Street Maintenance Technician

The City of Tukwila is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform routine, semi-skilled maintenance and/or repair activities related to the maintenance of city streets infrastructure and right of ways, and/or facilities; operates equipment which does not require a commercial driver's license.

The City of Tukwila is a dynamic suburb of Seattle, Washington. A unique city, Tukwila is one of the most diverse communities in the country, with more than 80 languages spoken in its schools. Also located in Tukwila is the largest retail mall in the Pacific Northwest. While less than 20,000 people reside in Tukwila, more than 47,000 work in the City every day and more than 150,000 go in and out of the city daily.

The City has 347 FTEs, 90 temporary extra labor and nine labor unions. Tukwila is a full-service city, with its own Police and Fire departments, as well as a robust Public Works department.

To provide superior services that support a safe, inviting, healthy environment for our residents, businesses and guests.

• Caring - We support the diverse community we serve with compassion, empathy and kindness.
• Professional - We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards and act with integrity and transparency. We are respectful and courteous with all.
• Responsive - We are timely and effective in the delivery of great customer service. We continually strive to find innovative ways to improve.

Salary Range $5,786 - $7,033 Per Month.
Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

A cover letter and resume must be submitted with your application. Initial screening will be solely based on your cover letter and resume and the contents and completeness of the education and work experience sections of your application. In order to be considered for this position, you must apply online.

Performs a variety of semi-skilled City streets infrastructure activities in maintaining and repairing City infrastructures to include bridges, roads, right of ways, street lights, traffic signals, and easements. Duties may include:

• Installing, repairing and maintaining road surfaces, shoulders, sidewalks and bridges.
• Installing and maintaining pavement markings and traffic control devices, and repairing traffic signs.
• Performs site maintenance activities such as mowing, trimming, pruning, removing and planting vegetation in the right of way to include center islands and roadside planter strips; assists in tree trimming on City right of ways. May assist with herbicide application.
• May assist with maintenance and repair of traffic signals and street lighting.

Performs semi-skilled work involving operation of vehicles that do not require a commercial driver's license. Duties may include:

• Performs operational checks and simple maintenance activities; reports needed repairs.
• City Streets/right of ways: operates equipment such as trucks, chippers, backpack blowers, pressure washers, airless painters, line trimmers, power tools, hand tools, and forklifts.
• Performs litter control and graffiti removal from City right of ways.
• Cleans, inspects, removes garbage from and pressure washes City bus stops.
• May operate trucks equipped with salt and deicing equipment during ice and snow events.
• Directs and controls traffic, to include placing traffic cones and signs, flagging traffic and closing lanes and streets.
• Responds to emergency events and situations, to include snow, ice, power outages, and flooding.

Assembles materials and equipment for service requests including loading of trucks with supplies and materials. May maintain and perform routine repair of irrigation systems, to include installing and repairing irrigation heads, valves, irrigation pipes, signal wires, timers, and pumps. Maintains reasonable, predictable, and regular attendance during the standard work week. May inventory supplies and make minor purchases as needed.

• Maintenance and repair methods and techniques in area of assignment.
• Basic grounds keeping and equipment maintenance techniques.
• Safety precautions applicable to area of assignment.
• Tools and equipment used in area of assignment.
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