Maintenance Technician (All Sections)

Salary : $43,977.00 - $68,201.00 Annually
Location : 1100 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy., Durham, NC
Job Type: Full time with benefits
Job Number: 25-05606
Department: Environmental & Street Services
Opening Date: 09/11/2025
Closing Date: Continuous


Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's a great place to work. Our consistent and steady work environment sets us apart from traditional construction-related worksites, and our exceptional benefits and retirement plans support your long-term success. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. We need innovative, highly qualified talent to do that. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!

Hiring Range: $43,977.00
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Provide skilled, general labor to City construction, public works maintenance, and /or facilities projects. This is accomplished by performing skilled maintenance duties, operating equipment, and performing general labor as required. Other duties include performing a variety of manual tasks requiring special knowledge or skills acquired through on-the-job training or experience. May serve as a lead worker to an assigned crew engaged in manual, semi-skilled and skilled work.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Operating dump trucks
• Performing vehicle and equipment pre/post trip inspections; monitoring and replenishing fluids; performing basic corrective repairs
• Assisting with asphalt, concrete, stormwater and street cleaning operations and/or projects Operating pneumatic, air and electric drills
• Assisting with Collection System TV inspections and flush truck operations
• Performing manual labor on projects by assisting with set up and breakdown of TV and flushing equipment
• Assisting with traffic control device installation and flagging operations for stationary and moving work zones
• Assisting crews by handling materials and cleaning debris or hazards from worksites
• Assisting with vehicle and equipment maintenance by inspecting; greasing; cleaning interior and exterior; checking fluid levels and filling as required
• Signaling operators to facilitate alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery, equipment and materials
• Transporting vehicles to/from repair facilities
• Submitting neat and complete written and/or electronic records including times sheets, maintenance history report forms, pre/post trip inspection forms and other cost records as needed.
• Checking and cleaning basins
• Utilizing performance management system to document own work progress and performance
• Performing other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Two or more years of maintenance experience operating tools and equipment used in construction.
• Must have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Valid NC Class B Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement.
• Familiar with rebuilding manhole/basins, placing structures and cleaning of pipes and culverts.
• Experience working outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Required to operate service truck and/or dump truck outfitted with plow based upon class of license possessed during winter weather operations.
• Position designated as a Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.
• This position subject to on-call, recall and after-hours work and work during inclement weather.

Benefits - General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

01


Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website
• Walk in
• Job fair
• Employee referral
• Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
• Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
• Craig's List
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• GlassDoor
• governmentjobs.com
• Monster.com
• Indeed.com
• Employment Security Commission
• Magazine/Newspaper
• Other

02


If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
03


Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• PhD or Juris Doctorate

04


Do you have a valid North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, are you willing to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire?

• Yes
• No

05


Please indicate which level of valid CDL (Commercial Drivers License) license you currently possess?

• CDL A license
• CDL B license
• CDL permit
• No CDL license

06


If you do not have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) you will need to be willing and able to obtain a CDL B permit within 30 days of hire and a CDL B license within 60 days of hire. Are you willing and able to obtain a CDL B permit within 30 days of hire and a CDL B license within 60 days of hire?

• I am willing and able to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) permit B within 30 days of hire and a CDL B license within 60 days of hire.
• I am NOT willing and able to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) permit B within 30 days of hire and a CDL B license within 60 days of hire.
• I already have a current and valid NC Commercial Driver's License

07


How many years of related experience do you have operating tools and equipment used in construction?

• No related experience
• Less than 2 years of related experience
• 2 years but less than 4 years of related experience
• 4 years but less than 6 years of related experience
• 6 or more years of related experience

08


How many years of experience do you have in semi-skilled manual labor?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year but less than 2
• 2 years but less than 3
• 3 years but less than 4
• 4 years but less than 5
• 5 years or more

09


This position is classified as Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Employees possessing a CDL will be required to operate a dump truck, outfitted, with a snow plow and spreader during snow/ice events which will also require you to work an extended and altered work schedule. Are you willing and able to work under these conditions?

• Yes
• No

10


Are you willing and able to work overtime, as needed with same day notice, to complete projects and assignments?

• Yes
• No

11


Are you willing and able to work an altered schedule based upon weather conditions and work demands with less than 24 hours notice for short and/or extended periods of time?

• Yes
• No

Required Question