Public Works Maintenance I - Parks



Public Works Maintenance I - Parks

Salary

$63,419.20 Annually

Location

Chaska, MN

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

22-00108

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

03/06/2023

Closing Date

5/1/2023 12:28 PM Central

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Reports To

Brian Jung

Job Summary

The Maintenance I performs all street, public property, park and recreation area maintenance and repairs for the City of Chaska; this includes heavy and light equipment work for roadways, school athletic fields, City cemetery and all municipal parks, trails and green areas.

Responsibilities

  1. Performs routine maintenance on City’s parks and cemetery, school athletic fields, playgrounds, gazebos, shelters and other City property and related structures.
  2. Performs snow removal through use of tractors, trucks, snowplows and snow loaders. 
  3. Assists with construction activities on City owned property. 
  4. Applies pesticides and fertilizers and assists with planting of landscaping. 
  5. Assists in construction of roads, streets and bridges through use of road graders and loaders. 
  6. Constructs, repairs and maintains hiking and biking trails throughout the City as well as other asphalt roadways. 
  7. Erects, removes, repairs and maintains street signage throughout the City.
  8. Provides monitoring and maintenance of catch basins, pumps, lift stations and other related structures and equipment for the purpose of storm water and flooding control.
  9. Maintains equipment and tools used in performance of duties.
  10. Assists other departments as needed, holds place in on-call schedule and as municipal employee maintains availability for emergency situations.
  11. Performs all other related duties as requested or assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

  • High School Diploma or G.E.D
  • Previous experience in a municipal maintenance position
  • Public Works Certificate desired

Other Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Ability and experience with light equipment
  • Class A MN commercial driver’s license (CDL) with appropriate endorsements

Equipment, Mental & Physical Demands

EQUIPMENT USED
  • Saws, chainsaws, shovels, sledgehammers, acetylene torches, welders, drills, pumps
  • Skid steers, excavators, dump trucks, vibrator compactors, road graders, quipment trailers, air compressors, jack hammers, forklifts, brush mowers, milling machines, air compressors, tractors, irrigation systems
  • Lawn mowers, weed whips, woodchipper
  • Snow removal equipment including shovels, plows, blowers
 
MENTAL & PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
Mental Effort
  • Significant attention to safety standards, procedures, and practices
  • Calibration and application of fertilizers and pesticides
  • Professional and appropriate responsiveness when interacting with the public

Physical Demands
  • Proper and safe operation of both light and heavy equipment and tools
  • Ease working at heights or in trenches of 5+ feet in depth
  • Varying and some prolonged periods of standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, observing, climbing, balancing, lifting, carrying, and moving objects 80+ lbs. 

Working Conditions
  • Driving to and from work sites
  • Working outside in all seasons with varying levels of exposure to wind, rain, snow, ice, sun
  • Working in busy traffic areas and intersections
  • Working within confines of both underground and overhead system structures and construction sites

City of Chaska offers a compete benefits package to full-time employees including

  • Medical (H.S.A and HRA options)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts - Medical & Dependent Care
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Voluntary Employee, Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
  • Nice Healthcare- Convenient Primary Care
  • Critical Illness
  • Accident
  • Whole Life
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Other Benefits Offered:
  • 10 Paid  and 2 Floating Holidays Per Year
  • Paid Personal Leave (PPL)
  • Pension through PERA - Employer Match
  • 457B Tax Deferred Retirement Plan
  • Chaska Community Center: Discounted Membership Rates
  • Chaska Town Course: Discounted green fees and Merchandise
  • Wellness Program/Workout on Duty
  • Cell Allowance
  • Uniform/Clothing Allowance

01
Have you earned a High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent?
  • Yes
  • No
02
Do you have previous experience in a municipal maintenance position?
  • Yes
  • No, but I do have experience or knowledge of the materials and methods of a municipal maintenance position.
  • No, and I do NOT have experience or knowledge of the materials and methods of a municipal maintenance position.
03
Do you hold a Class A MN commercial driver's license (CDL)? Please review all options carefully.
  • Yes, I currently hold a Class A MN CDL.
  • No, but I previously held a Class A MN CDL, and would be willing and able to reobtain this in the future.
  • No, I do not currently hold a Class A MN CDL, and have not in the past, but would be willing and able to obtain this in the future.
  • No, I do not currently hold a Class A MN CDL and have not held this in the past, and WOULD NOT be willing or able to obtain this in the future.
04
What is your experience working with light equipment?
  • I have no experience working with light equipment.
  • I have little experience working with light equipment.
  • I have a lot of experience working with light equipment.

Required Question

Agency
City of Chaska
Department
Public Works
Address
660 Victoria Drive

Chaska, Minnesota, 55318
Phone
9524484335