The City of Grants Pass is currently accepting applications for a Municipal Services Worker in the Streets Division of the Public Works Department. The primary duties of this position include inspect, repair and maintain streets, sidewalks and drainage, and traffic control systems, manages vegetation, and operates light and heavy equipment.
Please see the Municipal Services Worker job description for a complete listing of job duties and requirements. This position is covered in the Teamster bargaining unit and incumbents must live within a 30 minute drive of their regularly assigned work site.
Typical Work Day Activities for the Municipal Services Worker – Streets Division
Pulling and cutting weeds, cutting blackberry bushes, hand digging City maintained ditches and detentions facilities, cutting grass, brush and trees in intersections, hand digging debris from catch basins, curb inlets and catch basins, picking up leaves and other debris from drainage facilities during heavy rains, unplugging drain lines during winter storms, hand shoveling and raking rock in alleyways, hand shoveling rock when completing street repairs and blowing out and sealing cracks in City streets.
Minimum qualifications:
A High School Diploma or equivalent with 1 year of related specialized or technical training preferred, and 1 year of related experience are required or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed in the job description.
Licensing requirements:
• Valid Oregon Driver's License – Class B with required endorsements within 12 months of appointment
• Oregon Certified Flagger within 12 months of appointment
• Competent Person Certification within 18 months of appointment
• ODOT Roads Scholar Level 1 Certification preferred
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