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Form of workThe City of Salinas invites applicants for the temporary position of Public Service Maintenance Aide. This position will be in our Fleet Services Division to assist mechanics with ordering parts and help keep work areas clean. This a non-benefited position. Employees are limited to working a maximum of 25 hours per week and must not exceed 1,000 hours per fiscal year. This recruitment is open until filled and may close at any time.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: All applicants must provide proof of education at the time of application or submit to the Human Resources Department by the filing date. The City of Salinas will accept copies of high school diploma, GED, college degree to copies of unofficial transcripts as proof of education. Applications are incomplete without the required documents.
Summary of Duties: Under direct supervision, performs a variety of routine, unskilled and repetitive maintenance duties, repairs in various divisions of Public Works as assigned. Performs related duties as required.
Distinguishing Characteristics: This in an entry-level position. Work performed at this level is of a routine, unskilled, and often repetitive nature. Receives direct supervision from higher-level personnel. No supervision is exercised over others.
Public Works:- Washes street sweepers, pickup trucks, cars and equipment by hand and with a steam cleaner.
- Cleans vehicle windows.
- Checks cab area in vehicles for broken accessories.
- Empties trash cans.
- Cleans work area.
- Sweeps floor.
- Performs related duties as required.
Administrative Services:
- Loads, unloads and receives supplies and equipment.
- Delivers supplies and equipment to departments.
- Cleans work area.
- Sweeps floor.
- Moves furniture.
- Performs related duties as required.
Parks and Recreation:
- Assists maintenance and recreation personnel to deliver and set up chairs, tables, booths, props, amplifying systems, and stages.
- Cleans work area, restrooms, fountains, and public facilities.
- Moves furniture and equipment.
- Assists in planting, removing, and maintaining a variety of landscaping and shrubbery.
- Mows, cleans and maintains parks and other facilities as directed.
- Performs related duties as required.
Knowledge of:
- Techniques and materials used in general maintenance and repair
- Correct and effective use of landscape maintenance tools, equipment and materials
- Safe work methods and safety regulations pertaining to the work
Skill and Ability to:
- Follow oral and written instructions
- Learn and abide by safety regulations
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships and deal tactfully with the public
- Learn to operate a variety of small hand tools and equipment used in maintenance and repair
- Learn to operate tools and simple equipment in a variety of maintenance activities
- Learn to operate a variety of vehicular and mechanical equipment in a safe and efficient manner
Education: High school graduation or GED
Experience: 6 months of experience performing maintenance work.
Licenses and Certifications: Possession of a valid California driver's license
Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Physical mobility and stamina to stand and walk for long periods of time, and to walk over uneven surfaces. Physical agility to push/pull, squat, twist, turn, bend, stoop and reach overhead. Physical strength to lift up to 50 pounds and up to 90 pounds with assistance. Manual dexterity sufficient to use hand and power tools. Hearing and speaking ability sufficient to converse over the telephone and in person, two-way radio and in person often over the noise of machinery and traffic, to detect and describe noises in machinery or to hear running water. Vision sufficient to read fine printed materials on labels, manuals, diagrams, to work with color-coded wires with no color deficiencies, and to drive. Mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions.
Perform heavy manual labor for periods up to but not limited to 8 hours per day. Work outdoors under adverse conditions in heat, wind, cold and rain. Work in and around potentially hazardous substances, including pesticides, herbicides and motor fuel.
Employment Type: Temporary
