Service Worker, Solid Waste Management

This is the first level in the Service Worker series. Performs skilled and semi-skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility.

• Performs skilled and semi-skilled construction, maintenance and repair work, such as repairing streets, laying concrete, carpentry, painting, plumbing, landscaping, and repair of specialized equipment.
• Operates various light, medium, and heavy equipment including brush tractors, dump trucks, mowing and sweeping equipment, trucks, truck with trailers, and Fire vehicles.
• May provide general direction to other employees and volunteers.
• Uses various hand and power tools to accomplish tasks.
• Explains and enforces rules and regulations pertaining to safety, barricading, direction of traffic, hazardous materials, and operation of equipment.
• Notifies residents and businesses of work being performed; answers questions from citizens.
• Maintains daily work records; may perform some computerized data entry work.
• Transports and sets up supplies and equipment; makes required safety checks.
• May act as a lead worker with ASPEN inmates.
• Operates city vehicles; depending on area of assignment may operate vehicles which require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Maintains parks, right-of-ways, parking lots, and bike paths.
• Operates mowing equipment, chain saws, weed eaters and other equipment.
• Maintains and adjusts sprinkler systems, provides irrigation services, maintains irrigation equipment, and removes graffiti.
• Trims trees and bushes, and cares for plants.
• Repairs or replaces park playground and recreation equipment, picnic benches and tables.
• Marks and reconditions playing fields and assists with set up for sports and special events.
• Repairs backstops, bleachers, and dug out areas.
• Installs and maintains park signs, fences, and gates.
• Sets and pours new playground concrete areas.
• Responds to, and resolves citizen complaints pertaining to parks facilities.
• Explains and enforces park policies and regulations to park patrons.
• Maintains high visibility to dissuade vandalism and crime in parks facilities.
• Assists with animal control in parks facilities.
• Assists with maintenance, repairs, and customer service at City cemetery.
• Explains and enforces park policies and regulations to park patrons.
• Ensures that reserved facilities are maintained in a safe, clean condition; checks for permits.
• Provides assistance in emergency situations; calls for police or medical assistance.

• Constructs new streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bus pads, and handicap ramps.
• Maintains and repairs streets, parking lots, curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and handicap ramps.
• Operates trucks and equipment used in oil and crack sealing, slurry sealing, pothole patching and street and curb cutting, such as concrete saws, tampers, jack hammers, heaters and mixers.
• Sets forms, and performs some concrete work.
• May install chain link fences, construct block walls, meter and traffic bases, and stems and footings.

• Performs skilled, and semi-skilled landscape construction, maintenance and repair work in an assigned area of responsibility.
• Maintains right-of-ways, undeveloped properties and alleys.
• Trims trees and bushes, cares for plants, and applies herbicides and pesticides.
• Operates heavy mowing equipment, chainsaws, weed eaters, brush tractors, front-end loaders, and other landscape equipment.
• Installs tests, maintains and repairs irrigation systems, vacuum breakers, valves and clocks.

• Prepares cover products and applies to landfill face and slopes.
• Controls dust by spraying water to roadways from water truck.
• Transports fuel to heavy equipment via fuel truck.
• Operates Water Truck and Waterpull.
• Assists weigh scale operator.
• Directs waste haulers to dumping locations, and monitors wastes for non-acceptable materials.

• Maintains and repairs sanitation containers.
• Delivers sanitation containers throughout the city.

• Maintains right-of-ways, undeveloped properties and alleys by collecting litter, refuse and debris on a regular basis. Operates assigned vehicles and other equipment on a daily basis; loads and unloads trash, litter and debris in truck or trailer.
• Works independently and exercises judgment when planning and coordinating daily schedules.
• Works as a laborer; operates various hand and power tools to accomplish tasks.
• Keeps daily log of work performed, mileage,…