Summary of Position and Duties:
The Human Resources Division of the Village of Addison is accepting applications to fill one (1) November 1, 2021 vacancy in the at-will, non-exempt, full-time position of Public Maintenance Worker 1 in the Public Works Department, Division of Street. Under direct supervision, this person performs a wide variety of manual tasks involving the maintenance and repair of all street projects within the Village, as well as related tools and equipment. The Public Maintenance Worker 1 works 40-hours a week, 7:00am – 3:30pm, Monday – Friday. May be required to work weekends, holidays and overtime to complete job requirements, as well as be on 24-hour call when necessary.

The primary responsibility of the Public Maintenance Worker 1 will involve, but not be limited to:

• Dumps, spreads, and tamps asphalt with pneumatic tamper to patch broken or eroded pavement. Repairs streets and sidewalks with asphalt, cold patching materials, and concrete.

• Prepares road surfaces with graders and operates an end-loader, paving machine, roller, oiling truck, dump trucks and other equipment for the construction, resurfacing, and maintenance of pavements and walkways comprised of materials, drainage and subsurface, soil aggregate and bituminous patching, sealing and preserving. Assists with Community Days, stripes school cross- walks, stop-bars, lane-lines, removes graffiti.

• Cleans and shapes ditches, removes and replaces culverts, and cleans gutters and storm-sewers and replaces broken drainage pipe.

• Operates a street-sweeper for the removal of debris and litter accumulated along Village streets. Does minor maintenance and repairs.

• Operates various equipment, such as a backhoe, end-loader, sewer-jet, dump-truck and hand tools.

• Operates trucks with plow/spreader attachments for the removal of snow and application of salt to Village streets during inclement weather.

• Replaces, pours and finishes concrete in conjunction with street or water/sewer projects. Lays concrete blocks or rebuilds storm sewers with bricks.

• Repairs, manufactures and erects any regulatory or indicator signs within the Village jurisdiction.

• Ability to be at work as scheduled and on call 24-hours a day, seven (7)-days a week for emergency situations.

• Ability to safely and properly operate trucks, tools, and equipment involved in department operations and perform said duties in strict accordance with the Department/division SOP/safety manual; may serve on departmental safety committee.

• Must wear all required safety equipment (i.e., gloves, ear plugs, etc.) for the duty at hand according to department, equipment and regulatory specifications; report near miss accidents; comply with proper P.P.E. usage and follow required JSA’s; attend all required Village and department training; perform vehicle and work area evaluations (CDL Inspections) according to department specifications and as required on a daily basis; initiate training topics or issues as needed.

• Acts as an intermediary with Village residents concerning service complaints, writes follow-up reports and maintains necessary records, if needed, prepares required reports and records. Provides said service to customers in a timely, professional and courteous manner.

• Operates tablets and other mobile devices for collecting and entering data either in the office or out in the field.

• Employee must enter all jobs performed and the time to perform said jobs, on a daily basis, into the Public Works asset management software program, using a tablet or computer. This includes, but is not limited to: creating work orders from assets, adding a sub-task to a work order, adding photos to a work order, adding assets to existing work orders, including a valid address in a location, adding valid and complete crew comments to work orders, changing status of a work order, adding employees, materials, and equipment to a sub-task, populating dates and times in a sub-task, checking for work orders assigned to the employee, reporting problems with selecting any assets, and adding additional time to the employee’s time-sheet as needed.

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be an eligible candidate for this position:

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Possess a valid Illinois CDL Class ‘D’ and/or Class ‘B’ or of the classification appropriate to the equipment to be operated, free from incidence that may result in license revocation or suspension (or possess the ability to obtain a CDL within six ‘6’ months of hire).
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, along with any expected/unexpected overtime that may be mandatory.
• Ability to pass a personal interview, physical and drug screen when applicable.
• Be able to successfully utilize Microsoft Office software programs (i.e., Word and Excel).

Beneficial Qualifications Include:

• Possess vocational/technical training in the construction trades and additional experience in public works/utility maintenance, construction and repair, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this job preferred.
• Experience in successfully dealing with the public on a very frequent basis, including the ability to handle irate, difficult and demanding customers with professionalism and courtesy.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Skills and Abilities Required:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger or handle shovels, rakes, and hand-held tools; feel a surface for texture; reach with hands and arms; balance; climb up or down a ladder, hill, stairs, or into a truck; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl at ground level, talk or hear on the phone or in person. Must be capable of turning, twisting, bending, and squatting for frequent but short, periods of time in order to reach for and then use equipment. The employee must frequently lift, push, pull and/or move equipment up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move weight of up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be available and present for work as scheduled; be available for call-out 24-hours a day, 7-days a week; and perform all functions of the job safely and efficiently at all times in compliance with all safety regulations and policies for the safety and welfare of the employee, co-workers, and the public. Must be able to attend and participate in job-related meetings, seminars, and continuous education courses. Must be able to pass psychological, physical and/or other examinations as required.

Work Environment Factors:

Ability to work under conditions that require exposure to environmental factors such as temperature and noise extremes, odors, toxic and/or caustic chemicals and agents, wetness, moving parts, fumes, risk of electrical shock, frequent vibration and disease. This exposure may cause some discomfort and presents a risk of injury. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

Salary:

The hourly wage range for this position is $28.57 – $39.54. The Public Maintenance Worker 1 will receive a very competitive benefit package and work 40-hours per week, plus any required overtime.

Required test and screenings:

The candidate selection process consists of: a review of the candidate’s past work experience/skills and a personal interview. Successful candidates must successfully pass all required screenings and tests administered, when applicable, in order to be a candidate for this position. However, passing all required screenings/tests and completing a personal interview does not guarantee hire by the Village, as the ultimate decision to hire anyone is at the sole discretion of the Village of Addison.

IMPORTANT NOTICE – SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION:

Applications can be obtained at the Village Hall either in the Administration Department, Room 2100, or downloaded from the Village’s website at www.addisonadvantage.org. Applicants will be notified by letter of the test date for this position, where applicable. All completed applications must be directed to the Director of Human Resources/Risk Management, either via regular mail at 1 Friendship Plaza, Addison, Illinois 60101, emailed to KAugusewicz@Addison-il.org, or submitted personally to the Administration Department, Room 2100 of the Village Hall by no later than 5pm, October 26, 2021. Also, applications submitted after the deadline will NOT be accepted. Only one (1) application per person, per testing cycle is accepted.

RESUMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT A COMPLETED APPLICATION.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Please refer to the Village of Addison website: www.Addisonadvantage.org, Division of Human Resources Section, to review a copy of the Village’s policy on Equal Employment Opportunity.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER FOR POTENTIAL APPLICANTS:

Applicants with disabilities, who need accommodations in order to complete any portions of the application/test, should contact the Human Resources Division at