Streets Maintenance and Operations Specialist

Job Summary

Commercial Truck Driver Training (Paid Training)

Our local CDL program consists of four weeks of classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training with an experienced and highly qualified instructor. The cost of training may be covered in full by scholarship through AZ@Work or by the City of Kingman. We will assist you through the process each step of the way and you will get paid a $17.38* hourly wage while you train.

Six Months On-the-Job (Paid Training)

Once you graduate from the Driving Academy and with the appropriate class of license and any applicable endorsements, you will begin on-the job paid training during your 6-month introductory period.

• Depending on qualifications, may fill as a Street Maintenance Worker $17.95 - $21.54

Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Graduation from high school diploma or GED equivalent;
• Four (4) years experience involving the use of heavy equipment, two (2) of which must have been related to utility or street systems.
• Any combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge and experience to perform the work.

• Valid Arizona Commercial Driver's License Class A or ability to obtain one within 6 months of hire.
• Based on assignment, may be required to participate and obtain NIMS (National Incident Management System) training certifications.

Essential Functions

• Performs a wide variety of street construction and maintenance procedures through operating one or more of the following pieces of equipment skillfully, safely and in accordance with traffic laws and regulations to: including back-hoes, dump trucks, belly dump trucks, water trucks, asphalt patching trucks, chip sealing machines, milling machines, graders, chip spreaders, loaders, oil boot trucks, street sweepers/brooms, jetter/inductor trucks, street rollers, man-lifts, tampers, plate compactors, snow plows and other related construction and maintenance equipment.
• Operates trucks or equipment of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies. May drive trucks or various other equipment when traveling to and from job sites.
• Operates fork lifts, jackhammers, mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, and other small equipment and power/hand tools to maintain street and utility systems, as needed.
• Installs or assists in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices.
• Works as a laborer and works with other personnel in shoveling, raking, patching pot holes, cleaning weeds and general labor work.
• Installs, maintains and removes temporary traffic control devices for related to maintenance activities, special events, and accidents. Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas, as required or assigned.
• Assists with clean-up operations at accidents, spills and other emergency situations.
• Assists in signs and markings operations; assists with other divisions and departments in street related activities; provides traffic control assistance and labor to the traffic signal section; assists with Blue Staking; cleans drainage ditches, storm drain pipe and catch basins.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Assists others in backing their equipment and safe operation during work activities.
• Performs pre and post trip equipment according to CDL requirements.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Supervises and leads DOC Inmate Labor as trained and assigned.
• Communicates and acts in a professional manner with the public, co-workers, and work contacts.
• Providing customer service, and communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity.
• May be required to work early mornings, evenings, nights, holidays or weekends as needed.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies and procedures; follows safety policies and practices, works in a safe manner, and reports unsafe activity and conditions.

Miscellaneous

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Considerable knowledge of medium to heavy-equipment operating principles and traffic laws, ordinances and rules involved in equipment operation.
• Functions, operating methods, and care required of a wide variety of heavy and complex construction equipment used on various jobs such as excavating, working to grade, rolling and related work.
• Street paving processes and street surfacing materials such as asphalt and aggregates.
• City street layouts and right-of-ways.
• Work zone traffic control signing and flagging in accordance with MUTCD standards.
• Working knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions common to construction and maintenance operations.
• Working knowledge of the methods, materials and tools used in street and utility maintenance work and Blue Stake laws and markings.
• Skill in the operation of various types of medium-heavy trucks and equipment;.
• Reading grade stakes and cutting subgrades for constructions projects.
• Understanding the uses of asphalt and aggregate materials.
• Care and operation of assigned equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• Identifying maintenance needs and mechanical problems and correcting or referring for repair.
• Preparing and maintaining records.
• Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Observe and adhere to proper safety precautions.
• Establish effective, cooperative working relationships with other employees, supervisors and the public.
• Perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions.
• Drive and operate a variety of equipment under varying conditions.
• Work from construction specifications, details, plans or blueprints.
• Use survey equipment such as transits and laser levels to take precise measurements.
• Ability to calculate elevations, grades, and material quantities.
• Classify soils and perform as a Department of Labor and Industries competent person on excavation sites.
• Maintain production schedules and carry out assigned projects to their completion.
• Meet physical requirements to include performing hard physical work, in adverse weather and environmental conditions.
• Participate in teamwork productively.
• Sit, walk and stand for long periods of time.