Street Sweeper Operator

Salary : $65,244.00 - $83,268.00 Annually
Location : 1700 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Public Works
Division: Street Maintenance
Opening Date: 07/08/2026
Closing Date: 7/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Max Number of Applicants: 60


Description


Under general direction, operates a street motor sweeper in cleaning City streets and gutters in designated areas of the City; makes minor mechanical adjustments in the field, and does related work as required.

Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Drives motor sweeper on an assigned route. Makes minor adjustments along the route to chains, gears, brooms, sprinkler or other auxiliaries, reporting any breakage and the need for more complicated adjustments or repair. Hoses, cleans and greases sweeper. Fills in and submits required forms on mileage. May be assigned to operate other light motorized construction and maintenance equipment as necessary such as trucks, backhoes and skip loaders. Changes motor sweeper brooms.
ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Street Sweeper Operator is a specialized semi-skilled Class within the Public Works Street Division. Positions in this Class may also perform duties of a Maintenance Worker.

Typical Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Must be a high school graduate or have an equivalent GED and one (1) year of experience in general street maintenance and construction, including the operation of motorized equipment such as trucks, tractors and skip loaders. Additional experience may be substituted for the required high school education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
LICENSE
Must have and maintain a valid California Class B Driver's License.

Please submit the required license, certificate, or registration with the State as evidence of professional or technical proficiency at the same time of filing the application. The Human Resources Officer will require necessary verification of qualifications as specified in the job bulletin.
Supplemental Information

Testing Process:

• Minimum Qualification Screening - Pass/Fail
• Supplemental Questions - Pass/Fail
• Oral Interview - 100% of total score

*Testing process is subject to change
Candidates must pass all examinations to be placed on the eligible list.

Possession of minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to the next step in the selection process. All candidate materials will be carefully evaluated and only those considered best qualified will be invited to the next step in the selection process.
Vacation : 8 hours per month and increasing with years of service.


Holidays : 13 fixed holidays per year plus additional 20 hours of floating holiday per calendar year.

Sick Leave : Ten (10) hours per month, with option to convert sick leave to cash after five (5) years of service, subject to terms and conditions.


Retirement : The City offers the CalPERS 2.0% at 62 pension formula for new CalPERS members hired on or after January 1, 2013, or 2.0% at 55 pension formula for existing CalPERS member with less than a six-month break in service from another CalPERS or CalPERS reciprocal agency.


Health Insurance : The City will pay the PPO Plan premium for a full-time employee plus one (1) dependent.

Retiree Medical : Competitive lifetime benefit upon CalPERS retirement required years of City service, subject to other terms and conditions.

Educational Reimbursement : Up to $2,500 per fiscal year for full-time permanent employees subject to course eligibility requirements.


Continuous Service Bonus : On each five-year anniversary of continuous satisfactory service to the City as a full-time, permanent employee.

Bilingual Bonus Pay : The city shall pay each approved full-time employee a Bilingual Bonus of thirty-one dollars ($31.00) per pay period as long as the employee remains eligible for the bonus.

Life Insurance : The City pays up to a total of $40,000 of insurance coverage for full-time permanent employees.

Deferred Compensation : Voluntary enrollment, no City match.


Credit Union : Savings and loan services available through South Bay Credit Union, Kinecta, and F&A Federal Credit Union.
01


Do you possess a valid California Class B driver's license?

• Yes
• No

02


Do you have experience operating a right-side drive vehicle?

• Yes
• No

03


Have you driven an oversized vehicle before? Please describe your experience.
04


Are you familiar with a pre-trip and post-trip inspection?
05


Have you operated a street sweeper before?

• Yes
• No

Required Question