Public Services Worker I - DPW/EPD
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Public Services Worker I - DPW/EPD
Grade 12
Starting Range: $17.39 - $19.56/hr - plus a comprehensive benefits package
https://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Employment
General Statement of Duties:
Performs manual labor in contributing to public works and related civic projects; performs directly related work as required.
Examples of Essential Work:
- Removes worn, cracked or weathered asphalt using hand or power tools and loads debris for disposal;
- Grades and repairs underlay of roadbed to prepare surface for patching;
- Rolls asphalt patching material and assures patch meets grade and standards;
- Seals and repairs asphalt and concrete infrastructures;
- Constructs retaining walls and other masonry structures;
- Manually digs trenches, secures, lowers and installs pipes and places precast or builds inlet boxes and replaces and compacts bedding and overlay material;
- Grades and prepares surfaces for concrete curbs, gutters and storm water inlets;
- Drives trucks appropriate to Highway, EPD, and/or Water Department activities;
- Plows, sands and salts streets;
- Operates mowers and weedeaters to maintain right-of-ways, medians and common areas;
- Cleans and clears storm water inlets, drains, bridges, creeks and drainage;
- Repairs or replaces landscaping disturbed during construction projects;
- Cleans and maintains City structures such as parking garages, decks and downtown areas;
- Pours and forms City street markers and helps set finished products;
- Cleans and restores construction areas, job sites and other project areas;
- Cleans equipment and facilities;
- Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
- Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
- Attends training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;
- Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
- Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities;
- Performs other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification.
Acceptable Experience and Training:
- Graduation from High School or possession of a GED; and
- Some experience in landscaping or the construction industry; or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Required Special Qualifications:
- Valid New Hampshire CDL-B, (EPD not required) (Must obtain license within six months of employment);
- On-call status;
- Valid New Hampshire Driver’s License.
Organization:
City of Manchester
Type:
Employment
Post Date:
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Close Date:
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Salary:
$17.39 - $19.56/hr - plus a comprehensive benefits package