Maintenance Worker Senior

The City of Overland Park has a full-time Maintenance Worker Senior position available in the Public Works Department.

Intermediate-skill level position. Operates various types of light to moderately heavy vehicles and equipment. Checks equipment prior to operation. Cleans and repairs city streets, sidewalks catch basins, ditch liners, right-of-ways and related public works field facilities. Assist in the maintenance of traffic control services. Responds to emergency situations as required. Operates a snow plow truck. May serve as a team leader for specific projects and/or tasks as assigned.

Is willing to provide coaching and mentoring to new employees on job tasks.

Operates single axle or one-ton trucks with spreader and front and wing plows to clear streets of snow and ice. Mounts front and wing plows and spreader equipment. Hooks up hoses and tie down straps. Proceeds to the assigned route exercising extreme caution. Cleans all equipment and performs maintenance when shift ends. Operates tandem axle trucks as back-up or substitute for the regular route driver.

Fills cracks in asphalt streets using a melter applicator machine. Involves lifting 50 lb. blocks of material and long periods of walking. May involve operation of a melter applicator machine and operation of a single axle truck to pull the machine to the work site.

Operates or assists in operation of a truck mounted unitized asphalt patching "hot box" machine in hot patch placement for street repairs by cleaning out hole, preparing hole for hot mix using a saw or hydraulic jack hammer, spraying hole with tack oil, shoveling hot mix asphalt from truck to street, leveling asphalt with lute rake and using walk behind asphalt roller to compact the asphalt.

Cleans out machine at end of shift.

Sets up construction signs at construction sites and roadways and serves as flag-person to direct traffic safety around construction sites.

Operates a tandem or single axle truck to haul tear-out materials from and asphalt or other required materials to repair site. Loads materials by hand or with the use of equipment. Place signs around the work area.

May occasionally operate skid steer, rollers & wheel loaders.

Assists in the fabrication and layout of various traffic control signs. Uses computerized sign design software to fabricate traffic control signs. Installs traffic signs. Operates a sign installation truck and all applicable attachments.

Assists in the layout and application of pavement markings Conducts maintenance inventories of traffic control devices using automated databases.

Assists street light technicians with assigned duties. Such duties could include manual digging, installing street light poles, changing light fixtures, and other general non-electric/electrical work tasks.

Performs "walk-around inspection" prior to operation, replenishes fluid levels and completes required log book. Replaces small items such as lights, hoses and belts, and checks frames for broken parts and cracks. Reports malfunctioning equipment to supervisor. Operates all machinery in a safe and judicious manner according to the manufacturer's operation manual. Cleans and performs routine maintenance and minor repairs to assigned equipment as needed.

Performs shop work to make equipment ready for use. Operates cutting torch on a limited basis. Performs minor mechanical repairs. Operates forklift.

Responds to resident inquiries to clean driveways that have been soiled by construction activity. Removes or paints over graffiti on public works structures. Performs maintenance activities at public works facilities such as painting, yard mowing, sweeping and trash pickup. Delivers handbills door to door.

Assists in repairing or replacing old concrete (sidewalks, curbs, ditch liners, bridge decks and storm water catch basins) by using a concrete saw, air compressor, jack hammer and shovel for concrete removal and load and haul material away. Constructs forms and pours and finishes concrete. Assists with other construction activities such as installation of fencing.

Uses hand tools to apply road patch. Tools include shovel, lute rake and pick. Shovels and tamps asphalt into holes.

Assists with installation of storm pipes by setting pipe to proper grade and alignment. Shovel and rake base and cover material to specified grade to prepare for pipe placement or paving material. Operates compacting equipment as required.

Completes ditching and other construction activities by…