Parking Meter Repair Worker

• Safety focused:Parking Meter Repair Workers should be passionate about safe working practices and maintaining safety precautions while on the job. You should show strong vigilance and care in identifying and addressing safety hazards.
• Customer service focused: You should value service to the public and show a desire to attend to the needs and expectations of customers, both internal and external.
• An energetic team player: The meter maintenance team works closely together. Along with the Safe Street Maintenance Division, we constantly reach out to each other for input. All the work we do is a team effort. You should have a strong desire to collaborate with others to achieve shared goals.
• An advocate for diversity: The Department of Transportation values equity and inclusion. You should appreciate the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace.
• Committed to professional integrity: Parking Meter Repair Workers are expected to work independently in the field. You will need to display honesty and adherence to principles while performing the job. Strong personal accountability is necessary to be successful.
• Physically fit:Parking Meter Repair Workers are out in the field and need to have good environmental exposure tolerance. You will need endurance, strength, coordination, and balance to perform the job.

• Maintaining Parking Meter mechanisms, including repairing and replacing any and all portions of the machines (head, body, housing, etc.).
• Clearing jams in Parking Meters.
• Removing and/or replacing meter heads.
• Testing, inspecting, and recording work performed on meters to adhere to specifications.
• Logging service requests and work orders.
• Installing, painting, and numbering parking machines.
• Inventorying new and used parts.
• Servicing tools and equipment and inspecting them for safety and mechanical defects.

• You will have excellent learning opportunities to grow and develop your skills and abilities.
• You will interact with citizens who will appreciate the work you do to make it easier for them to pay for parking.
• You will get to work outside with a diverse array of citizens and coworkers.
• You will get to utilize your mechanical knowledge and continually put your skills into practice.

• You may face challenges when communicating with citizens and other external customers who may be upset or frustrated.
• The job is physically demanding and you will be exposed to environmental variances in the weather and will need to work through uncomfortable conditions at times. You may occasionally use tools and equipment that can weigh in excess of seventy (70) pounds.
• You will experience a heavy workload and backlog of work.

• Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Mechanical Insight: Comprehending how mechanical, electrical, and structural systems operate and interact
• Environmental Exposure Tolerance: Performing under physically demanding conditions
• General Physical Ability: Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination
• Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Safety Focus: Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards
• Using Technology: Working with electronic hardware and software applications
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results
• Professional Integrity & Ethics: Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Informing: Proactively obtaining and sharing information
• Customer Focus: Attending to the needs and expectations of customers
• Handling & Resolving Conflict: Managing interpersonally strained situations
• Valuing Diversity: Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace
• Teamwork: Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals

Education:

Experience:

Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

The City of Oakland works with a Civil Service system. Applicants apply online, and HR staff reviews their experience, education, and training listed on the application against the "minimum qualifications" listed for each position.

Candidates who demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements are then invited to participate in an assessment process (or testing) to measure their knowledge, skills, and abilities in job-related areas.

Candidates who do not demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements will have an opportunity to request a final review. Candidates must request a final review within 5 business days of being notified that they did not meet the minimum qualifications.

In the final review, candidates may clarify information already provided on their application. No additional work history, education, or certifications will be accepted. Any decisions made during this review process will be final.

For this recruitment, all qualified applicants will be invited to participate in an online multiple-choice assessment. The assessment is tentatively scheduled to take place between March 11, 2024 and March 18, 2024. Instructions will be emailed to all qualified candidates.

Candidates who pass each stage in the process will be placed on an eligible list. Some candidates may receive extra points, for example, if you are a Veteran with an honorable discharge, or if you are a current City of Oakland resident. If you're applying to a "restricted" posting and you are eligible as a current City employee, you may also receive additional points for your City service. Extra points are only applied to passing scores, so if you do not pass every element of the testing process, you cannot use extra points to pass.

• 15 paid holidays
• Vacation: 2 weeks per year minimum with the ability to accrue more depending on public sector years of service
• Retirement: CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System) with a pension formula of 2.5% @ 55 (for Classic CalPERS members) and 2% @ 62 for new CalPERS members. Classic Employees contribute 8% of pre-tax wages. The City of Oakland does not participate in Social Security
• Health: The City of Oakland pays the full cost of employee and eligible dependent coverage at the Kaiser rate. Other plans include Anthem, Blue Shield, United Health Care, and other HMO and PPO plans
• Dental: Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents
• Vision: VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents
• Sick leave: Employees accrue 12 days per year
• Deferred Compensation: 457(b) pre-tax plan and an after-tax ROTH 401(k)plan
• Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account, Wellness Program, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance up to $200k & Employee Training.

Applicants are required to submit criminal history information upon request after receiving a conditional offer of employment. If the requested information is not furnished in a timely manner, applicants will not qualify for further consideration and will be removed from the eligible list.