Maintenance Trainee

Pay: $31.14 per hour

Full-Time, Non-Exempt, Benefit Eligible

Are you ready to gain valuable skills and experience in the maintenance field? Join our team as a Maintenance Trainee in the beautiful city of Eagan! As a Trainee, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals in our Public Works and Parks Departments. From maintaining parks and outdoor facilities to assisting with street repairs and snow removal, you'll play a vital role in keeping our community running smoothly.

Be a part of a collaborative team that values diversity and is dedicated to making Eagan a great place to live, work, and play. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!

The Maintenance Trainee is a limited duration, full-time, union, benefit eligible position for up to a maximum of two years to train and gain the skills and experience necessary to be a fully qualified maintenance worker in Eagan. Each trainee position will be terminated at the end of two years. Trainees may have an opportunity to apply and be hired into a full-time maintenance worker position before that time.

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications for the position will be invited to complete a pre-recorded video interview. Invitations will be sent to candidates as applications are received and reviewed.

Final date to receive applications
:
Wednesday, November 4 @ 8:00am (CST)

• Maintain outdoor hockey and pleasure skating rinks and winter facilities
• Assist in the construction of parks improvements
• Perform ongoing routine parks maintenance activities
• Perform turf maintenance tasks
• Conduct preventative maintenance and performs repair work on park equipment vehicles and other small equipment
• Assist in the preparation of park facilities for scheduled recreation activities and special events
• Assist in the installation of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and native grasses
• Provide a high level of continual maintenance for planting beds and garden areas
• Constructs and installs park hardscape features
• Assist in the removal of potentially hazardous, diseased or dead trees from public parks, open spaces and other public properties.
• Assist with park trail clearing activities
• Assist in maintaining the city's computerized tree/landscape inventory management system
• Assist with wildlife, prairie, and/or aquatic resources management projects and programs

• Perform repairs to asphalt and gravel road surfaces using specialized equipment
• Load and haul material for street maintenance and repair
• Perform concrete curb and sidewalk repair and replacement
• Perform street, boulevard, ditch, and right-of-way cleaning
• Perform rough-cut mowing and tree trimming/removal
• Perform snow and ice removal
• Perform minor vehicle, building, and grounds maintenance and participate in building constructions/refurbishment as assigned
• Install, maintain, and replace street identification, traffic control signs, and pavement markings while maintaining and organizing records
• Understand and actively participate in work zone safety procedures and operations
• General shop and building cleanup and minor repair
• Vehicle, equipment, and parts pickup and delivery

• Assist treatment plant operators in daily activities
• Clean and maintain pump houses, treatment plants, and booster stations
• Perform catch basin/storm sewer inlet and outlet maintenance
• Maintain landscape around lift stations and other buildings
• Assist Utility staff in the inspection, operation, and maintenance of the City’s utility infrastructure
• Water Distribution – curb stops, mains, valves, hydrant, meters, etc.
• Sanitary Collection – sewers, lift stations, etc.
• Storm Conveyance – sewers, lift stations, pond inlet/outlets, etc.
• Enter, review, and maintain inspection, maintenance, and repair records of…