ASSIGNMENT CONTROL AND PRIORITY STRUCTURE
• Daily work assignments will generally be coordinated through the Street Supervisor and the Sanitation Supervisor based on task priority, staffing need, route coverage, and larger projects requiring additional hands.
• When assignments overlap, conflict, or require clarification, the employee will report to the Director of Public Works for daily task clarification and priority direction.
• This position does not create supervisory authority. The employee may communicate work status and safety concerns but may not discipline, evaluate, approve leave, approve time, or direct personnel outside the assigned task structure.
• While assigned to a task or worksite, the employee shall follow the instructions of the authorized supervisor or designee responsible for that task, crew, route, or project.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Operate assigned City vehicles and equipment requiring a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL), minimum, including commercial trucks, dump trucks, refuse collection vehicles, support vehicles, and other equipment as trained and authorized.
2. Provide route, crew, and project support when staffing shortages, absences, seasonal workload, emergency conditions, or larger Public Works tasks require additional personnel.
3. Assist the Street Department with roadway repair, asphalt patching, drainage maintenance, ditch cleaning, storm drain clearing, debris removal, right-of-way work, sign support, traffic control setup, snow and ice operations, and other public infrastructure tasks as assigned.
4. Assist the Sanitation Department with solid waste, recycling, yard waste, bulk item, special collection, container, transfer station, and route support tasks as assigned and authorized.
5. Perform pre-trip, post-trip, and routine equipment checks on assigned vehicles and equipment; immediately report unsafe, damaged, or inoperative equipment to the appropriate supervisor.
6. Load, secure, transport, unload, and stage materials, tools, debris, waste, containers, signs, barricades, and other items needed for assigned Public Works operations.
7. Ensure tools, safety equipment, and materials needed for the daily assignment are available, serviceable, loaded, used properly, cleaned, and returned to the proper location at the end of the task or shift.
8. Use and maintain required personal protective equipment, including hearing protection, eye protection, gloves, safety footwear, high-visibility clothing, fall protection, confined-space equipment, and other safety equipment when required by the task.
9. Work in undesirable weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, ice, wind, flooding response, and other field conditions common to Public Works operations.
10. Work around traffic, moving mechanical parts, commercial vehicles, heavy equipment, uneven terrain, drainage structures, stormwater facilities, high places, and confined-space areas when properly trained, equipped, and authorized.
11. Support cleanup and restoration after work is completed, including debris removal, sod or surface restoration, jobsite cleanup, and proper disposal or staging of materials.
12. Assist with emergency or urgent operations, including storm debris, snow and ice response, flooding response, route interruptions, equipment staging, and other public service needs as directed.
13. Document completed work, report daily progress, identify hazards, and communicate issues through the appropriate supervisor, Public Works office, work order system, or other City-approved reporting process as directed.
14. Interact with residents, coworkers, contractors, and other City departments in a professional manner while maintaining safe work practices and protecting City property and public trust.
15. Perform other related duties and tasks as assigned by the Director of Public Works, Street Supervisor, Sanitation Supervisor, or authorized designee, consistent with the purpose and classification of the position.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
This position is directly responsible for the safe use, care, inspection, reporting, and proper return of assigned City vehicles, commercial vehicles, tools, equipment, materials, personal protective equipment, and worksite property.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None. This is a non-supervisory position. The position may assist crews and communicate task needs, but it does not have authority to supervise, discipline, evaluate, approve time, approve leave, or assign personnel.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED), and one (1) to six (6) months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Experience in Public Works, sanitation collection, street maintenance, equipment operation, drainage maintenance, construction support, grounds maintenance, or related field work is preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, route information, work orders, procedures, and written direction. Ability to communicate routine work status, safety concerns, equipment concerns, and task completion information to supervisors and coworkers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers and common units of measure. Ability to apply measurements related to distance, volume, weight, material quantities, route support, debris volume, and basic jobsite layout when required.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions provided in written, oral, schedule-based, route-based, or diagram form. Ability to identify basic safety hazards, report equipment concerns, adjust to changing task priorities, and refer unclear or conflicting direction to the appropriate supervisor or the Director of Public Works.
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Public Works, Street Supervisor, Sanitation Supervisor, Public Works supervisors, Public Works office staff, Fleet Maintenance, Building Maintenance, Grounds Maintenance, Construction Operations, and other City employees as needed for assigned tasks.
EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
Residents, contractors, vendors, utility representatives, and members of the public as needed while performing assigned duties. External communication should remain professional, limited to task-related information, and routed through the appropriate supervisor when policy, complaint, scheduling, or service-level questions arise.
USE OF EQUIPMENT
Commercial vehicles requiring a Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL), dump trucks, refuse collection vehicles, pickup trucks, trailers where authorized, loaders, skid steers, compact equipment, mowers, weed eaters, chainsaws, blowers, pressure washers, hand tools, power tools, barricades, traffic control devices, pumps, hoses, shovels, rakes, brooms, radios, mobile devices, and other Public Works tools or equipment as trained and assigned.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS
• Valid Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL), minimum.
• Valid driver's license and ability to maintain insurability under City requirements.
• Must complete any drug and alcohol testing eligibility, endorsements, equipment authorization, or safety training required by law, City policy, or assigned equipment/task.
• Additional certifications may be required or preferred depending on assignment, including safety, equipment, traffic control, confined-space, or other task-specific training.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle tools and controls, reach with hands and arms, talk, hear, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, enter and exit commercial vehicles, and work from or around equipment. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The employee may regularly work near moving mechanical parts, commercial vehicles, heavy equipment, traffic, outdoor weather conditions, vibration, uneven terrain, drainage structures, and public work zones. The employee may be exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold, wet or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, high places, confined-space environments when properly trained and authorized, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
