Street Maintenance Worker I

Employees bid for assignments. Their primary assignment is essential. They need to be able to perform all assignments. Non-primary assignment functions are marginal.

All Assignments:

Cleans work sites and equipment.
Posts notices of pending work.
Drives truck with trailer.
Performs heavy physical labor including lifting carrying heavy objects; and shoveling raking and pushing asphalt.
Clears and cleans roadsides gutters culverts and other drainage facilities.
Participates in the removal repair and replacement of storm drainage pipe.
Sets-up and removes traffic safety zones for construction.
Works in all weather conditions and in all terrain conditions.
Works at all times of day and night.
Replaces street fire hydrant and emergency vehicle driveway location markers; perform preventative maintenance adjustments and minor repairs on equipment.
Cleans equipment change tires grease lubricate and fuel vehicles.
Tightens loose bolts and hydraulic couplings.

Asphalt and Concrete Assignment:

Repairs and replaces asphalt and concrete.
Applies rake and tamp asphalt to perform Class A patching skin patching and sand sealing surface cracks.
Uses rake shovel and pick in street repair work.
Removes failed asphalt.
Sprays oil on excavated area and over patches.
Selects proper tip and angle of cut for jackhammer.
Operates compressor jackhammer and other power tools.
Under supervision operate grader with cutting wheel or ripper teeth loader backhoe or storm drain cleaning machines.
Performs concrete repair work.
Cuts lumber for concrete forms to proper size and place stakes.
Breaks up and remove concrete.
Spreads and level base rock.
Mixes concrete; pour concrete into forms tamp jitterbug surface.
Applies concrete finish with trowel screed float or other tools.
Patch holes with fresh concrete.

Traffic Safety Assignment:

Replaces maintains and repairs guard rails traffic dividers signs and similar traffic control devices.
Assists in determining color of paint to be applied to street markings.
Selects proper stencils for street markings.
Applies stripes and intervals for new street markings.
Places stencils over old street markings start compressor and spray inside stencils.
Cleans and maintains spray equipment including stencil truck; place and pick up traffic cones during the operation of the striping machine.
Prepares traffic signs.
Applies heat-activated sheeting to metal sign blanks for background color numbering and lettering.
Trim sign edges.
Assists with street sign installation.
Participates in the installation of raised pavement markers.

Street Sanitation Assignment:

Controls and remove litter.
Removes drain outlet cover.
Cleans storm drains and lines using hand and power tools.
Under supervision operates storm drain cleaning machines.

Marginal Functions

All Assignments:

Receives and responds to public questions concerning current and projected work projects location of streets and directions.
Changes backhoe buckets and teeth.
Other duties as assigned.

Traffic Safety Assignment:

Performs fire hydrant maintenance cleans and paints hydrants replaces cap and chain maintains area around hydrants and conducts static hydrant pressure tests.
Operates striping machine.
Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of: safety procedures when using power tools and equipment; techniques and methodology used to spread asphalt operate an oil and paint sprayer mix concrete operate a jackhammer; lifting techniques both individually and using mechanical assists such as a hoist; asphalt and oils; methods and techniques used in Class A patching skin patching and sand sealing; operations work methods and limitations of equipment and tools used in street maintenance and construction; safety procedures when using power tools and equipment; techniques and methodology used to spread asphalt operate an oil and paint sprayer mix concrete and operate a jackhammer; carpentry tools and methods used to creating concrete forms; mixing pouring and finishing concrete; addition subtraction multiplication division and fractions.

Skill to: operate shovels wheelbarrows hammers and other small power tools and jackhammers; to drive light and heavy trucks; to adjust and maintain equipment; to use proper lifting techniques.

Ability to: work outdoors in all weather; understand and carry out written and oral instructions; maintain daily work records; develop and maintain cooperative work relationships with individuals from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds; make routine arithmetical calculations; read and follow street maps; learn to operate a paint sprayer; learn traffic safety signage requirements; calculate necessary amount of supplies needed to complete a job; read gauges and fluid levels; perform heavy physical labor; detect uneven surfaces and level them; rake asphalt; shovel sand and asphalt; determine the slope of a roadway; mix paints solvents and glues; use a wheelbarrow; operate an oil sprayer; clean out storm drains; clean and maintain equipment.

Incumbents must possess the physical and mental capacity to work under the conditions described in this document and to perform the duties required by their assigned position.

Education/Experience

Any combination of education and/or experience which has provided the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to satisfactory job performance would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge skills and abilities would be: graduation from high school and one year of experience doing street construction work.

Licenses and Certificates

Positions in this classification require possession of a valid Class C California Drivers License at date of hire and a valid Class A California Drivers License prior to completion of probation; failure to maintain either License will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Rare < 10% Occasional 11-33% Frequent 34-66% Constant >66%

Sitting: Occasional
Walking: Frequent
Standing: Rare
Bending (neck): Frequent
Bending (waist): Frequent
Squatting: Rare
Climbing: Rare
Kneeling (asphalt): Never to Rare (depending on assignment)
Crawling: Never
Jumping: Never
Balancing: Rare
Twisting (neck): Frequent
Twisting (waist): Occasional
Grasp - light (dominant hand): Rare
Grasp - light (non-dominant): Rare
Grasp - firm (dominant hand): Frequent
Grasp - firm (non-dominant): Frequent
Fine manipulation (dominant): Never to Rare (traffic safety only)
Fine manipulation (non-dominant): Never to Rare (traffic safety only)
Reach - at/below shoulder: Frequent
Reach above shoulder level: Rare

Push/pull:
Up to 10 lbs. Rare
11 to 25 lbs. Occasional
26 to 50 lbs. Occasional
51 to 75 lbs. Occasional
76 to 100 lbs. Rare
Over 100 lbs. Rare

Lifting:
Up to 10 lbs. Frequent
11 to 25 lbs. Frequent
26 to 50 lbs. Rare
51 to 75 lbs. Rare
76 to 100 lbs. Rare
Over 100 lbs. Rare

Carrying:
Up to 10 lbs. Frequent
11 to 25 lbs. Frequent
26 to 50 lbs. Rare
51 to 75 lbs. Rare
76 to 100 lbs. Rare
Over 100 lbs. Rare

Coordination:
Eye-hand: Required
Eye-hand-foot: Required
Driving: Required
Vision:
Acuity near: Required
Acuity far: Required
Depth perception: Required
Accommodation: Required
Color vision: Required
Field of vision: Required

Talking:
Face-to-face contact: Required
Verbal contact w/others: Required
Public: Required

Hearing:
Normal conversation: Required
Telephone communication(Radio): Required
Earplugs required: Required

Work environment:
Works indoors works outdoors exposure to extreme hot or cold temperature being around moving machinery exposure to marked changes in temperature/humidity exposure to dust fumes smoke gases odors mists or other irritating particles exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals exposure to excessive noise exposure to radiation or electrical energy exposure to solvents grease or oil exposure to slippery or uneven walking surfaces working below ground using computer monitor exposure to vibration exposure to flames or burning items works around others works alone works with others use respiratory equipment.

Class Code: 6065
FLSA: Non-exempt
EEOC Code: 8
Barg Unit: OE3
Probation: 12 months
Rev.: 11/15