Temporary Harbor Maintenance Specialist

Job Posting

Thank you for considering employment with the City and Borough of Sitka. The following information is provided to give potential applicants awareness regarding the job.

If a range of pay is advertised, starting pay dependent on experience and qualifications aligned with job requirements.

Primary Purpose of Job & Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Performs dock repair, maintains harbor equipment, ensures a clean, safe working environment for harbor operations. Reports to Harbor Maintenance Supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Performs dock repair, including replacing planks, repairing cracked cement, tightening cleats and hose bibs, repairing and/or replacing hinge plates as an on-site staff for harbor operations, patrolling harbor grounds and enforcing all relevant sections of the Sitka General Code Title 13 for Port and Harbors

Minimum Qualifications & Other Job Requirements/Expectations

• HS Diploma or GED; and
• Possession of a driver's license issued by the State of Alaska
• Some training or experience in the general maintenance trades; and
• Specific harbor operations or maintenance experience, preferred; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and training which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Primarily works in the field outside, often in inclement weather with related hazards
• Daily physical movement (walking, standing, sitting, bending, kneeling, stooping, climbing) throughout the workday sometimes on uneven and slippery surfaces
• Daily use of hand tools and other equipment necessary to perform maintenance duties
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling materials or objects up to 50 pounds with or without the assistance of proper equipment

Please reach out to the City and Borough of Sitka Human Resources Office if you have any questions or concerns.