Location: Bangor,ME, USA
The City of Bangor Public Works Department is currently seeking a Safety & Training Officer. Our departmental safety and training mission is to provide excellent safety and operational skills training to every employee so that they may, in turn, provide excellent public services to the City. The Public Works Department employs over 70 employees to provide efficient and effective public service to approximately 31,000 residents and 20,000 daily visitors. We provide extensive infrastructure support including maintaining approximately 300 lane miles of streets and 140 miles of sidewalks. We maintain underground pipes and basins, pave streets and sidewalks, maintain street signs, street lights, and traffic controls, manage stormwater flow, plant and maintain trees, paint traffic lines, sweep, plow, salt, and remove snow, among many, many other tasks in support of City of Bangor operations.
The incumbent will be required to maintain and grow our existing safety and operational training program. This program includes required regulatory training, task-specific safety training, and operational and equipment skills training. These trainings are provided to employees through a combination of web-based modules, classroom sessions, one-on-one sessions, and external trainer-led sessions. Our training program also includes a very successful private Commercial Driver License (CDL) school, Class A and Class B. Our intermediate and advanced employee training modules includes customer service, conflict resolution, supervisory, and leadership training. Please see attached job description for full detail.
The City of Bangor offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to be part of a professional, experienced team that adeptly handles all the behind-the-scenes operations and maintenance work that makes our city run smoothly. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
* Comp Time - Overtime can be converted to comp time for up to 40 additional hours paid time off each year
* Paid Vacation Days - up to 3 weeks in the first year
* Paid Holidays - 13 paid holidays/year
* Sick Days - up to 15 paid sick days/year
* Nine percent (9%) City retirement contribution
* Multiple Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance options available. City pays up to 80% of medical plan premiums.
* Long Term Disability coverage provided at no cost to employee
* We supply your tools, equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment with a generous boot allowance, and 75% of uniform costs are covered by the City
This position is paid on the Professional and Technical (PAT) scale, Range 3. This scale has 11 steps from $26.52 to $35.58. Pay will depend on experience.
Applications (required) and resumes (optional) can be submitted via the City's application link (HR Upload Portal (bangormaine.gov)). Please direct questions to ...@bangormaine.gov. Thank you for your interest in employment with the City of Bangor!
Equal Opportunity Employer