Maintenance Worker

Maintenance Worker

Salary Range: $33.18 - $40.33 Hourly Final Filing Deadline: Open Until Filled

The Town of Corte Madera's Public Works Department is hiring two (2) full-time Maintenance Worker to join their team.

The Town strives to enhance the community's health, safety, and quality of life by serving its residents and businesses through proactive, responsive, and inclusive leadership. Corte Madera, California, a community of just under 10,000 people, is devoted to preserving its rich history, maintaining today's quality of life, and carefully planning its future. Corte Madera is located in central Marin County and has everything at its doorstep.

To learn more about the Town: The Town of Corte Madera

The Town of Corte Madera's Public Works Department is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing the community's infrastructure and public spaces. The department oversees the upkeep of public buildings, streets, parks, flood control facilities, and stormwater systems, ensuring they meet safety and accessibility standards. Additionally, it manages the Sanitary District No. 2 collection system, which includes gravity sewers, forcemains, and pump stations. The department also plays a crucial role in flood hazard management, ensuring compliance with FEMA requirements within the Special Flood Hazard Area. Through proactive maintenance, capital improvement projects, and community engagement, the Public Works Department strives to enhance the quality of life for Corte Madera residents.

Position Under general supervision, the Maintenance Worker is a journey-level classification responsible for performing a full range of field maintenance duties, including streets, flood control facilities, sanitary sewers and pump stations, parks and landscape areas. Incumbents may perform maintenance on vehicles, equipment and buildings.

The Town seeks a dependable, safety-conscious professional with a strong work ethic and a well-rounded background in public works, infrastructure, and facilities maintenance.

Key qualities include:

• Strong commitment to safety: consistently follows established safety procedures and protocols; proactively identifies and mitigates potential hazards to ensure a safe working environment for self, coworkers, and the public.
• Communication: clearly understands and follows verbal and written instructions; communicates effectively with team members, supervisors, and the public to ensure tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and cooperatively.
• Problem-Solving: quickly assesses situations, identifies issues, and applies practical, hands-on solutions to resolve maintenance challenges and respond effectively to emergencies or unexpected field conditions.
• Integrity & Professionalism: consistently performs duties with honesty, accountability, and a strong sense of responsibility; takes pride in quality workmanship and representing the Town in a professional and trustworthy manner.
• Teamwork: works collaboratively with coworkers, supervisors, and other departments; contributes to a positive work environment by being dependable, respectful, and supportive in achieving shared goals.

Our ideal candidate is proficient in using a variety of hand and power tools, performs manual labor in varying weather conditions, and committed to delivering high-quality service to the community.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Monitor flood control gates, computers and pumps; troubleshoot computer and pump problems; clean gates; install new flood control gates and pumps.
• Clean storm drains; repair plumbing; run sewer lines; install, clean, and maintain ditches and culverts; respond to sewer stoppages and overflows; operate camera equipment in inspection of sewer and storm drain systems; report sewer overflows to regional water quality control board.
• Perform a variety of duties involved in the maintenance and construction of streets, easements, and right-of-way including patching, removing obstructions, and laying gravel; install and repair signs; perform traffic control; clean Town streets including removing brush, debris, and leaves.
• Respond to police/fire department emergencies, including hazardous material spills and traffic emergencies.
• May serve as a lead worker over temporary work crews.
• Operate a full range of heavy equipment that may include backhoe, tandem and single axle trucks, sweepers, tractors, and hydrovacuum trucks; load and haul all equipment; perform minor repairs and maintenance on equipment; check tires, oil, lubricant, and water levels, lights, and fuel; wash, lubricate, and adjust equipment; change tires.
• Install, and maintain sign and traffic control devices; stripe and stencil streets including parking stalls, cross walks, turn arrows, stop bars, school zones, and curbs.
• Test lagoons and canals for water quality.
• Maintain a variety of records; complete activity records and reports.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Clean, maintain and repair public restrooms; mitigate park hazards with consideration to public safety; pick up litter and empty trashcans; maintain garbage cans and lids.
• Install, repair and maintain plant irrigation systems; observe plantings to determine watering needs and program controllers; schedule water to ensure needs are met.
• Measure, mix, and apply fertilizers; monitor pest populations and control; maintain grounds by mowing, edging, dethatching and watering lawns; prune shrubs and trees for plant health and appearance.
• Maintain athletic fields, picnic areas, tennis courts parking lots, median strips, roadside shoulders, and other Town facility landscapes and buildings; coordinate field use for necessary maintenance; maintain walkways, paths, picnic areas and planting areas in a neat, clean and safe order.
• Operate lawn mowers, chippers, edgers, trenchers, and power and hand tools; check, clean and maintain vehicles and equipment; check and run generators; keep trucks stocked with required supplies and materials.
• Maintain shop and storage areas used in performing assigned tasks; maintain cleanliness of work area and tools.
• Requisition materials, supplies, and equipment required for landscaping and gardening operations.
• Observe and report violations of municipal codes.
• Maintain routine records and reports, as required.
• Attend safety and confined space entry training and educational seminars.
• Perform work as a designated Disaster Service Worker as needed in compliance with California state law (Government Code Section 3100-3109) during natural and manmade disasters and emergencies or during times of war.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of: Operations, services, and activities of sanitary sewer, flood control, street and/or park maintenance programs. Methods and techniques of maintenance. Equipment, tools, and materials used in sanitary sewer, flood control, street and/or park maintenance programs. Operating characteristics of the full range of heavy equipment and power tools used in the assigned area of work. Safe driving principles and practices.

Skill to: Operate the full range of maintenance equipment in the assigned area in a safe and effective manner. Use and operate hand tools, power tools, and mechanical equipment required for the work in a safe and efficient manner.

Ability to: Perform assigned semi-skilled and skilled equipment operation, construction, and maintenance tasks properly and efficiently. Appropriately respond to emergency situations. Maintain accurate records and complete activity reports. Perform a variety of heavy manual labor. Understand and follow oral and written instructions. Establish, maintain and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Required Conditions Must possess and maintain a valid Class C California driver's license with a demonstrated history of responsible driving. Must obtain a valid Class B California driver's license within one year of appointment. Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check including live scan fingerprinting and a pre-employment physical. Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, on call, and during times of disaster and/or emergency.

Typical Qualifications Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities of employment is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is: Experience: Two years of experience performing maintenance and equipment operation duties desirable. Training: Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.

Compensation and Benefits The Town offers a competitive compensation package, including: Base Salary: $69,014.40 - $83,886.40 Annually Certificate Pay: Additional pay is available for qualifying certifications such as Collection Systems Maintenance Certification I, Collection Systems Maintenance Certification II, Playground Safety Inspector, NASSCO - CCTV. Comprehensive Benefits: Please refer to the Benefits tab to view the complete benefit summary. CalPERS retirement pension Medical, dental, and vision insurance Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays Life insurance and long-term disability coverage Deferred compensation plans (457) Employee assistance program (EAP)

Application and Selection Procedures Apply On-Line at: Or Hard copy applications may be obtained from and submitted during normal business hours: Monday – Friday,