Public Works Maintenance Worker I - Evanston, United States - City of Evanston

City of Evanston

Verified Company

Evanston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

JobID: 1005

Position Type:

Public Works/Public Works Maintenance Worker I (Greenways)
Date Posted:

5/10/2024
Location:

Service Center
Date Available:

TBD
Closing Date:
05/24/2024
Salary: $ $38.226/hour
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Starting salary is dependent upon qualifications, but in most cases is no higher than the midpoint for the range.
*****Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 6:30 am

2:30 pm**
NATURE OF WORK:This is a fulltime, entrylevel Public Works Maintenance Worker I position involving onthejob training to perform various unskilled and semiskilled maintenance work and operate various equipment within the Public Works Agency. This position will be scheduled to work weekend hours. Employees may use hand and power tools such as drills, brooms, power washers, rakes, and shovels. Tasks require employees to work outdoors for most of the workday. Work is often performed in heavy traffic, requiring employees to be alert to avoid accidents or personal injuries. Employees may be assigned tasks of a similar or higherlevel classification to gain experience and training in preparation for advancement. This position requires scheduled and unscheduled overtime for snow and ice control, emergencies, and special projects, including weekends and holidays. Personal protective equipment such as hardhat, safety glasses, reflective vests, gloves, steeltoed shoes, earplugs, and other protective equipment is worn. This position requires 24/7; 365day availability and coverage of scheduled and unscheduled overtime for emergencies, snow and ice control, and special projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Specific assignments will include some or all of the following):

Collects refuse and recycling within all business districts and city parks.
Unloads hand and power equipment from vehicles.
Uses broom or operates a vacuum machine to clean streets, curbs, and sidewalks in business districts or under viaducts and on bridges; operates gasolinepowered handheld blowers to move leaves; rakes and shovels leaves into containers, trucks, or into piles to be picked up by frontend loaders.
Picks up litter in public areas; loads debris into containers and empties containers, paints park benches, garbage cans, and removes graffiti.
Plants, transplants, fertilizes, mulches, waters, and prunes City park grounds, shrubs, bushes, and trees; prunes shrubs using hand or electric pruners.
Remove weeds around flower and shrub beds by hand or by using weed cutters, prepare soils by operating power or hand tools and equipment such as an aerator, roller, rototiller, shovel, or rake.
Sows grass seed by hand or with mechanized equipment; unloads and lays out sod; delivers soil, compost, wood chips, and other materials to work site and shovels, rakes, and levels materials; rakes and mulches leaves.
Safely operates public work equipment and tools of various sizes with different attachments.
Drives a pickup truck to plow snow and spread salt.
Drives a dump truck to transport materials; operates controls in truck cab to dump and spread materials on surfaces.
Operate class B commercial vehicles.
Operate small riding mowers and other ATVstyle equipment.
Maintain sports fields by grading, lining, edging, and raking on a regular basis.
Prepares outdoor ice rinks for use by flooding designated areas on a regular basis during the skating season, both at night and during the day.
Assists crew leader in the maintenance of the right of way, parking lots, and other city property.
Checks equipment and performs preventative maintenance and minor repairs.
May assist in other divisions on an asneeded basis.
Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF WORK:

Possession of a high school diploma or a GED.
Must possess a valid driver's license.
Must be able to obtain and maintain an Illinois Class B CDL driver's license with air brakes endorsement within 6 months of employment.
Must be willing and able to obtain a State of Illinois Pesticide Operator's certification within eighteen months of employment and maintain it as a condition of employment.
Basic knowledge of the safe operation of hand and power tools.
Some knowledge of the operating instructions and safety aspects of public works equipment.
Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
Ability to read and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to satisfactorily complete tasks without close supervision.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, other employees, and the public.
Ability to complete NIMS Incident training, ICS100, ICS200, ICS700, and ICS800 within 18 months
Ability to use Executime for attendance & payroll information and other city software as required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF WORK: