Public Works Tech -Streets

Description

Join Our Team as a Streets Technician! The City of Frankfort is looking for a dedicated Streets Technician to help maintain and enhance our city's vital infrastructure. This is an excellent opportunity to start a rewarding career in public service with no prior experience required and fantastic benefits!

Benefits Package

We invest in our employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed for your well-being and future:

• Immediate Paid Leave: Generous vacation, sick, holiday, and military paid leave with no waiting period.
• Premium Healthcare: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance with low or no employee premiums.
• Long-Term Retirement: Employer match of 50% on up to 4% of 401k or 457 contributions. Participation in Kentucky Public Pension Authority (KPPA) retirement benefits starting your second year.
• Career Investment: Employer-paid training and certifications, including assistance in obtaining your Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Employer provided uniforms.
• Overtime opportunities.

As a Streets Technician, you'll perform essential construction, maintenance, and cleaning duties to keep the City of Frankfort functioning safely and efficiently under direct supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Maintenance: Assist with the installation, construction, repair, and cleaning of City property, including streets, roads, sidewalks, storm sewers, culverts, catch basins, manholes, and drainage ditches.
• Groundskeeping & Beautification: Perform tasks like mowing grass, collecting leaves, and cutting weeds, trees, and tree limbs.
• Roadway Safety: Help maintain road signage, paint curbs and parking lines, and assist with salting/sanding and snow removal during winter weather.
• Construction Support: Assist in general construction duties, including pouring concrete and making forms.
• Vehicle & Equipment Operation: Safely and efficiently operate Non-CDL required light and medium vehicles and equipment.
• Emergency Response: Be available to respond to after-hours emergencies such as weather events, ensuring the city remains operational.
• Teamwork: Be ready to assist other Public Works Divisions as needed.

Requirements

This role is a great steppingstone into a skilled trade and public works career.

• Work Experience: None required. We provide all necessary on-the-job training.

• Education: High School graduate or equivalent preferred.

• Special Requirements: Must be capable of understanding oral and written instructions.

• Career Development: Class A CDL with tanker endorsement must be obtained to pass the probationary period (training and certification costs paid by the employer).

• Availability: Must be capable of working periodic overtime and available to work on-call as scheduled.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

This is an active, demanding, and rewarding outdoor role:

• Must be able to perform manual labor for long periods of time.
• Work involves standing, walking, stooping, and lifting objects in excess of 50 pounds.
• Work takes place outdoors regardless of weather conditions.
• Requires working near machinery and its moving parts.