This position is for a seasonal assignment limited up to six months from date of hire.
Make an impact:
This position will work within a team to help maintain almost 500 publicly owned Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) facilities and several hundred acres of natural areas that capture stormwater runoff and improve the quality and quantity of water going into Salem’s streams.
Learn and grow:
This position will learn about the importance of stormwater regulations and the stormwater system, while learning how to properly maintain GSI facilities and natural areas.
What you will do:
Work as part of a team maintaining and inspecting rain gardens, swales, treatment wetlands, water quality detention basins, pervious pavement, tree boxes, treatment filters, mitigated wetlands, and other stormwater features. This will include routine and non-routine maintenance, inspection, installation, planting, and repair duties of stormwater quality facilities and natural areas while using a variety of manual landscape tools and larger equipment on occasion. You will work closely with the Green Stormwater Infrastructure section’s career maintenance operators, Natural Infrastructure Specialist, contracted landscapers, and/or Marion County Adults in Custody (AIC) work crews in weeding, mowing/weed eating, inspecting, watering and rehabbing and repairing these GSI facilities. The work of this position will be directed by the Green Stormwater Infrastructure Supervisor.
Additional information on job responsibilities:
- Individually or as a member of a crew, performs work in the maintenance, repair, and invasive species management for almost 500 public stormwater quality facilities and 200 acres of natural areas within the city. This work involves using hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes, and operating a variety of equipment such as mowers, edgers, saws, and power hand tools. Towing of various types of trailers is also necessary.
- Routine maintenance includes weeding, regularly removing debris and trash, removing accumulated sediment, planting, and performing minor irrigation system maintenance.
- Performs other landscaping maintenance functions as assigned to ensure the stormwater facility operates as designed, such as replacing/replenishing engineered soil, leveling treatment areas, mitigating erosion and channelization issues, repairing minor concrete issues, clearing blockages, and loosening compacted soil.
- Provides general plant care to vegetation in stormwater quality facilities including, planting, clearing, manually watering, removing leaves, removing dead or dying vegetating, pruning, and transplanting.
- Identify commonly planted species. Identifies invasive and noxious weeds; removes invasive and noxious weeds and applies integrated pest management practices to prevent spread of weeds through planning and proper disposal.
- Assists in the repairing, rehabilitating, and rebuilding of stormwater quality facilities.
- Keeps detailed records of work in the City's asset management system. Uses field data collection hardware and software, including iPads, cell phones and Windows PC Office software.
- Provides polite customer service to those with questions about maintenance work, stormwater facilities or general questions.
- Assists other staff in the performance of their duties as assigned.
- Maintains regular job attendance and adherence to working hours.
- Operates a motor vehicle safely and legally.
- Completes other duties as assigned
Work Schedule:
The Work schedule for this position works Monday through Thursday 6:00 am-4:30 pm. Working during all weather conditions, including extreme weather events is required for this position.
What can we offer you for all your hard work?
The City of Salem offers a comprehensive and equitable base salary within the listed range based on your experience, skills, and education. We encourage you to clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications and essential attributes in your application materials. Learn more about Equal Pay.
What are the minimum qualifications?
- Must pass the pre-employment background check.
- Must have an Oregon Driver’s license and meet the City of Salem’s driving standards.
- General maintenance, restoration, repair, grounds keeping, construction trade or other manual labor experience.
- Hiring managers do not have access to view resumes as part of the application review process, please make sure to give detailed information in your application that includes your experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as requested in the supplemental questions and job advertisement.
What you will bring along:
- Knowledge on the proper use of common landscape tools.
- The ability to operate large trucks and pull trailers.
- Knowledge of the occupational hazards involved and the safety precautions necessary in area of work assignment.
- Respect towards others, along with an enthusiasm to understand and value individual differences to foster and support a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Positive and effective customer service principles.
- Safe work practices.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, officials, and the public.
About us:
The City of Salem is the second largest City in the State of Oregon, located in the heart of Willamette Valley, and is the capital city of Oregon with a population over 170,000. Centrally located, Salem is 47 miles south of Portland and an hour from the Cascade Mountains to the east and an hour from the ocean beaches to the west. Salem is an exceptional community for living and working with exciting new and comfortable well-established neighborhoods and carefully preserved historic buildings.
A full-service City, Salem has eight primary departments:
Community Services, Finance, Fire, Enterprise Services, Legal, Police, Public Works, and Community and Urban Development. Several departments also have functional divisions within their department. The City has five labor unions and employs roughly 1,350 talented and dedicated staff members. The Urban Renewal Agency and the Salem Housing Authority are separate municipal corporations. The Agency contracts with the City for services and the Authority is led by the Housing Administrator within the Urban Development department.
The Public Works Department values employees and their professional development. If you are someone that takes pride in collaborating on innovative ideas, proactively responding to community needs, and being a good environmental and financial steward, we look forward to meeting you! The Public Works Department promotes a healthy work life balance, while maintaining the utmost dedication to the health, safety, and welfare of our community, including our team!
The Urban Renewal Agency and the Salem Housing Authority are separate municipal corporations. The Agency contracts with the City for services and the Authority is led by the Housing Administrator within the Urban Development department.
Where can I find out more about the position?
Go to the menu option for Class Specifications and search for Maintenance Worker.
How can I apply?
The City of Salem invites individuals of all diverse communities and backgrounds to apply for our available job opportunities as we strive to provide the best service to everyone. The City of Salem is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and has a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe that by welcoming differences, encouraging new ideas and views, listening to, and learning from each other, we are better able to serve the community.
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