public services Worker I - Dept. Of public Works

Grade 12

Starting Range: $19.56/hr - plus a comprehensive benefits package

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 Drivers License.