hours while carrying a pager and working weekends on a rotational basis. Responds to complaints regarding public systems; evaluates situation; explains findings to supervisor.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Support a positive work environment. Treat others employees with respect. Work to resolve issues of conflicting personalities and
- Prepares and maintains logs and records of daily work activity including time, materials, and equipment
- Participates in snow removal operations as
- Performs other related duties as
QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- One year of experience in road, water, sewer, parks maintenance or general maintenance is desired
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Valid Oregon driver’s license and have a good driving record
- Must obtain a Standard First Aid Certificate and CPR Certification within six months of hire.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Commercial Driver License (CDL) with tanker and airbrakes endorsements by date of hire, or valid CDL permit obtained before February 1, 2022.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of basic maintenance practices, tools, and materials relating to streets, water systems, and parks
- The operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, and power equipment
- Basic traffic control procedures and traffic sign regulations
- Basic computer software related to work
- Ability to learn to perform construction, maintenance, and repair work on streets, water /waste water systems, and parks
- Locate underground utilities by use of blue prints and electronic locating equipment in accordance with department standards
- Ability to perform routine equipment maintenance
- Ability to follow city and department policies and procedures
- Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Understand and carry out written and oral instructions
- Physically perform the essential functions of the job
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Must be able to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and be able to lift 50 pounds. Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, and intense noises.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS
Employees are frequently exposure to traffic and machine noise, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, mechanical and/electrical hazards, with limited exposure to hazardous chemicals. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public.
TO APPLY: https://silverton.or.us/Jobs.aspx
The City of Silverton is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace