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Maintenance Assistant
Salary
$39,141.00 - $57,953.00 Annually
Location
Durham, NC
Job Type
Full time with benefits
Job Number
22-03568
Department
Public Works
Opening Date
04/04/2022
Closing Date
Continuous
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Position Description
Work, Serve, Thrive.
With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
Hiring Range: $ 35,834.00 - $41,923.00
Shift: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Top-notch management, highly qualified, competent staff and opportunities for career advancement and professional success make the City of Durham's Public Works Department (http://durhamnc.gov/506/Public-Works)
a great place to work. Our consistent and steady work environment sets us apart from traditional construction-related worksites, and our exceptional benefits and retirement plans support your long-term success. We create the foundation on which Durham is built, using innovative methods that support the City's growth and enhance our quality of life. We need innovative, highly qualified talent to do that. If growing professionally while serving your community is for you, bring your skills to Durham!
This position is responsible for cleaning equipment; performing basic maintenance of equipment, grounds, and facilities; performing manual labor; assisting with projects that require semi-skilled labor; providing customer service; and keeping records and reporting maintenance needs to higher authority that fall outside of the scope of the work assigned.
Duties/Responsibilities

• Backfilling
• Operating pavement breakers
• Performing manual labor on projects by assisting in excavation work by hand digging ditches and trenches
• Transporting vehicles to/from repair facilities
• Cleaning interior and exterior
• Jumping jack tampers
• Monitoring and replenishing fluids
• Assisting with vehicle and equipment maintenance by inspecting
• Compacting and leveling earth to required grade
• Pneumatic, air and electric drills
• Performing other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
• Checking and cleaning basins
• Construction landscaping
• Performing vehicle pre/post trip inspections
• Performing basic corrective repairs
• Greasing
• Jackhammers
• Signaling operators to facilitate alignment, movement and adjustment of machinery, equipment and materials
• Assisting with traffic control device installation and flagging operations for stationary and moving work zones
• Checking fluid levels and filling as required
• Utilizing performance management system to document own work progress and performance
• Submitting neat and complete written and/or electronic records including times sheets, maintenance history report forms, pre/post trip inspection forms and other cost records as needed.
• Assisting crews by handling materials and cleaning debris or hazards from worksites
• Assisting with asphalt, concrete, stormwater and street cleaning operations and/or projects

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• NC Class C Driver's License required.
• One year of related experience operating tools used in maintenance.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Familiar with rebuilding manhole/basins, placing structures and cleaning of pipes and culverts.
• Subject to stand-by/recall and after hours work.
• Able to operate service truck and/or dump truck outfitted with plow based upon class of license possessed during winter weather operations.
• Ability to operate tamp.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of roadways.
• CDL is not required but is preferred.
• Experience working outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Position designated as a Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and must be able to report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• 11-12 paid holidays per year
• Short and long term disability plans
• City contribution of 10.15% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 12 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• State and City retirement plans
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• 12 standard work days of vacation per year
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• Paid funeral leave

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• State retirement plan
• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan
• Health Insurance

01
Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• Job fair
• Facebook
• NC Works Job Fair
• Walk in
• Indeed.com
• LinkedIn
• Governmentjobs.com
• Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
• Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
• Employee referral
• Employment Security Commission
• Craig's List
• Ready Set Go Readiness Career Expo
• GlassDoor
• City of Durham Website
• Other
• Magazine/Newspaper
• Monster.com

02
If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
03
Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Bachelor's Degree
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• Associates Degree
• PhD or Juris Doctorate
• Master's Degree

04
Do you have a valid North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, are you willing to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire?

• Yes
• No

05
How many years of related experience do you have operating tools and equipment used in maintenance?

• 3 years but less than 5 years of related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• No related experience
• 1 year but less than 3 years of related experience
• 5 or more years of related experience

06
How many years of experience do you have in semi-skilled manual labor?

• 5 years or more
• 4 years but less than 5
• 3 years but less than 4
• 1 year but less than 2
• Less than 1 year
• No experience
• 2 years but less than 3

07
Please indicate which level of valid CDL (Commercial Drivers License) license you currently possess?

• CDL permit
• CDL B license
• CDL A license
• No CDL license

08
Are you willing and able to work overtime, as needed with same day notice, to complete projects and assignments?

• No
• Yes

09
This position is classified as Group 1, meaning it is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Employees possessing a CDL will be required to operate a dump truck, outfitted, with a snow plow and spreader during snow/ice events which will also require you to work an extended and altered work schedule. Are you willing and able to work under these conditions?

• No
• Yes

10
Are you willing and able to work an altered schedule based upon weather conditions and work demands with less than 24 hours notice for short and/or extended periods of time?

• No
• Yes

11
Have you been referred by any of the following organizations? Check all that apply.

• None of the above
• Local Reentry Council
• Criminal Justice Resource Center
• Bull City United
• NC Works Second Chance Program

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