City of Chelsea – Public Works Maintenance Team Member

Key Responsibilities and Duties
• Perform a variety of labor, maintenance, construction and repair tasks as needed related to City infrastructure
• Assist in City lawn care and park maintenance, snow plowing, storm sewer cleaning/repair, and street, tree and sidewalk maintenance
• Assist wastewater department with sanitary sewer maintenance and repairs
• Assist water department with water line maintenance and repairs
• Use City vehicles with care and skill
• Use necessary safety gear and precautions while performing City tasks
• Learn to effectively use tools and heavy equipment required to complete City maintenance tasks as needed
• Maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees
• Exhibit respectful customer service when interacting with customers, local business owners and residents
• Assist in weekly City trash and recycling collection
• Perform tasks required to help support City facilities
• Collect cash and support appropriate cash controls when working at the transfer station
• Be on call to assist with City emergencies
• Perform other related work as necessary to support the Public Utilities Service Division

Supervision Received
A maintenance employee in this position will perform their work under the supervision of the Public Works Superintendent.

Necessary Qualifications
A qualified candidate will demonstrate the following skills and background.
• Demonstrates considerable knowledge of street, sidewalk, water line, sewer line, building maintenance, parks and ground maintenance work
• Demonstrates considerable knowledge of general repair, maintenance and construction activities
• Holds a valid Michigan Commercial Driver’s License (Group A designation with air brake and tanker endorsement) or the ability to obtain one within a six-month time period and maintains thereafter as a condition of continued employment
• Attained a high school education or higher
• Demonstrates an ability to read maps, sketches and blueprints
• Demonstrates an ability to maintain and prepare accurate records
• Demonstrates an ability to effectively address resident, business owner and customer concerns
• Demonstrates an ability to clearly express oneself in speech and writing

Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle, fee or operate objects, use tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and smell.

The employee must frequently lift, push or pull up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities with or without prescription glasses required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration.

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