Streets Maintenance Worker I

Job Title

Participates in the repair, maintenance and construction of all street and drainage related infrastructure in the City of Anna.

Job Description

Participates in the repair, maintenance and construction of all street and drainage related infrastructure in the City of Anna.

Education and Experience

High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g. data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Possesses valid Texas Class "C" license when hired.

Job Responsibilities

1. Participates in the maintenance, repair, and replacement of asphalt, gravel, chip seal, or concrete roadways

2. Maintains and repairs drainage structures including bar ditches, storm drains, culverts, inlets, manholes, retention/detention ponds, erosion control structures, and other drainage related infrastructure. Clears ditches to grade.

3. Maintains landscaping of city right of way including mowing, brush cutting and removal, and debris removal.

4. Assists the Streets Supervisor in observing contractors performing street, drainage, or landscaping work for the city.

5. Participates in the placement or replacement of all traffic and street signs.

6. Road striping and maintenance.

7. Attends safety meetings and follows all safety procedures and precautions.

8. Assists in the maintenance and inspection of department equipment and vehicles.

9. Logs completed daily maintenance.

10. Attends training as necessary.

11. Performs grounds maintenance at city facilities.

12. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Knowledge

• Understand City safety rules and operating procedures

Abilities

• Ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data and/or information according to a prescribed schematic or plan. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures or routines.

• Ability to exchange information for the purpose of obtaining information or clarifying details. Performs such within well-established policies, procedures and standards.

• Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information, such as water and sewer maps, work orders, and City Employee Handbook.

• Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi- routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.

• Ability to exercise the judgment required in situations characterized by repetitive or short cycle operations covered by set procedures or sequences.

• Ability to perform coordinated movements involving placing and turning motions, such as operating a backhoe, front-end loader, ½ or ¾ ton truck, dump truck, water pump, probe rod, and various tools.

• Ability to respond to emergency situations outside of normal business hours.

Physical Activities

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations

Environmental Conditions

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Working Conditions

Outside or inside working environment, wherein there are potential hazardous working conditions and life-threatening situations exist (fire, chemicals, electrical sources, heights, dangerous people, etc.) all the time per job duties and responsibilities may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. Highly repetitive, highly physical.

Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk or hear; and frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.