Concrete Maintenance Worker & Road Maintenance Worker

The City of Gresham is seeking two qualified candidates to fill the vacancies in the Transportation Division of Environmental Services as a Concrete Maintenance Worker & Road Maintenance Worker (Public Utility Worker 2). This position will involve operating a variety of light and heavy equipment and tools to maintain the City’s transportation infrastructure.

What you will get to do:

• Repair and maintain roadways, sidewalks, ADA ramps and bridges
  • Install, maintain, seal and repair paved streets, unimproved roads, shoulders, sidewalks, ADA ramps and bridges
  • Remove damaged road areas for excavation
  • Prepare streets for overlays and slurry seals
  • Patch, fill potholes, pave, grade and sweep
  • Excavate, pour and finish concrete
  • Operate light to heavy equipment and commercial vehicles
  • Participate in snow and ice removal and perform spill response
  • Participate in traffic control for vehicular and pedestrian crashes
• Repair and maintain signs, markings and rights-of-way
  • Fabricate, install and assure proper placement of street signs, barricades, traffic control devices, and pavement markings
  • Paint traffic markings, dividers, bridges, and parking spaces
  • Maintain City lots and rights-of-way and remove debris and garbage
  • Mow, spray, pull weeks and trim vegetation
  • Operate light to heavy equipment, bucket truck, and commercial vehicles
• Winter Operations
  • Operate light-duty trucks to 10 yard commercial dump trucks with plows, sanders, and de-icers.  
• Perform administrative tasks
  • Collect and maintain data for asset management, winter operations, right-of-way, and other programs
  • Complete work orders, time and attendance records, and interact using email, cell phone, and computer applications.
  • Attend job-required training
  • Participate in meetings
  • Purchase supplies and materials
  • Perform shop clean-up

Qualities we are looking for:

• An effective team player who values partnerships and forms relationships to accomplish work
• A strategic problem-solver who enjoys a challenge
• A quick thinker who navigates obstacles with a positive, can-do attitude
• Someone who is self-motivated with a solid work ethic and has a natural inclination to identify efficiencies in work processes while maintaining accuracy
• An individual who likes physical labor, working outdoors in varying weather conditions
• A safety minded person who embodies integrity
• A friendly personality to interact with Gresham residents and visitors
• Someone who has a passion for service to the Gresham community 

Work schedule/environment:  

The typical work schedule will be four 10-hour days per week either Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday.

Work is predominantly performed outdoors in varying weather conditions and involves manual labor. This position will require being on-call on occasion to include nights, weekends, and holidays. Refer to the Public Utility Worker 2 class specification for additional details.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Valid driver's license
• Good driving record (based on our driving matrix below)
• 18 years of age or older
• One year of related work experience which includes construction, landscaping, road maintenance and/or concrete installation.
• Must possess the physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation

Required certifications and licenses:

• CPR/AED and First Aid certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Confined Space certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Competent Person certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Flagger certification is required within 6 months of hire.
• Oregon or Washington Commercial Driver License (CDL) Class A with Air Brakes and Tanker endorsements is required within 6 months of hire. 

For more details and to apply, visit:  https://GreshamOregon.gov/jobs

If you have questions, please contact HRRecruiting@GreshamOregon.gov