Maintenance Technician II

This position performs skilled work in the construction, maintenance, and related service activities related to street, traffic, and utility maintenance. The position occasionally fills in for the crew leader. Receives direct supervision from the Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Crew Leader.

• Work associated with laying, repairing, and maintaining pipelines and associated system components; work with SCADA, meters, and other electronic and computer associated equipment.
• Labor type work including working with construction, paving or landscaping material.
• Operate construction and maintenance equipment and power tools such as dump trucks, front-end loader, backhoe, asphalt patch truck, vactor, flush truck, compressors, jack hammers, paint sprayers, sand blasters, concrete saws, mowers, edgers and blowers; maintain hand tools and assigned equipment; perform preventive maintenance on equipment.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites.
• Utilize proper safety precautions related to all work performed.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Perform snow removal and ice control duties as required.
• Produce computer generated reports.
• Assist in the installation, maintenance, and repair of water mains, services, fire hydrants, valves, detector checks, and backflow prevention devices.
• Install air breathing systems.
• Flush main water lines and hydrants as necessary.
• Assist in pipe laying and pipeline repairs.
• Assist in tapping main lines and boring for service installations; replace customer service lines.
• Check water lines and meters for leaks; make water line connections and set meters; accordingly, install and replace customer service lines and meters when necessary.
• Conduct high water bill inspections; install, repair, and replace meters and meter vaults and boxes.
• Remove old water meters and set new ones; repair and replace rings and covers; continually inspect repairs.
• Participate in safety and risk management activities; take action to reduce liability to the city.
• Attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this position. Employee is required to work as a team and frequently meet with co-workers and supervisors; employee is required to communicate in-person with the public during office hours; and employee is required to use on-site equipment.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned.

• Ability to respond to Standby and call backs within a timely manner of 40 minutes.
• Work environment is primarily outdoors, which may expose the employee to moderate to loud noises, wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high and precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, extreme heat, extreme cold, risk of electrical shock, and vibrations
• Stand-by and on call assignments occur frequently, as does working overtime, as needed.
• Frequent travel between sites is required, which exposes the employee to the hazards associated with travel by vehicle.
• The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Must possess the visual ability to see clearly at close (less than 20 inches) and far (20 feet or more) distances, identify and distinguish colors, observe an area that can be seen up and down or the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.
• Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: standing, walking, sitting, using hands and fingers to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, hearing, and smelling.

• Language Pay
• Longevity Pay
• Holidays
• Sick, Vacation, and Comp Time Leave
• Medical and Dental
• EAP- Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Employee Loan Program- Computer, Bike & Exercise equipment loans when available
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement