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Maintenance Worker I - Streets & Highway

Salary: $45,685.00 - $68,459.00 Annually

Representative Job Duties

• Responsible for various maintenance tasks in carpentry and general maintenance and construction work.
• Performs a combination of the following duties: erecting & repairing guard rails, highway markers and snow fences, using hand tools, nails, and power tools.
• Seasonal responsibilities for designated road and neighborhood side street snow removal.
• Works on road grading, mowing crews, cement, asphalt, chipping and ditching crews.
• Adheres to all safety standards for the operation and maintenance of all City owned equipment.
• Hauls various materials and picks up refuse including dirt, debris, trash and dead animals. Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements - As Determined By the City Of Southfield

• Must be high school graduate or equivalent.
• Must have the equivalent of two (2) years of full time work experience in any or all of the following: commercial landscape maintenance, snow plowing, general construction, cement/asphalt repair and maintenance.
• Strong background and knowledge of construction and/or road maintenance practices and methods and use of manual and power tools; Relevant work experience in the operation of comparable heavy equipment. 
• Must possess a valid Michigan driver's license with a good driving record and possess a Commercial Driver's License with Class B (with air brakes) endorsement upon hire or *within 6 months *of appointment.  Employees who fail to obtain CDL as stated will be subject to termination.
• Ability to perform outdoor manual labor under all weather conditions.  Requires moderate to heavy lifting and carrying.
• Mandatory overtime (holidays, nights and weekends).
• Ability to maintain positive working relationships with co-workers; positive public-service attitude.
• Produce legible reports, learn procedures, perform simple mathematical computations rapidly and follow complex directions.