Construction Operator, Maintenance Worker

The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.

The residents of Janesville choose this community, not just as a place to live, but as a place to realize life’s opportunities. We strive to sustain a community culture where differences are recognized, understood, and appreciated. As such, the City of Janesville recognizes the importance of developing an environment where diversity is not merely accepted but embraced and celebrated. As public servants, we believe everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

To this end, we will diligently recruit and retain the most talented employees in an environment that fosters maximizing one’s potential. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to consider employment with the City of Janesville and serve the residents of “Wisconsin’s Park Place”.

Under the general direction of the Operations Supervisor, this position is responsible for a variety of manual labor tasks in the daily operation and maintenance of the Public Works Operations Division. The Operator is responsible for operating a variety of equipment in the construction, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City streets and alleys, public right-of-way, stormwater system infrastructure, and sidewalks. This position is also responsible for snow and ice control and other severe weather operations, and is involved with residential waste collection services and landfill operations.

Reports to:

Operations Supervisor directly, and reports to the Assistant Operations Director – Infrastructure & Equipment or Assistant Operations Director – Solid Waste indirectly.

Has regular work contact with Department, Division, and Office Heads, City employees, and the general public.

Supervises:
None

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties and performed by the incumbent. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assists in the preparation of subgrade, pavement cutting, and installation of asphalt in the construction and/or maintenance of streets.
• Assists in the preparation for and pouring of concrete for curb, storm water infrastructure, concrete street repair, and other miscellaneous concrete work.
• Assists with applying traffic marking paint and retro-reflective beads in the public right-of-way and on public property utilizing a “walk behind” line striper, pavement grinding equipment, and self-propelled painting equipment.
• Cleans, repairs, removes, and installs traffic signage and hardware in the public right-of-way or on public property utilizing manual or machine-assisted techniques.
• Assists in maintenance and repair of storm water…