Location: Flower Mound,TX, USA
Description
Under direct supervision, performs routine and repetitive task to construct, maintain and repair the Town's streets/roads, bridges, medians, right of ways, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, alleys, drainage systems, and other public areas within the Town.
Examples of Duties
* Cleans, repairs, and maintains roads, bridges, medians, right of ways, alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and other public areas within the Town.
* Performs routine and repetitive physical strenuous tasks such as hand working asphalt and concrete as it is placed; loading and unloading trucks; laying pipelines and repairing manholes; patching pot holes and overlaying of streets; sealing cracks in asphalt and concrete; remove and replace concrete to include form setting to finishing; reading grades and setting grade stakes; assisting in surveying; cutting brush, trees; mowing and weed-eating high grass and weeds; and maintaining, cleaning around street intersections, medians and alleys.
* Operates, repairs, and maintains vehicles and various light equipment and tools such as tractors, mowers, front end and back end loaders, heavy trenchers, bucket trucks, augers, maintainers, jackhammers, skill saws; drills; bolt cutters; pothole patchers, rollers, dump trucks, 1 ton to 5 ton vehicles, etc.
* Works safely when working in close proximity to high-speed vehicle traffic areas, along medians, and right-of-ways.
* Identifies and informs supervisor of potential hazards, liability exposures, problem areas, public inquiries of the general public, and the status of work activities.
* Conducts daily inspections and preventative maintenance measures of vehicles, equipment, and tools such as washing, checking safe and proper operation, and servicing.
* Assists other departments and performs other duties, as needed.
* Adheres to departmental, personnel, and safety rules and regulations.
* Adheres to stand-by schedule as assigned for emergency repairs at night and weekends.
Minimum Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
* A High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is required.
* Must have a valid state-issued driver's license, and the driving record must comply with Town policy
* Experience with computers is preferred.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
* Street maintenance (concrete and asphalt) repair or construction work experience is preferred.
* Light to heavy construction equipment operation experience is preferred.
Must submit to and pass a post-offer, non-regulated drug test and thorough background checks (including criminal history).
Desired Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:
* General knowledge of installation of concrete and asphalt materials used in street maintenance; and skills required to operate vehicles, small power tools, and equipment in a safe and proper manner is preferred.
* Carpentry skills are preferred.
* Must be able to exercise good judgment, make competent decisions, handle multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure and stress.
* Must work extensive hours and respond within 30 minutes to an on-call or emergency callback, as required.
* Must maintain an effective and pleasant working relationship with coworkers, supervisors, and the general public at all times.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
* Must be able to talk, read, see, walk, hear, and follow oral and written directives.
* Must also have good hand/foot/eye coordination to operate equipment.
* Must be able to operate maintenance equipment; perform strenuous physical activities to include, exerting up to 100 lbs. of pressure, lift up to 100 lbs. of equipment several times a day, and lifting heavy objects; shoveling; crawling; bending; kneeling; climbing on and off equipment; and operating vibrating equipment.
* Must be able to work indoors, underground, outdoors, in confined spaces, in trenches, on level, slippery, sloping, unstable, and muddy terrain, and under constantly noisy conditions; and work in adverse environmental conditions to include inclement weather such as rain, sleet, snow, heat, sun exposure, dust/mist, and hazardous conditions such as street traffic, exposure to insects, noxious plants, and snakes.