Streets Operator

Streets Operator

The City of Bozeman is now accepting applications for a Streets Operator to support our Streets Department. Every day is a new opportunity to keep city streets moving smoothly by repairing streets, and plowing snow.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!

Bargaining Unit: Teamsters Fair Labor Standards Act: Non-exempt Work Week: Summer:
Monday
- Thursday or Tuesday
- Friday 6:45am - 4:45pm Fall Clean Up: (October
- November) Monday
- Friday 7:45am - 3:45pm Winter:
Monday
- Friday 3:00am - 11:00am or 7:45am - 3:45pm

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

• Performs maintenance and repairs of City streets and roadways, including preparing road surfaces for patching or overlay, paving, and repairing potholes, slide spots, and sink holes as necessary;
• Digs, shovels, hauls, and unloads soils, backfill, and other materials;
• Maintains City streets in the winter months to ensure safe and efficient traveling conditions for both pedestrians and vehicles, including plowing and sanding streets, and steam spraying for ice removal;
• Maintains the City's alley rights-of-way as necessary, including trimming, collecting and hauling brush, compost, or recyclables piles;
• Provides year-round creek maintenance to ensure the maintenance of safe water levels, including keeping creek free of debris, and chopping ice in the winter months as necessary;
• Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment;
• Operates and maintains light-, medium-, and heavy-duty equipment and trucks, including backhoes, front-end loaders, pickups, snowplows, pavers, cold milling machine, mowers, tractors, brush chippers, and other related equipment;
• Operates a variety of basic hand and power tools and construction equipment;
• Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the work day;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens' questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner. Provides outstanding customer service to City of Bozeman residents, employees, and customers;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
• Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.

• High School Diploma or equivalent; and
• Some (1-3 years) related equipment operation experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

• Some knowledge of basic principles and practices of street construction, maintenance, and repair activities of city streets;
• Some knowledge of related Federal, State, and local ordinances and regulations governing street maintenance and repair;
• Some knowledge of the techniques, methods, and materials related to street construction, maintenance, and repairs;
• Substantial knowledge of basic safety principles and practices;
• Substantial knowledge of the safe and proper use of basic hand tools, power tools, and other related construction equipment;
• Substantial knowledge of the maintenance and operation of related light-, medium-, and heavy-duty equipment and trucks;
• Ability to work…