Temporary Maintenance Person

One year experience working with concrete and/or asphalt

One year landscape maintenance experience

One year general maintenance experience (painting, graffiti removal, fence repair, custodial, sandblasting, etc.)

Maintenance Worker I

We are seeking motivated and dependable individuals to join the City of Upland's Operations and Utilities teams in supporting essential maintenance, repair, and service activities throughout the community, including general maintenance and repairs at City water facilities, such as water treatment plants, reservoirs, wells, and booster stations.

Positions at the Maintenance Worker I level may perform some of these duties and responsibilities in a learning capacity.

Performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled horticulture, arboriculture, and turf maintenance duties using a variety of power and hand tools in the development, maintenance, and repair of landscaped areas, parks, athletic fields, and public facilities; spreads seeds and fertilizer; plants, removes, prunes, and/or trims trees, bushes, flowers, and shrubs; Rakes leaves and loads trimmings on trucks; transports supplies, green waste, mowers, and other equipment;performs general grounds cleaning.

Operates power mowers, chain saws, stump grinder, hydraulic lopper, pole pruner, blowers, sweepers, edgers, hedge trimmers, clippers, sprayers, and other equipment or vehicles; performs routine maintenance and equipment safety inspections.

Maintains athletic fields; assists in setting up and breaking down furniture and equipment and performing general maintenance for City sponsored events.

Performs custodial work which includes sweeping, cleaning, and sanitizing restrooms, and stocking restrooms with supplies; cleans walkways, fields, parking areas, and other facilities; picks up and discards trash and debris, including hazardous materials; Maintains horse trails; installs, removes, and repairs guard rails and barricades.

Picks up and discards trash, brush, leaves, debris, deceased animals, discarded furniture, and trash from homeless encampments; performs plumbing and minor electrical repair; Removes, grinds, and patches concrete; pours and finishes concrete to repair curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks.

Removes asphalt and installs temporary asphalt repairs and overlays; uses hand tools, jackhammers, rollers, and other equipment to prepare and finish surfaces; clears City right-of-way by cutting brush, raking, and hoeing; sprays chemicals, under direction.

sorts waste and inventory by established protocol into appropriate shipping containers for recycling or disposal; assists with public education activities at designated community events.

sets up traffic safety control devices, cones, and barricades as necessary; directs traffic at the work site, as required.

Operates a variety of equipment and vehicles including pickup and dump trucks, tractors, trenchers, loaders, boom sprayers, back hoes, clamp truck, aerial towers and bucket trucks, cement grinding, and air pressure equipment; performs routine preventive maintenance on equipment and vehicles, as assigned.

Answers emergency calls from the public and other agencies taking appropriate action such as placing barricades, removing fallen trees and limbs, replacing street signs, emergency patching of streets, and repair of storm drain systems; assists with storm drain cleaning and maintenance; performs emergency street, sewer, storm drain, or other public works infrastructure maintenance work.

Drives vehicles to transport materials, tools, and equipment; assists in moving and installing equipment and supplies.

Responds to hazardous material incidents.

Trains employees in how to use tools and all types of equipment.

Methods, techniques, tools, and the operational characteristics of light and moderately heavy motorized mechanical equipment used in the construction and maintenance of streets, gutters, sidewalks, signs, sewers, storm drains, and related public works infrastructure and facilities.

Proper placement of cones, barricades, and warning devices and directing traffic flow at job sites.

Procedures and techniques of concrete and asphalt work.

Safe driving principles and practices.

Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in truck and heavy equipment operations.

Standards relating to installation, location, and required maintenance of traffic signs and pavement markings.

Properties of backfill materials, construction materials, concrete, asphalt, hot patch, cold patch, oils, paints, and a variety of other materials used in maintenance work.

Practices and procedures used in weed abatement, watering, fertilizing, and spraying of plants, turf, and trees.

The safe operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, mowers, and light to heavy power equipment used in park maintenance.

Plant selection and care, shrub and turf maintenance, and proper pruning methods.

Methods and techniques related to the proper handling of toxic chemicals and pesticides including management, reporting, storage, and safety precautions and procedures.

Proper cleaning methods and the safe usage of cleaning materials, disinfectants, custodial tools, and equipment.

Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.

The structure and content of the English language to effectively perform the work.

Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

Perform semi-skilled and skilled maintenance, construction, and repair work in the assigned area.

Operate and maintain a variety of hand and power tools and equipment used in the type of work being performed.

Operate a variety of vehicles and equipment in a safe and effective manner.

Assist in training others in safely operating tools and equipment.

Perform asphalt, concrete, and pipe work.

Work with paints and prepare surfaces for painting.

Safely and effectively operate a variety of park maintenance mechanical equipment and light and heavy equipment, including mowers, backhoes, tractors, and forklifts.

Competently care for plants, shrubs, turf, and trees; properly water, fertilize, and spray grounds and landscaped areas.

Safely operate custodial equipment; read, follow, and understand safety rules and procedures related to common hazards associated with custodial work such as warning labels on cleaning chemicals.

Properly use, store, and dispose of cleaning supplies.

Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.

Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.

Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.

Work is primarily outdoors and may involve exposure to loud noise, extreme temperatures, weather, road hazards, vibration, confined spaces, chemicals, fumes, dust, and mechanical or electrical hazards.

Employees may interact with the public, staff, and private representatives while interpreting and enforcing departmental policies.

May be required to work extended hours and rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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