Utility Worker- Public Works Department

Job Posting

The City of Carson is seeking candidates for a part-time position with a salary range of $17.66 to $22.54 hourly. This position is located in Carson, California.

The Position

Under close supervision, this role involves performing routine and repetitive manual duties on construction, maintenance setup, and repair crews. This includes observing safety regulations and performing duties in a higher classification as required. The work hours are from 6 : 00 am to 4 : 30 pm Monday through Thursday, subject to department needs.

Essential Duties

The duties include :

• Loading and unloading heavy materials or equipment from trucks; digging and filling holes, trenches, and ditches; maintaining and repairing streets; operating automatic and manual digging tools; operating motorized equipment such as trucks and skiploaders or other power equipment of comparable size and complexity; servicing and lubricating motorized equipment; cleaning hand tools and work areas; diverting traffic using flags and barricades; and cutting down weeds in vacant lots.
• Maintaining grounds, medians, and outdoor landscaped areas including planting, cultivating, trimming, watering, and spraying plants, trees, and grass; operating various park maintenance equipment such as sprayers and mowers; making minor repairs to irrigation systems; diverting traffic using street cones to gain access to medians.
• Maintaining facilities and buildings including cleaning rugs, walls, floors, rest rooms, and office spaces; performing building repairs and construction work; working irregular shifts as required.
• Maintaining facilities including cleaning carpets, walls, floors, restrooms, and office spaces; dusting and polishing furniture, woodwork, and fixtures; vacuuming carpets; ordering and maintaining adequate supplies and equipment; preparing work schedules and providing work direction and guidance to Maintenance Aides to ensure timely completion of all setups and tear downs of Community Center events; inspecting custodial and setup work to assure standards of performance and safety are maintained; operating a variety of equipment such as vacuum cleaners, buffers, carpet extractors, air lifts, etc.; training Maintenance Aides in safe and proper handling methods; maintaining related records and files; assisting in the selection of prospective personnel; and performing related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you should have :

Working Conditions

The City of Carson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Special assistance with the application and examination process is available upon request for persons with disabilities. Call Human Resources for assistance at (310) 952-1736. Any offer of employment, or acceptance of an employment offer, is contingent upon passing a background check and other tests. All new employees are required to take a loyalty oath. The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provisions contained herein may be modified or revoked without notice. All statements made on the job application are subject to investigation and / or verification. Inaccurate and / or false statements will be cause for disqualification, removal from the eligibility list, or discharge from employment.

Important Notice : Only those among the most highly qualified will be invited to participate in the examination process, which will be an interview weighted at 100%. Applicants who falsify, exaggerate, or exclude material facts on their application may be excluded from this and future examination processes and, if hired, terminated from employment. Applications for this recruitment will only be accepted online. Current City of Carson employees, please do not use your City of Carson email address as part of this application. You must indicate a personal email address in order to receive communication and / or notices from Human Resources throughout the recruitment process.