Salary: $21.33 - $25.59 HourlyLocation : Durango, COJob Type: Full-TimeJob Number: 2024-00137Department: Public WorksDivision: Street Maintenance - 4312Opening Date: 10/15/2024Closing Date: ContinuousSchedule Details:: M- TH 6:30am to 5:00pm; work shifts will vary and position is bonus eligible during winter months (Nov.- March).DescriptionJoin the City of Durango's Streets Team and contribute to the infrastructure that keeps our community running smoothly. As a Streets Operator, you'll operate light to heavy equipment to support essential maintenance activities like street repair and landscaping. From hauling materials and sweeping streets to snow removal and storm drain maintenance, your work will directly impact the safety and quality of life in Durango.We'll invest in your success. If you don't already have a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL), we'll facilitate the training you need to obtain it. And to show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a $500 per month snow operations bonus between November 1st and March 30th every year, with the possibility of an April bonus payout pending Director approval. Essential Job Duties What You'll Do in This Role:
- Operate various construction and maintenance equipment, including dump trucks, skid loaders, front-end loaders, cement mixers, forklifts, vactor trucks, patch trucks, ditch witches, weed cutters, snowplows, street sweepers, and more.
- Perform preventative maintenance on heavy and light equipment.
- Maintain production logs and records.
- Participate in road construction and repair, including:
- Constructing and finishing concrete for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, streets, alleys, and related areas.
- Digging ditches and backfilling trenches.
- Installing storm drainpipes.
- Breaking and repairing concrete and asphalt.
- Hot patching, sealing, and removing debris from road surfaces.
Perform street maintenance tasks, including:- Barricading and traffic control around work sites.
- Installing street signs in compliance with regulations and ordinances.
- Painting crosswalk lines, curbs, and traffic control symbols.
- Operating a street sweeper to clean and maintain roadways, picking up litter, and cleaning storm drains.
- Removing snow and ice from roadways and parks as directed.
Minimum Qualifications You Have:
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Two years of experience performing street maintenance work and operating light construction, agriculture, landscaping, or maintenance equipment.
- The ability to maintain a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) during employment.
- Knowledge of basic practices, methods, materials, and equipment used in grounds maintenance and general maintenance work.
- Familiarity with traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in heavy equipment operation.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Supplemental Information What We Can Offer You:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Ample personal time off (PTO) and 11 paid holidays.
- 4-day work week.
- $500/month snowplow bonus between November 1st and April 31st each year.
- 401(a) retirement plan and optional deferred compensation plan.
- Basic life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Paid Family and Medical Leave (FMLA).
- Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Free access to the Durango Community Recreation Center and Chapman Hill Ice Rink & Ski Area.
- Holistic Employee Wellness Program, addressing physical, mental, financial, and professional well-being.
- Free transit pass and family member discounts.
- Reimbursement for job-related classes to foster continuous learning.
- Sixteen hours of volunteer time off per year to support local non-profit organizations.
To view the full job description, click here.Belong at the City of Durango: We believe in creating an inclusive workforce that welcomes diversity of thoughts, viewpoints, and experiences. The City of Durango is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental & vision insurance, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, and paid time off.To learn more details, visit our 01 Do you have the equivalent to completion of High School or GED?
02 Do you have any relatives who currently work for the City of Durango?
03 If you answered yes, provide your relative's name, the department they work in, and their relationship to you. 04 Have you been previously employed by the City of Durango?
05 If you answered yes, provide previous City positions and approximate dates for those positions. 06 Do you have two (2) years of experience performing street maintenance work and operating light construction, agriculture, landscaping or maintenance equipment. Or, a combination of education training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the position duties and responsibilities?
07 Are you able to maintain a valid, CDL license during employment?
08 Have you ever been convicted of a crime, including misdemeanors, deferred sentences/judgements?
09 If you answered yes to having been convicted, you are REQUIRED to provide DATE(S) and DESCRIPTION(S) of offense(s) below. Required Question