THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA IS HIRING MOTIVATED, HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS FOR MULTIPLE POSITIONS, IN MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, TO JOIN OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM! THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE SEEKING A REWARDING CAREER PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY!

THE BENEFITS OF CITY EMPLOYMENT:
In addition to offering a challenging, rewarding work environment and excellent salary, the City of Santa Rosa provides a generous suite of benefits, including retirement through CalPERS, a competitive leave accrual package, your choice of health plan, a flexible spending program, employer contributions to a Retiree Health Savings plan, and top of the line employer paid (FREE) vision and dental coverage. More information regarding benefits associated with this position can be found on our Miscellaneous Employee Benefits Page.

Additional benefits include:

• A 2.5% salary increase effective July 2023
• 11 paid holidays annually, plus 2 to 3 "floating holidays" per year depending on years of service
• $500 Annual wellness bonus

ABOUT THE POSITION:

SEVERAL OPENINGS:
This recruitment is being conducted to fill several current and anticipated openings in sections throughout the City, including Streets Maintenance, Facilities Construction, Parks Maintenance, and Transit in the Transportation and Public Works Department;  Water Reclamation and Mechanical Services Sections of the Water Department; and the Parking Division of the Finance Department.

Please complete a thoughtful, thorough Supplemental Questionnaire submission. As part of the selection process, your responses to these questions will be scored using criteria specific to this position. Incomplete responses, or responses such as "See Resume" may not be considered. 

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Amanda Suhrke at: asuhrke@srcity.org.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

The following duties are considered essential for this job classification:

• Follow safe work practices and observe safety rules and precautions;
• drive light trucks and dump trucks and operate other construction equipment;
• use a wide variety of large, small, and hand manual, power, pneumatic, and  hydraulic tools;
• shovel/dig, load, unload and transport earth, debris, or construction materials;
• set up traffic cones and barricades to channel traffic;
• read maps, blueprints, diagrams and work orders;
• assist the public and warn them of hazards;
• clean, lubricate and maintain trucks, equipment and tools used on the job;
• maintain daily work logs and inventories;
• dispose of litter, broken glass, debris and brush;
• repair and/or report vandalism, damage or major maintenance requirements.

Additional Duties:

• Clean up of biohazards, e.g., animal carcass removal, human/animal waste clean-up; and
• other duties as assigned.

In addition to the essential duties listed above, tasks within assigned departments may include, but are not limited to, the essential duties listed below. In addition to the essential duties, each employee assigned to this classification may perform the additional duties listed below, in the assigned department. Any single position may not be assigned all duties listed for an assigned department, nor do the examples cover all duties which may be assigned:

Transportation and Public Works:

Maintenance Workers assigned to the Transportation and Public Works Department perform physical labor in a variety of tasks related to construction, street and road maintenance and construction, landscape maintenance, and general interior and exterior maintenance duties. Duties may vary by assignment/section, such as Streets, Facilities, Parks and Transit.

Examples of Duties:

• Repair asphalt and concrete streets by crack sealing, overlay, light patching, pothole patching and removing failing sections of street and replacing with asphalt or concrete;
• remove and replace failing asphalt and concrete with backhoe, loader, skid steer, or by hand;
• prepare streets for annual slurry seal contract and provide notification and traffic control for slurry application;
• install and repair farebox, bus signs, bus shelter solar lighting, video surveillance equipment, traffic signs, sign poles and guard rails;
• use special sign-making equipment and tools to lay out and fabricate signs of wood, plastic or metal;
• clean storm ditches, creeks, drains, catch basins, culverts;
• perform general interior and exterior building maintenance;
• dig trenches and post holes;
• measure, mark off and paint traffic markings in streets;
• eradicate street markings and install new markings with thermo plastic;
• remove and replace pavement markers, buttons and reflectors;
• pour and finish concrete;
• layout and form pedestrian ramps and bus stop shelters to meet ADA standards;
• hazardous material response and cleanup;
• perform general building cleaning and custodial duties including graffiti removal;
• perform general interior and exterior building maintenance involving carpentry, painting and plumbing;
• repair, move, and install furniture, cabinets, shelves, workstations, and gates;
• assist in building and painting a variety of City facilities and structures; and
• maintain buildings.
• install, repair and remove bus stop shelters and benches;
• power washing of facilities, buildings, sidewalks, outdoor areas;
• inspect, clean and maintain outdoor landscaped areas including ponds and creeks;
• inspect, clean and perform basic repair of irrigation systems;
• fertilize plants and identify and assist in the control of common pests and diseases;

Santa Rosa Water:

Maintenance Workers assigned to the Water Department perform duties below (non potable) that do not require a California Department of Public Health (CDPH) water distribution certification.

• Install, repair and replace underground water and wastewater mains and service laterals;
• make excavations in concrete, pavement, and dirt to repair water and sewer lines;
• back fill open trenches and tamp holes and repair curbs, streets and sidewalks after work is completed using gas operated or hand tampers;
• dig and shore trenches, using shoring jacks, timbers, ladders and plywood;
• use gas detector to test quality of air in vaults and confined work spaces;
• clean ditches, dig trenches and post holes;
• install, clean, test, repair and replace water meters and meter boxes;
• maintain pumping stations and perform preventive maintenance on alarm systems, motors, pumps, gauges, air compressors, chlorine chemical feeders, hydraulic valves;
• inspect system for leaks, construction flaws or root invasions;
• confined space entries into meter vaults, pump sumps, pipelines, and valve vaults;
• assist in concrete and asphalt patching repairs or replacements;
• perform minor building maintenance, cleaning and custodial duties;
• turn, install, check, tighten, repair and replace water valves, using wrenches and valve keys;
• operation of heavy equipment, use of variety of hand and power tools and vehicles to perform tasks related to composting and biosolids land application.

Finance Department's Parking Division:

Maintenance Workers in the Parking Division of the Finance Department assist in the maintenance of parking meters and the operation, maintenance, and repair of automated parking access control equipment; collect, bag, weigh and tag parking meter revenue; perform minor building maintenance and custodial duties in parking garages, on curbs, sidewalks, and drains; maintain outdoor landscaped areas and simple irrigation systems; and assist in building and repairing a variety of City facilities, structures, and equipment.

• Collect, bag and weigh parking meter revenue for processing and prepare summary of revenue collected by location;
• perform general interior and exterior building cleaning and custodial duties including graffiti and biohazard removal;
• perform general interior and exterior building and garage maintenance and repair;
• assist in building and painting a variety of City facilities and structures, curbs, direction arrows, lane markings and disabled parking spaces;
• assist in the maintenance of parking meters by cleaning, adjusting, and repairing them and installing and moving parking meters and poles;
• assist in the operation, maintenance, stocking and repair of automated parking access control equipment;
• clean and maintain parking garages, curbs, sidewalks and drains using high pressure equipment;
• maintain outdoor landscaped areas and simple irrigation systems including clean ditches, dig trenches and post holes;
• maintain generators by checking oil, water, fuel and cleaning batteries;
• measure, mark off and paint parking space markings in facilities and on streets;
• eradicate traffic flow markings and install new markings with line striper;
• install and, wheel stops, raised pavement markers, bollards and reflectors.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge of:  Uses and purposes of a wide variety of general construction tools and equipment; basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; safe work practices, including safety precautions for operating power equipment, working in traffic and under hazardous conditions.

Ability to: Perform heavy manual labor under adverse conditions; learn to use standard manual, power, pneumatic, hydraulic and custodial equipment;  perform general building maintenance and repairs requiring the ability to climb ladders and reach for objects; repeatedly dig and lift shovels of earth or debris weighing at least 35 pounds; work with various fluids and chemicals using normal protective wear; set up and remove barricades, traffic cones or similar objects; learn job-related material through oral instruction, observation and reading; understand and carry out oral and written directions in order to accomplish assigned tasks in a timely manner; take basic measurements of boards or spaces; fill out work orders, daily logs of work performed and perform physical inventories; learn to use computer technology as necessary to complete job tasks, e.g., complete online timecard, send/read email, complete online training; maintain good working relationships with co-workers and volunteers; communicate with the public in a tactful and effective manner; work various work schedules including weekend shifts and possibly called out for emergency work at night, on weekends or holidays.

In addition to the abilities listed above, qualifications for Maintenance Worker in specific assignments include the following:

Transportation and Public Works: Operate heavy equipment; obtain a Class A commercial license (depending on assignment).

Parks : Ability to maintain irrigation and/or hydrologic systems.

Finance:  Ability to learn to maintain electronic parking access control equipment; maintain simple irrigation systems.

Experience and Education:  Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Experience - Six months of experience in heavy manual work; Education - Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

Additional Information

Santa Rosa – A Wonderful City to Call Home
The City of Santa Rosa is located just 55 miles north of San Francisco and 30 miles east of the Pacific Ocean with a population of approximately 180,000. Santa Rosa is the seat of Sonoma County and the center of trade, government, commerce, and medical facilities for the North Bay. The surrounding area is home to over a hundred wineries and vineyards and many beautiful parks and recreational facilities, including golf courses. Santa Rosa is in the center of a nationally recognized cycling area. We boast many attractions associated with large cities, including a symphony, performing arts center, theater productions and internationally recognized restaurants, yet still retain the warmth and small town feel of decades past. Santa Rosa has been named one of the 50 greenest cities in the United States with one of the top five mid-sized downtowns in California.