Maintenance Worker; Skilled Industrial Painter

The City of Eureka is currently looking for a skilled industrial painter to join the team of professionals at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This assignment will specifically focus on skilled industrial painting and protective coating work including identifying coating failures and maintenance and repair of painted and coated surfaces of plant assets.

Under direct or general supervision, performs a variety of work in the construction, modification, maintenance, repair and operation of City infrastructure, including utility systems and treatment facilities; may obtain meter readings; and performs related work as required.

Receives direct or general supervision and/or technical and functional direction from assigned supervisory or management personnel. May exercise technical and functional direction over assigned staff.

Initially under close supervision, incumbents with basic maintenance experience learn City infrastructure, systems, and facilities, use of tools and equipment, and a wide variety of practices and procedures. As experience is gained, assignments become more varied and are performed with greater independence. This class is distinguished from Senior Maintenance Worker in that the latter is capable of performing the most complex duties assigned to the division and may be responsible for technical and functional direction over lower-level maintenance staff.

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.

• Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required.
• Maintains light, medium, and heavy-duty 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.
• Performs general and industrial painting and protective coating work by preparing surfaces and applying coating systems.
• Identifies coating failures and recommends appropriate repair or preservation methods.
• Maintains and repairs painted and coated surfaces and tracks related dates, materials used, and maintenance intervals.
• 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 positions.
• Responds to after-hours emergencies.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Maintenance principles, practices, tools and materials for asphalt and concrete repair, irrigation and industrial facilities maintenance, including the water/wastewater treatment plants, utility systems and other related facilities and properties.
• The operation and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles and power equipment.
• Safe use, handling and storage of painting and cleaning agents and associated equipment and materials.
• Basic traffic control procedures and traffic sign regulations.
• Shop arithmetic and basic math applicable to calculating surface area coverage and measuring materials.
• Safety equipment and practices related to the work, including the handling of hazardous chemicals.
• Safe driving rules and practices.
• Basic computer software related to work.
• English usage, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.
• Techniques for…