Job Description

PUBLIC SERVICES WORKER I - 5340

GRADE 104

PAY RANGE - $21.34/hr

This position is a Seasonal/Temporary position not requiring the CDL-B License. This will be summer help on the Watershed specific to maintaining properties.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Performs manual labor in contributing to public works and related civic projects; performs directly related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The principal function of an employee in this class is to perform construction, maintenance, and repair activities. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of a Highway Supervisor but some leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgement and initiative. The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with other City employees, outside contractors, and the public. The principal duties of this class are performed in an outdoor work environment with potential personal hazards, including exposure to raw sewage.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL WORK:

• Operates pick-up trucks, large and small water pumps, backhoe loaders, zero-turn and push lawn mowers, weed trimmers, snow blowers, leaf blowers, and related;
• Assists senior positions with their tasks by retrieving tools, supplies, organizing work areas, and clean-up;
• Maintains septage receiving facility and equipment, including handling raw sewage;
• Performs weekly and annual maintenance and service of outlying pump stations;
• Performs ground maintenance including mowing, weeding, raking, snow removal, salting and sanding, and rubbish removal;
• Delivers department fleet vehicles to maintenance department;
• Refuels vehicles and equipment;
• Cleans and organizes indoor and outdoor areas of department facilities;
• Removes worn, cracked, or weathered asphalt using hand or power tools and loads debris for disposal;
• Grades and repairs underlay of roadbed to prepare surface for patching;
• Rolls asphalt patching material and assures patch meets grade and standards;
• Seals and repairs asphalt and concrete infrastructures;
• Constructs retaining walls and other masonry structures;
• Manually digs trenches, secures, lowers, and installs pipes, and places precast or builds inlet boxes and replaces and compacts bedding and overlay material;
• Grades and prepares surfaces for concrete curbs, gutters, and stormwater inlets;
• Operates mowers and weed eaters to maintain right-of-way, medians, and common areas;
• Cleans and clears storm water inlets, drains, bridges, creeks, and drainage;
• Repairs or replaces landscaping disturbed during construction projects;
• Cleans and maintains City structures such as parking garages, decks, and downtown areas;
• Pours and forms city street markers and helps set finished products;
• Cleans and restores construction areas, job sites, and other project areas;
• Cleans equipment and facilities;
• Provides guidance and demonstrations to new employees in similar positions;
• Keeps supervisors informed of work progress, issues, and potential solutions;
• Attends meetings and training to stay current on relevant practices and developments;
• Responds to citizen inquiries courteously and promptly;
• Coordinates regularly with others to enhance interdepartmental efficiency; and
• Performs additional duties as required by the classification.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Substantial knowledge of construction equipment, materials, and methods;
• Substantial knowledge of traffic hazards and traffic safety principles, practices, and procedures;
• Substantial knowledge of proper lifting techniques and personal protective equipment used in the operation of hand and power tools;
• Ability to comprehend and follow safety rules and regulations;
• Skill in the operation of hand and power tools;
• Ability to remain on call during assigned hours as necessary;
• Ability to communicate well with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language;
• Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions;
• Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions;
• Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines;
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology;
• Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

• Graduation from High School or possession of a GED; and
• Zero to two years of experience in landscaping or the construction industry; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.

REQUIRED SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Driver’s License (Highway, EPD candidates);
• Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL-B), (must obtain within six months of date of hire; not required for EPD).

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES:

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to understand department and safety rules and regulations and work around high traffic areas;
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work safely in heavy traffic and heavy equipment operation;
• Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to operate hand and power tools continuously;
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to work in trenches, in rough terrain, and access construction equipment;
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to turn, reach and grasp repetitively;
• Sufficient strength and endurance, with or without reasonable accommodation to lift, carry, push, pull and otherwise move objects, through a full range of motion, up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently and 20 pounds consistently;
• Sufficient mobility and flexibility which allows the employee to stoop, kneel, crouch, stand, walk, push, pull, climb, and grasp repetitively in various locations throughout the City.