City of Mountain House
Under direct or general supervision, performs a variety of work in the construction, modification, maintenance, repair, and operation of City infrastructure, including streets, traffic controls and structures, storm and sanitary sewers, water and wastewater systems, parks, landscapes, trees, and facilities; performs preventative and routine maintenance on equipment and vehicles; and performs related work as required.
Receives technical and functional direction from the Landscape Supervisor, Senior Maintenance Worker, or equivalent supervisory personnel, and receives direct or general supervision from the Operations & Maintenance Manager. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.
This is the journey-level class in the public works maintenance series that performs the full range of duties required to ensure that City infrastructure, systems, and facilities to which assigned are maintained in a safe and effective working condition and provide the highest level of safety for public use. Responsibilities include inspecting and attending to assigned areas in a timely manner, and performing a wide variety of tasks in the maintenance and repair of assigned facilities and systems. This class is distinguished from Senior Maintenance Worker and Landscape Supervisor classes in that the latter are responsible for technical and functional direction over lower-level maintenance staff and are capable of performing the most complex duties assigned to the department.
Positions in the Maintenance Worker class series are flexibly staffed and positions at the II level are normally filled by advancement from the I level requiring one (1) additional year of experience and after gaining the knowledge, skill, experience, licenses, and certifications which meet the qualifications for and after demonstrating the ability to perform the work of the higher-level class. When filled from the outside, the employee is required to have two (2) years of prior related experience that allows the employee to meet the qualification standards for the Maintenance Worker II level.
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
When performing the street maintenance:
Operates specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets and related facilities.
Provides for the maintenance and repairs of City streets and roadways, including shoveling and spreading asphalt in patching, painting and striping, repairing, and reconstructing streets.
Provides installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signs, including making signs, and installing signposts and signs in accordance with City, state, and federal codes.
Performs a variety of duties in the maintenance of storm drainage structures to ensure efficient drainage, including inspecting, repairing, and replacing storm drains.
Performs a variety of weed abatement duties to eliminate hazards to vehicles and pedestrians as necessary.
Maintains City alleys to ensure safe and efficient access for the public.
When performing the water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems maintenance:
Performs visual checks of meter conditions and connections to ensure efficient operations and reports damaged or non-functioning meters.
Turns water service on or off; performs water service shut-offs for non-payments.
Reads commercial and residential water meters on assigned routes, and records subsequent data in a legible and accurate manner.
Repairs or replaces meters as necessary to ensure efficient operation, maintains complete and accurate records, and/or reports potential or existing problems to immediate supervisor.
Performs asphalt and concrete repair and patch work; removes trees, brush, and debris from rights-of-way to access sewer main lines and laterals.
When performing the parks maintenance:
Performs a variety of technical landscape construction duties, including planting flowers, shrubs, and trees, pruning and repairing damaged trees, making and repairing tree wells, irrigating, mowing, and fertilizing turf, trimming and planting, fertilizing, and pruning shrubs.
Inspects, maintains, repairs, and constructs developed and undeveloped parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, and other related facilities and properties.
Performs pesticide applications as required, including calculating proper amounts of pesticides, spraying parks, trails, landscapes, and street trees, and completing necessary paperwork.
Operates specialized vehicles and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City parks, landscapes, and street trees, and related facilities.
Installs, inspects, and maintains park equipment and grounds to ensure safe operating conditions for citizens, including making repairs.
Maintains parks and landscapes in a clean and safe condition, including picking up trash and maintaining trash receptacles, and cleaning and repairing restrooms.
Maintains park appearance, including mowing, trimming, edging, fertilizing, and watering lawns and other landscaped areas.
Maintains the interior and exterior of park facilities, including making repairs.
Installs and repairs irrigation equipment, including installing irrigation pipes, maintaining clocks and timers, testing systems, replacing valves, and making repairs.
Inspects City premises for graffiti vandalism, uses appropriate chemicals and high-pressure equipment to remove graffiti.
When performing the facilities maintenance:
Performs routine maintenance and alterations on City buildings and facilities; identifies and evaluates construction-related problems; repairs and/or renovates structures; adds and demolishes walls; builds and repairs cabinets and counters; installs and repairs stairs; builds storage units; installs and repairs ceiling tiles, floor tiles, linoleum, and/or carpet; hangs doors; repairs sheet rock; repairs and patches roofs and paints or stains as necessary; and performs other related tasks.
Performs installation and repairs on plumbing lines and fixtures; replaces broken pipes, cleans plugged drains, replaces washers and gaskets, replaces faucets and valves, cleans grease traps, and flushes sewer lines; installs, maintains, and repairs drains, and waterlines.
Performs basic maintenance on City electrical systems; repairs and replaces light bulbs and electrical fixtures; troubleshoots, repairs, and runs circuits; identifies circuits and calculates circuit loads; tests voltages, ohms, grounds, neutral, and common wires.
Repairs block/brick structures, replaces grout and repairs cracks; patches cement, constructs forms, and pours concrete for small jobs such as walkways or slab repair.
Sets up rooms and equipment for classes, parties, conferences, meetings, and other functions; moves and arranges furniture.
Performs general custodial work, including cleaning and sanitizing restroom facilities and fixtures, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, waxing, striping, and polishing floors and carpets, dusting and polishing furniture, woodwork, fixtures, and equipment, washing windows, mirrors, and walls and cleaning furniture and counter tops; empties, cleans, and sanitizes waste and recycle bins.
When performing all assignments:
Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.
Maintains light, medium, and heavy equipment and trucks appropriate to the functional area of assignment.
Operates a variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to work assignment as instructed.
Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the workday.Installs street barricades and cones and controls traffic around work sites to ensure safe conditions for the general public and City workers.
Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of position.
Responds to complaints and answers questions from public or escalates to crew leader or supervisor, as necessary.May oversee and provide training to alternative work program workers.
Responds to after-hours emergencies.
Performs related duties as assigned.
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth 12th grade.
Maintenance Worker II In addition to the above, two (2) years of experience equivalent to Maintenance Worker I.
Licenses and Certifications
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid California’s driver’s license.
May be required to obtain a Qualified Applicator Certificate issued by the State of California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) certification desirable.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Must possess mobility to work in the field; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium to heavy physical work, to work in confined spaces, around machines, and to climb and descend ladders, and operate varied hand and power tools and construction equipment; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate above-mentioned tools and equipment. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel,
reach, and climb to perform work and inspect work sites. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 100 pounds and heavier weights with the use of proper equipment.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS Employees work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.
WORKING CONDITIONS May be required to work various shifts or emergencies on evenings, weekends, and holidays.
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Receives technical and functional direction from the Landscape Supervisor, Senior Maintenance Worker, or equivalent supervisory personnel, and receives direct or general supervision from the Operations & Maintenance Manager. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.
This is the journey-level class in the public works maintenance series that performs the full range of duties required to ensure that City infrastructure, systems, and facilities to which assigned are maintained in a safe and effective working condition and provide the highest level of safety for public use. Responsibilities include inspecting and attending to assigned areas in a timely manner, and performing a wide variety of tasks in the maintenance and repair of assigned facilities and systems. This class is distinguished from Senior Maintenance Worker and Landscape Supervisor classes in that the latter are responsible for technical and functional direction over lower-level maintenance staff and are capable of performing the most complex duties assigned to the department.
Positions in the Maintenance Worker class series are flexibly staffed and positions at the II level are normally filled by advancement from the I level requiring one (1) additional year of experience and after gaining the knowledge, skill, experience, licenses, and certifications which meet the qualifications for and after demonstrating the ability to perform the work of the higher-level class. When filled from the outside, the employee is required to have two (2) years of prior related experience that allows the employee to meet the qualification standards for the Maintenance Worker II level.
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
When performing the street maintenance:
Operates specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets and related facilities.
Provides for the maintenance and repairs of City streets and roadways, including shoveling and spreading asphalt in patching, painting and striping, repairing, and reconstructing streets.
Provides installation, maintenance, and repair of traffic signs, including making signs, and installing signposts and signs in accordance with City, state, and federal codes.
Performs a variety of duties in the maintenance of storm drainage structures to ensure efficient drainage, including inspecting, repairing, and replacing storm drains.
Performs a variety of weed abatement duties to eliminate hazards to vehicles and pedestrians as necessary.
Maintains City alleys to ensure safe and efficient access for the public.
When performing the water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems maintenance:
Performs visual checks of meter conditions and connections to ensure efficient operations and reports damaged or non-functioning meters.
Turns water service on or off; performs water service shut-offs for non-payments.
Reads commercial and residential water meters on assigned routes, and records subsequent data in a legible and accurate manner.
Repairs or replaces meters as necessary to ensure efficient operation, maintains complete and accurate records, and/or reports potential or existing problems to immediate supervisor.
Performs asphalt and concrete repair and patch work; removes trees, brush, and debris from rights-of-way to access sewer main lines and laterals.
When performing the parks maintenance:
Performs a variety of technical landscape construction duties, including planting flowers, shrubs, and trees, pruning and repairing damaged trees, making and repairing tree wells, irrigating, mowing, and fertilizing turf, trimming and planting, fertilizing, and pruning shrubs.
Inspects, maintains, repairs, and constructs developed and undeveloped parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, and other related facilities and properties.
Performs pesticide applications as required, including calculating proper amounts of pesticides, spraying parks, trails, landscapes, and street trees, and completing necessary paperwork.
Operates specialized vehicles and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City parks, landscapes, and street trees, and related facilities.
Installs, inspects, and maintains park equipment and grounds to ensure safe operating conditions for citizens, including making repairs.
Maintains parks and landscapes in a clean and safe condition, including picking up trash and maintaining trash receptacles, and cleaning and repairing restrooms.
Maintains park appearance, including mowing, trimming, edging, fertilizing, and watering lawns and other landscaped areas.
Maintains the interior and exterior of park facilities, including making repairs.
Installs and repairs irrigation equipment, including installing irrigation pipes, maintaining clocks and timers, testing systems, replacing valves, and making repairs.
Inspects City premises for graffiti vandalism, uses appropriate chemicals and high-pressure equipment to remove graffiti.
When performing the facilities maintenance:
Performs routine maintenance and alterations on City buildings and facilities; identifies and evaluates construction-related problems; repairs and/or renovates structures; adds and demolishes walls; builds and repairs cabinets and counters; installs and repairs stairs; builds storage units; installs and repairs ceiling tiles, floor tiles, linoleum, and/or carpet; hangs doors; repairs sheet rock; repairs and patches roofs and paints or stains as necessary; and performs other related tasks.
Performs installation and repairs on plumbing lines and fixtures; replaces broken pipes, cleans plugged drains, replaces washers and gaskets, replaces faucets and valves, cleans grease traps, and flushes sewer lines; installs, maintains, and repairs drains, and waterlines.
Performs basic maintenance on City electrical systems; repairs and replaces light bulbs and electrical fixtures; troubleshoots, repairs, and runs circuits; identifies circuits and calculates circuit loads; tests voltages, ohms, grounds, neutral, and common wires.
Repairs block/brick structures, replaces grout and repairs cracks; patches cement, constructs forms, and pours concrete for small jobs such as walkways or slab repair.
Sets up rooms and equipment for classes, parties, conferences, meetings, and other functions; moves and arranges furniture.
Performs general custodial work, including cleaning and sanitizing restroom facilities and fixtures, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, waxing, striping, and polishing floors and carpets, dusting and polishing furniture, woodwork, fixtures, and equipment, washing windows, mirrors, and walls and cleaning furniture and counter tops; empties, cleans, and sanitizes waste and recycle bins.
When performing all assignments:
Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.
Maintains light, medium, and heavy equipment and trucks appropriate to the functional area of assignment.
Operates a variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to work assignment as instructed.
Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the workday.Installs street barricades and cones and controls traffic around work sites to ensure safe conditions for the general public and City workers.
Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of position.
Responds to complaints and answers questions from public or escalates to crew leader or supervisor, as necessary.May oversee and provide training to alternative work program workers.
Responds to after-hours emergencies.
Performs related duties as assigned.
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth 12th grade.
Maintenance Worker II In addition to the above, two (2) years of experience equivalent to Maintenance Worker I.
Licenses and Certifications
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid California’s driver’s license.
May be required to obtain a Qualified Applicator Certificate issued by the State of California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) certification desirable.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Must possess mobility to work in the field; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium to heavy physical work, to work in confined spaces, around machines, and to climb and descend ladders, and operate varied hand and power tools and construction equipment; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone or radio. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate above-mentioned tools and equipment. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel,
reach, and climb to perform work and inspect work sites. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 100 pounds and heavier weights with the use of proper equipment.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS Employees work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, and hazardous physical substances and fumes. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.
WORKING CONDITIONS May be required to work various shifts or emergencies on evenings, weekends, and holidays.
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