Stormwater Quality Seasonal Maintenance Worker

This position is for a seasonal assignment limited up to six months from date of hire.

Join a dedicated team to help keep Salem clean and beautiful. This position involves maintaining nearly 500 Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) facilities and hundreds of acres of natural areas that capture stormwater runoff and improve the flows into our streams.

This position offers the chance to dive into the world of stormwater regulations and systems. Gain valuable skills while learning how to properly maintain GSI facilities and natural areas.

• Routine Maintenance:
  Perform weeding, trash removal, planting, and minor irrigation system repairs to keep facilities in shape.
• Using Tools and Equipment:
  Use hand tools like shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, and operate larger equipment such as mowers, edgers and power hand tools.
• Teamwork:
  Work closely with the Green Stormwater Infrastructure section’s career maintenance operators, Natural Infrasturcture Specialist, contracted landscapers, and Marion County Adults in Custody (AIC) work crews. Collaborate on tasks to make sure GSI facilities are well-maintained.
• Plant Care:
  Provide care for plants in stormwater facilities by watering, pruning, and removing dead vegetation. Identify commonly planted species. Identify invasive and noxious weeds; remove invasive and noxious weeds and apply integrated pest management practices to prevent spread of weeds through planning and proper disposal.
• Repair and Rehabilitation:
  Assist in the repairing, rehabilitating, and rebuilding of stormwater quality facilities.
• Landscape Maintenance:
  Perform other landscaping maintenance functions as assigned to ensure stormwater facilities operate as designed. This includes replacing or replenishing soil, leveling treatment areas, mitigating erosion and channelization issues, repairing minor concrete issues, clearing blockages, and loosening compacted soil.
• Record Keeping:
  Maintain detailed records of work using the City’s asset management system and tools like iPads, cell phones, and laptops.
• Customer Service:
  Offer friendly assistance to anyone with questions about maintenance work or stormwater facilities.

• Maintains regular attendance.
• Operates a motor vehicle safely and legally.

The work schedule for this position is Monday through Thursday 6:00 am-4:30 pm. Working during all weather conditions, including extreme weather events is required.

• Competitive pay.

• Must pass the pre-employment background check.
• Must have an Oregon Driver’s license and meet the City of Salem’s driving standards.
• General maintenance, restoration, repair, grounds keeping, construction trade or other manual labor experience.

• Knowledge on how to use common landscape tools safely and effectively.
• Ability to operate large trucks and pull trailers.
• Understanding of occupational hazards in the workplace and the precautions necessary to stay safe.
• Respect towards others, along with an enthusiasm to understand and value individual differences to help create a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Positive attitude and skills in providing great customer service.
• Commitment to safe work practices.
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with coworkers, employees, officials, and the public.

The City of Salem is an equal opportunity employer.