Maintenance Aide

Maintenance Aide

The City of Pico Rivera strives to support and enhance a high quality of life for the residents, businesses and visitors by providing well planned, environmentally sensitive, cost-effective infrastructure and services to promote public health, personal safety and transportation. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for residents through responsive, efficient, and effective delivery of services to every neighborhood and by reflecting a can-do attitude with our customers and stakeholders.

The Public Works Department is responsible for the engineering, permitting, maintenance and operation of the City's infrastructure, including: streets, sidewalks, roadway medians, alleys, public parking lots, traffic signals, etc. The Department also manages maintenance and public service programs such as graffiti abatement, tree trimming, street sweeping, trash and recycling services, parks and street maintenance, and utilities and facilities maintenance. In addition, the Department Manages a comprehensive capital improvement program that provides roadway rehabilitation, signal coordination, trail construction, etc.

The City is seeking to fill multiple part-time Maintenance Aide positions for various shifts within the Public Works Streets and Parks Maintenance Divisions. Under general supervision, this position will assist in a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance duties, which may include, but is not limited to custodial service, landscape and park maintenance, street maintenance and graffiti abatement. Candidates must have the availability to work a flexible schedule.

This position will be required to work a varied shift including non-traditional hours, nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays based on the needs of the department, emergency response, special events, neighborhood watch meetings, community group meetings, and City Council meetings.

Essential Duties

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed by employees in this classification.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to perform the following essential tasks and duties:

• Perform street maintenance, including asphalt repair and concrete construction.
• Perform grounds maintenance, including irrigation system and facility repairs.
• Perform heavy physical labor.
• Remove trash and bulky items from alleyways, parkways, vacant lots, and City-owned property.
• Plant, water, weed, trim, seed, maintain shrubs, trees and flower beds.
• Remove weeds from parkways and alleyways.
• Operate equipment including compressor, pressure washing equipment and paint sprayers.
• May interact with the public and private contractors.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools.
• Inspect facilities for cleanliness and re-stock supplies.
• Clean, sweep, mop, scrub, wax, polish floors and upholstery.
• Wash windows, walls, and other surfaces.
• Open, clean, stock and sanitize restrooms at all City parks.
• Clean and maintain horse trails.
• Pressure wash walkways and picnic areas.
• Assist with ball and sports maintenance.
• Pick up and empty trash cans and other waste materials from all City Parks.
• Pick up shopping carts, remove yard sale signs and posters from public right-of way.
• Assist with abatement of residential properties.
• Assist with City events including traffic control, delivering materials, set-up and clean-up of facilities used for City events.
• Provide general customer service to members of the public/patrons as instructed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge of: Tools and procedures necessary to perform basic duties in the areas of street, grounds maintenance and/or construction materials, tools and equipment; and techniques and safety practices of routine maintenance work.

Ability to:

• Lift up to 50 pounds;
• Read, understand, verbalize, and carry out both written and oral instructions;
• Perform heavy physical labor;
• Exercise personal control and represent the City in a professional manner;
• Work well with others and independently;
• Exercise judgment as needed without direct supervision;
• Bilingual in Spanish is desired.

Education and Experience:

• Applicants must submit a copy of their high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent with application materials.
• One (1) year of full-time general maintenance work in facility, street, landscape, and park maintenance and construction.

Physical, Mental and Environmental Working Conditions: Position requires sitting, standing, walking on level and slippery surfaces, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, grasping, and making repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties. The position also requires both near and far vision when inspecting work and operating assigned equipment. The need to lift, carry, and push tools, equipment, and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds or more is also required. Additionally, the incumbent in this outdoor position works in all weather conditions, including wet, hot, and cold. The incumbent may use cleaning and lubricating chemicals, which may expose the employee to fumes or airborne particles, and the incumbents may be exposed to mechanical and electrical hazards. The nature of the work also requires the incumbent to work in confined spaces, climb ladders, work at heights above 20 feet; use power and noise producing tools and equipment, drive motorized vehicles and heavy equipment, and often work with constant interruptions. The incumbent may be required to respond to after hours emergency call-outs and perform routine standby duties.

Licenses and Certifications

• Must possess a valid California Class C Driver's License throughout the course of employment. City employees are registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles, Employee Pull Notice Program.

A Veteran's Credit of 10 points may be applied once a candidate has qualified for the eligibility list. Applicants must submit proof of service/honorable discharge in accordance with the City of Pico Rivera's Rules and Regulations along with application materials prior to the filing date. Proof must be submitted with the application materials to be eligible for veteran's credit. Veterans who wish to utilize this credit must have served on a full-time basis (not reserve or auxiliary) in the armed forces for a minimum of six months (180 days).

Testing: Candidates who pass all qualifying phases (minimum qualification review, written and/or oral examination) will advance to the hiring department who will have access to a pool of candidates to initiate the selection process. Please note that the time frame for the recruitment timeline will vary. We will keep our applicants posted as we progress in the recruitment process.

Final Filing Date: Continuous. Apply early! This recruitment will remain open until a sufficient number of applications have been received and may close without prior notice.

Selection Process: It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all information provided on the application and/or supplemental questionnaire is accurate and complete. Incomplete applications and/or supplemental responses will not be accepted. Resumes may be included, but will not be accepted in place of required application materials (e.g., high school diploma, G.E.D. equivalent, and/or typing certificate, if applicable). This is a competitive process; applicants must clearly demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualifications. Your application will only be accepted if it clearly shows you meet the requirements. The information you give regarding your experience and education will determine your eligibility and is subject to verification at any time. False statements will be cause for disqualification, removal from the Eligibility List, or discharge from employment. List each job title and employer separately. Do not group your experience. Specify the beginning and ending dates for each job. If you have supervised staff, indicate how many. Based on a review of application materials, only the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the testing process to further evaluate their job-related experience, education, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Employees in this position are regularly scheduled to work up to 28 hours per week and are not eligible for inclusion in the regular, permanent employment service of the City and do not receive medical benefits. Such employees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please email Human Resources, at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Physical/Background Check: Upon conditional offer the selected candidate will be subject to background and reference checks and will be required to satisfactorily complete a post offer physical examination including a drug screen at the City's expense.

At-will Classification Members in this job classification are considered union represented at-will employees and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.