Maintenance Woker I

Please go to city website at www.cityofmarina.org, to apply!

DEFINITION
To perform a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled, heavy-manual street, grounds and landscaping, and building maintenance work.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direct supervision from Crew Section Lead.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Building and Grounds Maintenance

• Assist in the routine repair and maintenance of city equipment and facilities; masonry work, fences and retaining walls; operates or uses hand and power tools and shop equipment; does arc and gas welding; installs, extends or repairs sprinkler systems.
• Assist in the setup and take down of city functions including the moving chairs, tables and equipment; set up and take down tables, chairs, podium and public address systems.
• Repairs/replaces water pipes and lines; performs backflow checks; does plumbing; does brush and spray painting; sets forms, pours and finishes concrete; does masonry work; constructs fences; drives tractor with attachments for grading, leveling, and filling
• Drives light pickup truck to haul materials and supplies.

Parks and Landscaping

• Remove debris and clear undergrowth.
• Plant and transplant trees: trim and prune trees; cut down trees and remove stumps: operate chipping equipment and dispose of debris.
• Water, mow, fertilize, weed and spray trees, plants, shrubs, flowers, parkways, lawns, access roads and other areas.
• Operate a variety of equipment such as water truck, dump trucks, power lawnmowers, edgers, vacuums, and blowers.
• Assist in the installation of sprinkler systems: clean and provide limited servicing to equipment and drainage system pumps.
• Clean, maintain and repair parks facilities and structures including athletic fields park equipment and park buildings.

Streets and Traffic Signals

• Clean storm drains, drainage ditches, and drainage pumping stations, walkways, roadsides, gutters, curbs and other facilities.
• Prepare surfaces and assist in application of paint, gravel, asphalt, sealers, and concrete and premix materials in streets.

• Rake smooth and tamp materials in patching.
• Layout and paint traffic lanes, bike lanes, curbs, legends and crosswalks; install and repair raised pavement markers, guardrails, and signs.
• Operate a variety of equipment such as roller, dump truck, and air tools such as jackhammers.

All Positions

• Load and unload supplies, materials and equipment.
• Use a variety of hand tools based on specific job need.
• May drive a pick-up or similar light equipment: may operate backhoe, bobcat loader and lawn tractor. Clean and maintain basic tools used on the job.
• Perform pick and shovel work in digging, widening, and backfilling trenches and other excavations.
• Fill out duty time cards and prepare other documents as required.
• Perform preventative maintenance and minor repair on assigned equipment.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICAITONS

• Knowledge of and Ability to: The following generally describes the knowledge and abilities required to enter the job and/or to be learned within a defined short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Basic buildings and grounds repair and maintenance.
• Common tools and materials used in public works maintenance and general construction.
• Modern construction, repair, and maintenance procedures.
• Safety precautions and practices necessary in working with hand tools and public works equipment.

Ability to:
Communicate effectively and diplomatically with the public.

• Perform routine building repairs and maintenance.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to be alert to unsafe conditions and act in a proper, logical, and efficient manner to eliminate the hazard
• Safely and effectively work on ladders and tall structures.
• Perform grounds and landscape maintenance functions.
• Stand, bend, sit, kneel, lift, reach and move about quickly and safely in City maintenance and business office work locations
• Pick-up, manipulate, move, raise and lower heavy materials, equipment, and supplies: climb ladders to heights of 30'; get in and out of tight spaces within approved safety limitations.
• Get on and off or in and out of City equipment: operate the full range of maintenance equipment that is typically required of the class without special aides.
• Read handwritten typed or machine generated text, graphical and statistical material without aides other than eyeglasses and/or contact lenses.
• Absorb data, learn and apply procedures required to perform the full range of tasks required by typical duties of the class.
• Maintain accurate records related to assignment.

• React quickly, effectively and calmly in emergency situations
• Remain calm while under stress.
• Operate radio communications equipment.
• Learn techniques including first aid.
• Meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contracted in the performance of required duties.
• Operate light motorized equipment.
• Work with the variety of hand tools related to public works maintenance.

Education, and Experience

Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent, proficiency in English speaking, reading and writing and basic math skills.

Experience: None

License or Certificate:

• Possession of a valid California State Driver's license, and a safe driving record.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED
All tools and equipment necessary to successfully perform the essential and important duties of the position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job classification.

The employee is required to sit, speak orally, hear and communicate effectively. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, run, jump, twist, turn; use hands and fingers, handle and feel objects tools and/or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste and smell.

The employee must be able to lift and/or move a minimum of 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job classification include close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS
The employee will likely work near moving vehicles and/or mechanical parts; in high and/or precarious places; and is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold or heat and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

Career Ladder
The next position in the career ladder of a Maintenance Worker I is a Maintenance Worker II.
To obtain the next career step, workers need to complete:
Proficiency Certificate including proficiency in English speaking, reading and writing and basic math skills.

1. At least two years of field work experience as a Maintenance I worker.
2. Obtain specific certificates as desired in the Maintenance Worker II job description.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.25 - $30.69 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Overtime

Ability to Relocate:

• Marina, CA 93933: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person