Maintenance Technician

Maintenance TechnicianThe City is seeking a dedicated and motivated Maintenance Technician to join our team and help keep our community's essential infrastructure running smoothly. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who are eager to grow their skills and advance in their career. The City provides a clear and supportive path to progress from Maintenance Technician to Maintenance Technician II at your own pace, offering all necessary training, hands-on experience, and professional development along the way. If you're someone who enjoys working outdoors, solving problems, and contributing to the reliability and safety of public systems, we encourage you to apply.Essential Duties and ResponsibilitiesInspects and/or repairs chlorine machine, booster pumping stations, reservoirs, meters, streets, drainage systems and sewer systems at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.Maintains a variety of records relating to inspections, maintenance activity, water supply, consumption, etc.Determines the locations of gas, telephone, power, television, water, and sewer lines from the appropriate sources prior to excavation.Responds to complaints regarding water, wastewater, and road problems; evaluates situation; explains findings to supervisor.Contacts residents and business owners in areas where services will be discontinued and explains when services will be shut off and how soon they will be turned back on.Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment/tools and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.Operates light and medium-sized vehicles, construction, and power equipment, such as mechanized broom, jetter/inductor truck, backhoe/loader, excavators, skid steers, man-lift, dump truck and snowplows.Operates jackhammers, mowers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems.Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including but not limited to pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole and line cleaning, main and pipe repair, laying and backfilling, installation, and maintenance of traffic control devices.Performs all duties in strict compliance with appropriate safety and security standards. Ensures all applicable safety and health rules and regulations are followed. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes.Participates in the accomplishment of organizational, departmental and workgroup goals and objectives. Exhibits a high-level service orientation toward customers and maintains productive working relationships.Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as assigned.Special RequirementsThese requirements must be met to move into the Maintenance Technician series positions.Valid Arizona Drivers License and ability to obtain ability to obtain a Commercial Drivers License within six (6) months of employment.ATSSA or LTAP Flagger or Work zone current training or certified within 6 months of employment.Streets, Water and Wastewater Employees Attainment of ADEQ operator grade 1 certification in area specified by department (i.e., Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment, Wastewater Collection, Water Distribution) within twelve (12) months of employment.