Senior Maintenance Worker

Are you ready to take the next step in your career?

The City of Fullerton is seeking a skilled and reliable Senior Maintenance Worker I to join our Public Works team. In this vital role, you’ll help keep our city’s infrastructure safe, clean, and fully operational—from streets and facilities to parks and public spaces. We’re looking for someone who takes pride in quality workmanship, leads by example, and is ready to make a lasting difference in the community they serve.

• Performing manual labor related to the maintenance and repair of Public Works, parks, municipal utilities, and other City facilities.

• A can-do attitude especially when faced with complex or urgent repairs.
• Must be able to quickly adjust to different types of tasks and environment.
• Able to spot potential issues before they become major problems.

• Play a crucial part in ensuring the City's streets, roads, sewer system, storm water facilities, parks, and water production and distribution systems are maintained.
• Join an enthusiastic team that takes great pride in their work.
• Be part of a progressive organization that values innovation and excellence.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and benefit package.

The Building and Facility Maintenance Division handles the maintenance and repairs for all city buildings and facilities including 71 buildings, 32 park facilities, and all city-owned electrical equipment. Duties include general carpentry, electrical and HVAC maintenance, plumbing, general repairs, parking structure maintenance, swimming pool maintenance and repair, street light maintenance, and a variety of other related projects.

The Landscape Maintenance Division serves the community by maintaining and preserving Fullerton’s green space and recreational areas that include 52 parks, 28 miles of recreational trails, 30 acres of median islands, 40,000 trees in public rights-of-way, and other city-owned property. Operations include landscape maintenance, irrigation repair and maintenance, recreational trail maintenance, preparation and maintenance of sports fields, weed abatement, pesticide application, tree and shrub planting, pruning, and removal, as well as emergency cleanup of downed trees.

The Sewer Division ensures the maintenance and rehabilitation of more than 330 miles of sewer pipe within the city. Staff provides routine and emergency mainline cleaning and has developed a program to clean private sewer lateral clogs from city-owned trees. The division also manages a Fats, Oils, and Grease (F.O.G) control program to minimize sewer blockages. We partner with our Engineering Division to manage a comprehensive Capital Repair Program that keeps our sewer system safe and reliable.

The Street Maintenance Division manages 285 miles of street and 400 miles of sidewalk. We preform street sign installation, maintain city storm drains, traffic legend painting, and striping public roadways, sidewalk concrete replacement, and asphalt pavement repairs (potholes to street pavement removal). The division also maintains channel storm drains, and city own parking lots in the downtown area. Position will be working next to equipment and exposed to working on city streets.

The Water Division handles all aspects of the water system which includes the upgrade and repair of infrastructure, management of water production and delivery over 424 miles of distribution pipes, safeguards water quality, manages cross-connection/backflow prevention, water conservation programs, and supplies water utility and meter reading services for residents and businesses within the…