Transportation Maintenance Aide Ii (Seasonal)

Salary : $47,756.59 - $65,947.42 Annually
Location : Bellevue, WA
Job Type: Regular
Job Number: 24-00110
Department: Transportation
Division: TR TrafficMgmt Sigs/Sts Streets
Opening Date: 03/21/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
Come Join the City of Bellevue!
Please fill out your application as fully as possible. The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. Read the "Hiring Process" section below to learn more.
Job Summary
The City of Bellevue, WA is currently accepting on-line applications for seasonal positions located in the Traffic Management Division of the Transportation Department. The primary role is to assist full time staff in meeting seasonal demands related to the warm weather construction season. These positions perform a variety of manual labor tasks in assistance to fully-trained personnel to repair, maintain, operate, and install basic streets infrastructure systems. Work consists of routine and repetitive tasks, processes, and/or operations and will be performed cooperatively with other employees and completed in a manner that assures individual, co-worker, and public safety in all weather and working conditions. Employees receive direct supervision while on the job site in most cases, but the amount of direct supervision required may diminish as proficiency in task performance and equipment operation increases. Work may also be performed independently on the basis of clear instructions and standard operating procedures. Work is to be completed with appropriate efficiency and in a manner that commands the respect of or demonstrates appropriate courtesy to co-workers, and the public.
These positions are seasonal and last for six months starting April 1st and ending October 31st
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Street Maintenance - These positions perform a variety of manual labor functions in assistance to fully-trained personnel in tasks including, but not limited to: asphalt patching and paving, concrete walkway maintenance and repair, vegetation maintenance, trimming and brushing, traffic control device maintenance and repair (such as paint striping, crosswalk maintenance and sign maintenance), infrastructure inspection and inventory, driving vehicles with trailers, trail inspection, maintenance and litter control, and traffic control / flagging. Assist with street infrastructure inspections and maintenance, work as a helper on a variety of crew functions including the tasks outlined above. Seasonal employees will work under direct supervision from qualified Streets personnel until such time as they have demonstrated adequate proficiency in each task.
Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Basic mechanical skills and manual dexterity.
• Maintenance Aide is primarily an entry/training level position and requires minimal, if any, prior experience.
• Ability to learn to operate safely the equipment and machinery necessary to perform assigned tasks. Experience towing trailers and working with gas-powered equipment such as weed eaters is preferred.
• Exposure/experience adhering to safety rules and procedures is desirable.
• Ability to listen and understand direction/instruction, communicate with team members, and respond to customers tactfully and courteously.
• Must have a valid Washington driver's license by date of hire. Must have and maintain a good driving record according to Department standards. Proof required at time of interview. Applicants will be disqualified under the following circumstances:
  • * Violation - more than two moving violations in the preceding three years; reckless driving violation within the preceding three years; DUI within the preceding three years.
  • * Accidents - more than one motor vehicle accident within the preceding three years for which the applicant received a traffic or criminal citation and was convicted, forfeited bail, or entered a plea of "guilty" or "nolo condendere".

Supplemental Information
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hand and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Pulling, pushing, climbing, standing, bending or stooping for extended periods.
• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 90 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately loud.
• Hazard may include traffic, fumes, chemicals, flying debris, noise.
• Employees with hazard exposure will be required to provide and wear leather, steel-toed or equivalent protective footwear (ANSI approved).
• Employees must be willing and able to work outside in all weather conditions and provide weather-related gear if/as needed such as rain gear and /or coat. Employees must provide and wear long pants and shirts with sleeves a minimum of 4" long. Some tasks require the employee to provide and wear long-sleeved shirt.
• Periodic overtime may be required in emergencies.
• Union Position (Teamsters Local Union No. 763): After initial 2 months of continuous employment or within the month following the first day of rehire, employee will become a bargaining unit member and pay monthly union dues (current rate is 2.25 times their hourly rate of pay) and initiation dues as required.

Definition of a Seasonal Employee

• Must be pre-approved by Human Resources to ensure compliance with the legislation
• Regularly scheduled to work up to 40 hours per week for which the customary annual employment is six months or less
• "Customary" means that the nature of the position typically lasts for six months or fewer and that the period of employment begins at approximately the same time each year
• NOTE: Will be considered full-time and eligible for medical coverage if hours average 30 hours per week or more over a 12-month measurement period (or 130 hours per month)

For further information about this position, please contact Jackie Goeman via email at or at 425-452-5227.
HIRING PROCESS
The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name, address, and other demographics. To help us, please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Questions when requested and can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All candidates will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The City is not able to sponsor work visas.
• All positions the completion of references checks, including at least one prior supervisor.
• Some positions may require completion of a criminal background check prior to start employment
• Some positions may require obtaining a commercial driver's license (CDL), licensures, or additional certifications.

At the City of Bellevue, you'll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and advancing the community vision. The five essential and enduring principles that guide our individual actions, our interactions, and our decision making in the City of Bellevue organization is: exceptional public service, stewardship, committeed to employees, integrity, and innovation. You'll work in an environment that is innovative, collaborative, future focused, and committed to excellence. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting our past. It's what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore.
Have we piqued your interest yet? Come join our team! The City of Bellevue supports workplace diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. Persons needing assistance with the application process may call the Human Resources Office at 425-452-6838 or If you are invited to participate in the selection process and need ADA accommodations, please notify HR before you are scheduled for an interview or testing.
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For any technical difficulties with your application, please contact the NEOGOV support line at 855-524-5627.
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Seasonal, part-time, and variable employees have no benefits except for mandatory participation in the retirement plan assigned to the position, which will be the Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (MEBT II) retirement plan or the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) retirement plan, and any other benefits as required by law.