Street Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician – City of Tukwila

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.

$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.

• Perform 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.
• Install, repair and maintain road surfaces, shoulders, sidewalks and bridges.
• Install and maintain pavement markings and traffic control devices, and repair traffic signs.
• Perform site maintenance activities such as mowing, trimming, pruning, removing and planting vegetation in the right of way including center islands and roadside planter strips; assist in tree trimming on City right of ways; may assist with herbicide application.
• Assist with maintenance and repair of traffic signals and street lighting.
• Operate equipment such as trucks, chippers, backpack blowers, pressure washers, airless painters, line trimmers, power tools, hand tools, and forklifts.
• Perform 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.
• Direct traffic, including placing traffic cones and signs, flagging traffic and closing lanes and streets.
• Respond to emergency events and situations such as snow, ice, power outages, and flooding.
• Assemble materials and equipment for service requests including loading of trucks with supplies and materials.
• Maintain and perform routine repair of irrigation systems including installing and repairing irrigation heads, valves, irrigation pipes, signal wires, timers, and pumps.
• Maintain reasonable, predictable, and regular attendance during the standard work week.
• 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.
• Systems maintained in area of assignment.

• Using equipment and tools properly and safely.
• Applying customer service techniques.
• Operating vehicles requiring less than a commercial driver's license.
• Establishing and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships at all organizational levels and with the public.
• Communic…