Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance, General Labor

city of signal hill is looking for motivated individuals to join our public works maintenance team!

applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis. This recruitment may close at any time once sufficient qualified applications are received. interested candidates are encouraged to apply immediately.

please note the exam dates listed below are tentative and subject to change. Please regularly monitor your email for communication regarding exam dates.

• written exam – 30% – tentative march 31, 2026
• oral interview – 70% – tentative april 2026

only those candidates determined to be among the best qualified based on a review of their experience/training and their responses to the required supplemental questions will be invited to the written examination. Those successful in the written exam will be invited to participate in the interview.

under moderate or general supervision, performs a variety of unskilled and semi‑skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, monitoring, and repair of city streets, buildings, parks, parkways, landscaped areas, medians, and facilities; and does related work as required.

this is an entry/journey level class in the maintenance worker class series. Incumbents assigned to this class initially perform routine and related duties under close supervision. However, as experience is acquired, they are expected to work independently exercising good judgment and initiative. Positions in this class are distinguished from those in the senior maintenance worker class in that they do not frequently perform the most complex and difficult field maintenance duties, provide constant lead supervision to other field maintenance personnel, nor frequently operate heavy equipment in the most difficult and responsible work situations.

essential functions, as defined under the americans with disabilities act, may include, but are not limited to the following characteristic duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

(these functions are representative and may not be present in all positions in the class. The incumbent may be assigned to work in any divisions below depending on department's needs. Management and supervisor(s) reserve the right to add, modify, change or re‑assign related duties and work assignments.)

• operate heavy construction equipment such as trucks, tractors, forklifts, and skip loaders for a variety of construction and maintenance operations involving streets, curbs, sidewalks alleys and gutters.
• patrol assigned area to locate potholes; spread asphalt in patching and repairing streets.
• use concrete cutting and breaking equipment, operate a jackhammer, pour and finish concrete, and construct concrete forms; perform heavy manual labor and/or rough carpentry work.
• set up temporary traffic control devices such as cones, signs and barricades as necessary.
• perform emergency or routine repair of city‑owned street, storm drain, catch basins or other public service maintenance work as required.
• perform routine preventive maintenance on tools and equipment as assigned.
• paint or stencil traffic directional signs, crosswalks, stop bars, safety loading zones, bus stops, parking lot and center lines, and school crossings.
• paint and stripe barricades and guard rails, cut and prepare stencils; maintain, clean, and repair painting equipment and stencils.
• participate in the clean‑up of homeless encampments, removal of illegally dumped items and waste, abatement of weed and invasive vegetation, and removal of graffiti.
• remove debris from all areas within the public right‑of‑way, city facilities and parks.
• utilize proper safety precautions related to all work performed.

• operate mowers, tractors, trencher, vehicles, and equipment and utilize a variety of hand and power tools related to park landscape maintenance work;…