GENERAL PURPOSE

Under direct supervision, performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance tasks, and operates heavy and specialized construction equipment such as end loaders and backhoes in the general maintenance, upkeep, and repair of the public property, roadways, equipment, buildings, grounds, and Village utilities.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of the appropriate supervisor.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None generally. May serve as a lead worker over seasonal or temporary workers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for individual and co-workers' safety and the maintenance of a safe work environment.
• Ability to effectively and courteously work and communicate with other employees and the general public.
• Completes activity reports in a timely manner.
• Available 24 hours a day for response to emergency situations, including weekends and holidays.
• Effectively resolve problems or emergency situations that arise during the completion of assigned tasks.
• Insures the proper inspection and routine maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment after use, reports defects or needed repairs to department supervisor.
• Ability to work in confined spaces, strenuous manual labor for extended periods under unfavorable climatic and working conditions.
• Determines the locations of utility lines such as: gas, telephone, street lights, power, television, water, and sewer from the appropriate sources prior to any excavation.
• Contacts residents and business owners in the area where services will be interrupted and explains when services will be turned back on.
• Responds in a timely and efficient manner to all public and Village service requests.
• Assist other Village departments with tasks as needed.

STREETS AND PROPERTIES

• Repairs, replaces, inspects, and patches concrete, bituminous, and other street surfaces.
• Cleans, repairs, and erects signs; digs post holes and sets or pulls posts; repairs guard fences.
• Operates, maintains, repairs, and cleans large and small trucks for snow plowing, hauling, and removal or ice and snow control operations.
• Clipping, maintenance, and care of Village trees and parkways.
• Maintains, cleans, repairs and replaces Village streetlights and sidewalks.
• Performs semi-skilled labor in connection with the maintenance, construction, and development of open space, buildings, structures, landscaping, and Village facilities.
• Care and planting of lawns (turf), trees, shrubs, and flowers.
• Trims trees, mows, chips branches, picks up litter/trash, and whips weeds of program maintenance or emergency/hazard maintenance.
• Participates in special events including set-up, road closures, detour signing placement, crowd control, barricading and fencing, garbage pickup and disposal, etc.
• Public Utilities
• Cleans, operates, maintains, repairs, and replaces water mains and related equipment like valves, well houses, pumps, and fire hydrants.
• Performs meter maintenance, in-house troubleshooting and repairs, removes and replaces meters and outside readers; reads commercial and residential, maintains and records B-box and vault locations.
• Operates and maintains calibration of centrifugal pumps, high and low voltage control panels, chlorinators, gas, dry and liquid chemical feeders, filters, electric motors, and other water and wastewater pumping equipment.
• Knowledge of various wastewater collection practices.
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PERIPHERAL DUTIES

• Serves as a member on various employee or other committees, as assigned.
• Provides support to other Village departments as needed.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Valid State class A – CDL Driver’s License with Tanker Endorsement.
• Submit to required Department of Transportation Drug/Alcohol Testing.
• Submit full physical examination as condition of employment including the ability to use respirator.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Motorized vehicles and equipment, including dump truck, pickup truck, utility truck, backhoe, end loader, bobcat, aerial lift truck, tamper, plate compactor, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone, ditch witch.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education and Experience
• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.
• Two (2) years of responsible maintenance, construction, maintenance, or repair experience.
• Willingness to obtain applicator pesticide certification
• Willingness to obtain IEPA water certification.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of equipment, facilities, methods and procedures in maintenance, construction and repair. Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment.
• Ability to work in confined spaces; ability to work in strenuous manual labor conditions for extended periods under unfavorable climatic and working conditions, ability to lift heavy objects, ability to walk and stand for long periods of time, ability to work safely, ability to work independently and to complete daily activities according to work schedule; ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, supervisors and the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel to operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.

The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and /or move up to 100 pounds. Specific visions abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions, high noise level in the environment. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibrations. The employee occasionally works in high elevations that can exceed 25’ to 30’ in lift trucks, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and a reference list to Brad Merkel, Public Works Director, via email at bmerkel@suargroveil.gov.