• Job Description

  Req#: 4738017
  The City of Pasadena Public Works Department is currently seeking Maintenance Assistants to perform general maintenance and laboring duties. Our dynamic department presents exciting opportunities for hard-working, flexible, and forward-thinking professionals. If you are looking for a place where you can really roll up your sleeves and contribute to an evolving department, this is it.
  
  IDEAL CANDIDATE
  The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a good attitude, be dependable, and a team player. The candidate will perform general maintenance and laboring duties in a variety of areas including construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sewers and storm drains, forestry, traffic signs and painting, graffiti removal, and department assigned Public Works related duties.The major responsibilities of this position are listed below. For more detailed information, please review the job description.
  
  If assigned to Forestry:
  • Perform skilled functions related to small tree care, clearance pruning and tree removals.
  • Tree planting and tree watering.
  • Tree staking and staking removal.
  • Prune large and small tree pruning.
  • Tree stump removal.
  • Maintain and promote a safe work environment using I.S.A. Tree Care Standards and Crew Safety.
  • Set up traffic control using cones/barricades.
  • Other related duties as assigned.
  If assigned to Graffiti Abatement and Paint:
  • Operates paint striper.
  • Installs, maintains, repairs, and replaces street name signs, regulatory signs, warning signs, and guide signs.
  • Handles airless paint sprayers and drives light and heavy vehicles and equipment.
  • Performs a variety of street painting and striping work, including the painting of crosswalks, curbs, street markings, and installation of raised pavement markers.
  • Prepares layouts of intersections, crosswalks, and cat-track lane-lines for striping.
  • Complies with and enforces operating and safety procedures.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  COMPETENCIES
  The following list represents the core competencies needed for success in this position:
  • Environmental Exposure Tolerance - Performing under physically demanding conditions.
  • General Physical Ability - Using strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and coordination.
  • Manual Dexterity - Using senses, hands, and fingers in manipulating objects quickly and efficiently.
  • Safety Focus - Showing vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards.
  • Teamwork - Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals.
  • Customer Focus - Attending to the needs and expectation of customers.
  • Self-Management - Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability.
  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
  • At least three months of related work experience.
  • Experience operating light equipment and basic machine shop equipment is desirable.
  • Experience working in a team environment as a crew member is also desirable.
  SELECTION PROCESS
  The selection process will consist of an evaluation of training and experience and the candidates deemed most highly qualified will be invited to participate in a written examination and department level interview.
  
  VACANCY INFORMATION
  There are currently two vacancies (Forestry and Graffiti Abatement) in the Street Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department. The resulting eligibility list from this recruitment may be used to fill these vacancies and similar vacancies in the future. Candidates selected for these positions are subject to a one-year probationary work period.Must have or obtain a valid Class C California Driver License, as it is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continued employment. Incumbents may be rotated and reassigned to different work activities and work schedules on an as-needed basis.

• About the company

  Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, 11 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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