Street Maintenance Worker

Street Maintenance Worker

The City of West St Paul is seeking a full-time Street Maintenance Worker. The Street Maintenance worker operates maintenance equipment and performs other duties in the construction, repair, and maintenance of the city streets and related facilities. NOTE: The posting may be closed earlier than the posting end date upon sourcing qualified candidate.

Primary Duties

The primary duties include:

1. Cleans and maintains storm sewer catch basins and culverts.
2. Maintains and repairs streets including paving, plowing and sweeping.
3. Repairs shoulders, sidewalks and curbs
4. Operates equipment to maintain city streets and right of way.
5. Applies pavement markings on city streets and parking lots
6. Maintains street signs/poles
7. Maintains trees of the city
8. Sets up and maintains proper traffic control in work zones.
9. Performs DOT pre-check inspections on heavy equipment.
10. Performs building and equipment maintenance and repair work
11. Responds to emergency callouts
12. Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as are apparent or assigned.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Possession of a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with no suspensions or revocations within the past three years or the ability to obtain a CDL within 6 months of hiring.
2. One year experience operating light equipment and performing manual labor in a construction setting, or equivalent setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in street maintenance
• Class A Commercial Driver's License
• Experience in tree trimming, street sweeping, snowplowing, and asphalt repair
• Heavy and/or commercial equipment experience
• Standard office software experience

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of street maintenance, repair operations, methods and tools
• Knowledge of the traffic laws related to operating trucks and light and heavy equipment
• Knowledge of the safety hazards and precautions
• Operate heavy and light equipment to maintain and repair streets and haul material
• Perform heavy manual labor requiring continual use of large motor skills, bending, reaching, crouching, stretching, pushing, pulling, shoveling, twisting and turning to perform the work
• Frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds, and less frequently lift objects weighing up to 80 pounds with assistance.
• Work outside year-round
• Use fine motor skills, to manipulate hand tools and small parts
• Work in a boom truck at heights up to 40 feet
• Work with exposure to loud noises and fumes
• Communicate with City staff and the public
• Read and follow written and oral instructions
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed during emergency callouts

Benefits

The benefits include:

• Medical Insurance – Blue Cross Blue Shield
• HSA / VEBA Contributions - Contributions (City-funded) contributions to your Health Savings Account or VEBA - vary by plan level.
• FSA – Flexible Spending Account
• FSA – Dependent Care
• Dental – Delta Dental Plan
• Vision Insurance - Humana
• Disability Insurance - Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability:
• Life Insurance • Basic: FT $50,000 (Employer-paid)
• Supplemental Life Insurance: Available via Sunlife & NCPERS Term Life: Optional enrollment
• Available Retirement Plans: MSRS: Health Care Savings Plan (HCSP), 457, Traditional & Roth
• Mission Square: RHS, 457, Traditional & Roth
• PERA: General Plan – 6.5% employee / 7.5% employer contributions
• PERA: Police – 11.8% employee / 17.7% employer contributions
• Supplemental Insurance/Additional Benefits:
• Group Accident Insurance
• Group Critical Illness Insurance
• Group Hospital Insurance
• Additional options via Minnesota Benefit Association
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $4000 annually