Maintenance Technician - Streets - Public Works

Anticipated Hiring Range: $19.97 - $24.69 Hourly

Full Salary Range: $19.97 - $28.95 Hourly

Why Do I See Two Salary Ranges? The City of Greeley, in compliance with Colorado state law, includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law improves wage transparency. We post both the full salary range and the anticipated hiring range, where we expect to make an offer. Offers are based on experience, education, certifications, and other factors.

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This approach ensures that the city remains an attractive, inclusive, and rewarding work environment, while also effectively serving the community.

Benefits:
This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here .

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Technician performs skilled and semi-skilled work in the maintenance, repair, construction, and improvement of City streets, alleys, roadways, and related public infrastructure. This position operates a variety of light and medium-duty vehicles, equipment, and tools to support roadway maintenance, pavement repairs, snow and ice control, and general street operations.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing assigned work safely and efficiently, establishing appropriate traffic control measures, maintaining equipment, and responding to operational needs and emergencies, including stormwater-related emergencies such as flooding and roadway drainage obstructions. Work is performed independently and collaboratively as part of a crew under the general supervision of a Streets Supervisor.

The City of Greeley supports employees in obtaining the required Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Employees who do not possess the required Class A CDL may be eligible for City-paid CDL training after six months of employment. Participation requires a $3,500 CDL Training Repayment Agreement. Repayment is 100% if leaving within one year of the agreement and 66% if leaving between one and two years.

No repayment is required after two years. Additional terms apply.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Zero (0) to One (1) year of experience operating light equipment, vehicles, or machinery used in construction, maintenance, or public works operations.
• Zero (0) to One (1) year of experience performing street maintenance, roadway construction, pavement repair, or related infrastructure maintenance activities.
• Traffic control and flaggers certification or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.

OR

Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job,

AND

Possession of a valid driver’s license.

• Previous experience in municipal public works, street maintenance, roadway construction, or infrastructure operations.
• Experience operating loaders, skid steers, dump trucks, tractors, snowplows, and related maintenance equipment.
• Ability and willingness to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

• Knowledge of methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in street, alley, roadway, and infrastructure maintenance, including asphalt patching, crack sealing, grading, and pavement repairs.
• Knowledge of safe operation and routine maintenance of light and medium-duty equipment, including dump trucks, loaders, skid steers, tractors, snowplows, and spreaders.
• Understanding of snow and ice control procedures, traffic control requirements, work zone safety standards, and applicable City policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of occupational safety practices, hazard identification, personal protective equipment (PPE), and safe equipment operation.
• Ability to safely operate vehicles, machinery, hand tools, and power tools and perform basic equipment inspections and preventive maintenance.
• Ability to interpret work instructions, maps, maintenance schedules, and operational procedures to complete assigned tasks efficiently.
• Ability to identify roadway hazards,…