Street and Sanitation Maintenance Laborers

Job Description: STREET & SANITATION MAINTENANCE LABORER

CLASS NO. 625                                          EEOC CATEGORY: Service‑Maintenance

PAY GROUP:                                              FLSA: Nonexempt

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Performs various manual tasks for cleaning, maintaining, and repairing city facilities, streets, drainage systems, and right-of-ways.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

1.  Reports to: Street and Sanitation Crew Leader

2. Directs: This is a non-supervisory position.

3. Other: Has contact with other city employees and occasionally with the general public.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Essential Duties*

Assists with repairing potholes, including setting up barricades to warn traffic of hazardous areas, measuring, cleaning, and filling holes;

Maintains ditches by hand or using a push or power lawn mower, power trimmer, hoe, shovel, or swing blade;

Trim trees, pick up brush, and load brush onto the truck;

Picks up litter on the sides of streets and roads;

Attends training sessions on safety and street maintenance as required;

Picks up recyclables and disposes them at the Recycle Center;

Paint curbs and parking lines; and

Installs and maintains road signs.

Other Important Duties*

Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: methods, practices, materials, and equipment used in street system maintenance; and use and care of tools and specialized equipment.

Skill/Ability to: understand and follow instructions; use power or hand-operated tools, including, trimmer, hoe, shovel, etc.; tolerate outside working conditions, including exposure to adverse weather conditions; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

High School Diploma or GED

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED

Appropriate Texas driver’s license.

JOB PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND/OR EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The City will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the American Disabilities Act Amendment Act, and all other Federal, State, and Local legislative requirements.  The Facility will ensure that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of that position.

Pre-employment drug screening and background checks are required.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an 'at-will' relationship