Senior Maintenance Worker

The City of Ojai is currently recruiting for Senior Maintenance Worker. This position is responsible for performing a wide variety of tasks to maintain the City's infrastructure including streets, sidewalks, drainage facilities, parks, buildings, and facilities.

DEFINITION

Under direction, to lead, oversee, and participate in the more complex and difficult work of staff responsible for providing street, parks, facilities, and cemetery maintenance, repair, and construction services; and to perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Exercises technical and functional supervision over lower level staff.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Lead, plan, and review the work of staff responsible for providing street maintenance, repair, and construction services including the maintenance, repair, and construction of City streets, parks, facilities, and cemetery.

Estimate time, material, and equipment required for assigned jobs; requisition materials as required; order parts as necessary and ensure parts ordered are received in a timely fashion.

Supervise the use and operation of a variety of vehicles, tools, and equipment used in the maintenance, repair, and construction of City streets including manual tools and light and moderately heavy power driven equipment.

Train assigned employees including in the areas of work methods, techniques, and the use and operation of equipment.

Verify work of assigned employees for accuracy, proper work methods, techniques, and compliance with applicable work methods; ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures.

Ensure the adherence with applicable standards and specifications; maintain cleanliness of work area and tools.

Perform the full range of duties in the assigned area of work.

Maintain, repair, and install a variety of public works services and equipment at public facilities and buildings, parks, and rights-of-way.

Set, form, pour, and finish concrete to repair curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks; lay asphalt; build fences; open and close graves.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Repair and/or assist in cleaning and repairing storm drains, catch basins, and storm drain pipes; perform weed abatement duties.

Operate a variety of tools and equipment including bucket truck, backhoe, dump truck, tractor, skiploader, paint striper, riding mower, rototiller, blower, edger, and truck.

Perform routine preventive maintenance and equipment checks on assigned equipment; notify appropriate personnel of equipment deficiencies.

Respond to emergency calls for service 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 repairing water and sewer lines.

Perform a variety of landscaping activities in City parks and City rights-of-way areas; mow, edge, spray, clean, tend flower beds, and trim and prune trees, bushes and hedges.

Make minor repairs to City facilities; paint; remove graffiti; wash windows; perform other routine maintenance functions.

Conduct routine inspections of assigned work areas and equipment including parks, playground equipment, and irrigation systems; make repairs as necessary; perform general custodial work on such areas including cleaning and sweeping walks and parking areas and cleaning rest rooms; perform rodent control tasks; empty public trash receptacles; replace park and rest room supplies as necessary.

Prepare facilities for scheduled activities; open, close, lock, and secure facilities; coordinate facility use; follow facility schedule.

According to established procedures, purchase materials, equipment, and supplies necessary to complete a maintenance or repair task.

Perform dead animal recovery duties from public streets and other areas.

OTHER JOB RELATED DUTIES

Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB RELATED AND ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Operations, services, and activities of a streets, parks, and facilities maintenance, repair, and construction program.

Basic practices and procedures used in vehicle maintenance.

Principles of lead supervision and training.

Methods and techniques of streets, parks, and facilities maintenance, repair and construction.

Occupational hazards and standard safety practices necessary in streets, parks, and facilities maintenance work.

Principles and procedures of record keeping and reporting.

Safe driving principles and practices.

Skill to:

Operate a variety of public works maintenance, repair, and construction equipment and tools in a safe and effective manner.

Perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time.

Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and software.

Operate a motor vehicle safely.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, and review the work of maintenance staff.

Provide lead supervision and training to assigned staff.

Independently perform the most difficult streets, parks, and facilities maintenance, repair, and construction work.

Read, interpret, and apply a wide variety of technical information from manuals, drawings, specifications, layouts, blueprints, and schematics.

Ability to:

Interpret and apply the policies, procedures, laws, and regulations pertaining to streets, parks, and facilities maintenance programs and functions.

Perform cement and masonry work.

Perform minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and tools.

Work independently in the absence of supervision.

Understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience:

Six years of increasingly responsible journey level experience in streets, parks, and/or facilities maintenance, repair, and construction and equipment operation.

Training:

Equivalent to a high school diploma supplemented by specialized training in construction technology.

License or Certificate:

Possession of, or ability to obtain a Class B California Driver's License within six months of employment.

Depending upon assignment, possession of a playground, pesticide or herbicide certificates.

Special Requirements:

Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:

Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, twist, climb, push, pull, and lift up to 50 lbs.; exposure to heat, noise, outdoors, vibration, chemicals, explosive materials, mechanical hazards, and electrical hazards; ability to travel to different sites and locations; availability for on-call, stand-by, and emergency call.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: $30.70 - $37.31 p/h

Deferred Comp: ICMA; City matches lesser of 3% of salary or $200/month.

Retirement: City participates in California Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) and Social Security.

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability: Participation in PERS health plans; City pays 100% employee nd 80% of dependent premium up to PERS Choice rate; City pays 100% of employee premium for dental and vision. City paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance.

Holidays: 13 Holidays

Vacation: Initial 88 hours per year with subsequent additions for longevity.

Sick Leave: 96.0 hours per year.

Life Insurance: City paid, $30,000 Life plus ADD

Post-Employment Benefits Program: Employees hired after Nov. 1, 2010, who work 10 years continuously and retire from the City, will be eligible to participate in the CalPERS health plans after retirement; City pays the "Employer Minimum Contribution" toward the retirees' premium.

Disaster Service Worker: In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, City of Ojai Employees, in the event of a disaster, are considered disaster service workers and may be asked to respond accordingly

The City of Ojai is an Equal Opportunity/ADA Employer.

This recruitment will remain open until March 7, 2024, but and may close at any time without notice. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible. Facsimiles, electronic mail, and photocopies not be accepted.