Job Details

Performs entry level support work. Work involves completing a variety of tasks under the direction of the Streets Foreman and Streets Supervisor, operates a variety of light and heavy equipment in the maintenance, repairs and construction of streets, roads, alleys, drainage maintenance and repair, etc. Participates in general maintenance and labor activities as necessary for timely completion of projects and work orders. Works under close supervision, with minimal latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Duties & Required Qualifications
* Work schedule is Monday - Thursday or Tuesday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (schedule is subject to change).
* Prepare equipment, vehicles, and tools for work assignments.
* Maintains, installs, repairs and constructs streets, roads and alleys, including blading, reclaiming, rolling and asphalting assigned streets, roads and alleys.
* Drives various trucks, including dump trucks and other city trucks.
* Re-grades ditches, and clean culverts, storm sewers and ponds to reduce & minimize flooding.
* Digs, hauls, sets rebar and forms, pours & finishes concrete for curbs, streets, driveways, sidewalks, etc.
* May haul heavy and light equipment to and from assigned worksites.
* Assists with sanding roadways, bridges, and sidewalks during inclement weather conditions.
* Assists with the set up and take down of road work traffic control areas, sets up barricades at work sites to warn traffic of hazardous areas in accordance with the TXMUTCD.
* Performs necessary mowing, cuts, collects, and disposes of tree limbs, trash, and general debris found along streets, roads, drainage system, and other city facilities.
* Repairs guardrails.
* Picks up litter and debris and remove graffiti.
* As an essential employee, you are subject to after-hours call outs for emergency situations which can include icy weather, flooding, police department assistance, etc., including a required on-call rotation, and special events.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
* High school diploma or its equivalent.
* 3 months of participating in general maintenance and labor activities.
Required Certificate and Licenses
* Valid Class "C" Driver's License from any U.S. State (Approximately 15% driving time in a company vehicle.)
* Must have a basic first aid certificate or must obtain within six months of hire date.
Preferred Qualifications
* Six months or more years of full-time work experience.
* Texas Commercial Driver License (CDL), Texas Class A license with an air brake.
* Experience working with concrete, asphalt, grading, and/or traffic control.
* Experience working with operating equipment (i.e. dump truck, bucket lift, skid loader, hand tools. Etc.)
* Experience mowing and/or disposal of trash and debris.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Knowledge and ability to set up secure work zones using cones and barricades.
* Skills and ability to operate a dump truck/water truck, bucket lift truck, VAC trailer, Jet machine, motor grader, backhoe, skid loader, roller, grader, gradall, and small hand tools, chainsaw, shovel, two-way radio, cell phone, measuring devices, excavator.
* Knowledge of duties performed in construction and maintenance of streets and roadways, hazards, and safety precautions common to equipment operations.
* Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
* Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instruction.
* Ability to work safely.
* Must be able to wear city provided uniform and city issued personal protective equipment - Steel-toed leather boots, gloves, eye protection, head protection, safety vest, and ear protection.
* Workers must be able to follow safety procedures and usage of safety equipment to ensure personal, public, and personnel safety.
* Ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations (i.e., early mornings, afternoons, evenings, and late-nights shifts, weekends).
* Ability to report safety hazards, equipment problems and emergency situations.
Physical Demands & Additional Information
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and push, pull, drag up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Working Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee works outdoors in extreme heat or cold temperature and during inclement weather; exposed to dust fumes and loud noises. Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but occasionally loud.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified in this position.
Job offer and continuation of employment with the City of Leander is contingent upon:
* Proof of education, certification(s) and experience as listed on the employment application based on the job postingrequirements.
* Satisfactory results from a pre-employment criminal history background and driving record check.
* Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. *
* Compliance with the Selective Service Registration for male US citizens and immigrants, who are ages 18-25.
* The City of Leander participates in E-Verify! Information from each new employee's Form I-9 will be provided to theSocial Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm work authorization.
The City of Leander is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex(including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or geneticinformation in employment.
The City is also a Drug Free and Smoke Free Employer.
Applicants should communicate requests for disability-related accommodations during the application process to our Human Resources Department at ...@leandertx.gov.
Deaf and hard of hearing applicants may contactour office via Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or 1-800-### #### (TTY/TDD).
Your well-being and that of your family matters to you, and so it's important to us too. To support you and your loved ones through life's many challenges, we offer our full time employees access to a wide array of benefits including health, dental, vision, life, disability, accident, cancer, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance, paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid emergency leave, longevity pay, golf course discounts as well as generous retirement and deferred compensation programs and social security participation.
Medical
We offer two types of medical plans (a traditional PPO plan and a high deductible health plan) so that you can choose the one that best fits your needs. The premium you pay is based on which plan you select and who you cover. Covering just yourself? The City currently pays the entire employee-only premium for either plan. Covering qualified dependents in your family? Currently, we'll pay your employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premium with you - we pay 60%; you pay 40%. That generous cost share reflects our philosophy that our employees and their families should have the best health care we can afford to provide.
Dental
Dental plans include a DMO option (no cost for employee-only coverage) and two more traditional plans whose premiums are also affordable. You can choose to cover yourself or any qualified dependents and choose which plan best suits your dental needs. Currently, for the DHMO option, we pay the employee premium and split the remainder of the spouse/child/family premiums with you - we pay 50%; you pay 50%. Under the more traditional plans, although we don't pay the entire employee-only premium, we still split the incremental dependent premiums with you 50/50.
Vision
Access to $10 eye exam co-pays and up to $150 frame and contact lens allowances make vision insurance a popular benefit among employees. Cover yourself for just a few bucks a pay period or all of your qualified dependents for not much more.
Life/AD&D
Your basic employee $15,000 term life insurance policy is paid for by the city. Accidental Death & Dismemberment under the plan would pay an additional $15,000 to your beneficiary if you die in an accident. More life insurance coverage is paid for by the City and provided through our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) program. If that's still not enough coverage, you can purchase more life/AD&D coverage for yourself and your qualified dependents. Over the age of 65? These coverages are subject to an age reduction schedule.
Disability
Both short and long term disability plans which provide up to 60% income replacement are available to purchase at competitive rates.
Accident & Cancer
Need extra coverage for off-the-job medical injuries or a cancer diagnosis? Supplemental plans that pay cash for some of life's most unexpected events are available for purchase.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Want to set aside some pre-tax dollars for health care expenses or dependent care expenses? If you select the traditional EPO medical coverage, you can set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses through the City's Section 125 medical FSA plan, which is managed by an outside carrier. You can do the same for dependent day care expenses, regardless of which medical plan you select.
Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
The high deductible health care plan has its own provisions for pre-tax health savings (HSA) so you can set aside money for your qualified health care expenses. The City will add $1000 to your health savings account to get you started each plan year.
Employee Assistance Program
We know that sometimes your needs are much different than a doctor visit or a prescription, so the City pays for a generous employee assistance program through Alliance to help you or any household member with counseling, legal referrals or simply a safe ride home.
Holidays
The City has thirteen designated holidays each year.
Vacation Leave
Most full time, regular employees (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift schedule and department heads) accrue 3.69 hours of vacation time each pay period and are eligible to use that time after just six months of employment. The longer you work for the city, the more vacation time you receive, with those accrual rates going up at 4, 9 and 14+ years of service. Never use your vacation time? Don't worry; you can bank up to two times your annual accrued hours before you stop accruing.
Sick Leave
As a full time regular employee (excluding firefighters on a 24 hour shift), you accrue 3.69 hours of sick leave each pay period, which you are eligible to use after your first pay period with the city. You can also continue to build your sick leave balance up to 480 hours for those unexpected emergencies.
Longevity Pay
Regular full-time employees after they've been employed for one year or more are eligible for an annual payout of $5 for every month of City service. So, while that first year $60 check might not seem like a ton of money, that $1500 check (minus taxes of course) for your 25 years of service which is paid around Thanksgiving will likely help you feel very thankful for a little extra cash for Christmas shopping.
Retirement
All regular full-time employees participate in our Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS). Your 7% investment each payroll period is matched 2 to 1 by the City and is vested at 5 years. You can retire at age 60 with 5 or more years of service or younger if you have at least 20 years of service. You can also receive service credit for certain types of military service. The City's TMRS plan is one of the most generous retirement plans around.
Deferred Compensation
If saving 7% with a 2 to 1 match through TMRS isn't enough to meet your financial goals, you can stash even more on a pre-tax basis through the City's 457 plan. Start or stop saving at any time - up to $18,000 annually if you're under 50, and up to $24,000 if you're older.
Social Security
City of Leander employees also participate in the social security system under FICA regulations.
Golf Course
We have a gorgeous golf course. Want to learn how to play? As a City employee you can play for 50% off. Check it out!
01
Do you have a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent?
* Yes
* No
02
Do you have three months of participating in general maintenance and labor activities?
* Yes
* No
03
Do you have a valid Texas driver's license or its equivalent from any U.S. State?
* Yes, I have a valid Texas driver's license.
* Yes, I have a valid driver's license from another U.S. State, and will obtain a Texas driver's license within 90 days of hire according to state law.
* No
04
In this position you must have or be able to obtain a basic first aid certificate within six months of the hire date (City provided training). Are you able to meet this minimum requirement?
* Yes
* No
05
Please select the following that apply to you. (Equipment Operator I)
* Six months or more years of full-time work-related experience.
* Texas Commercial Driver License (CDL), Texas Class A license with an air brake.
* Experience working with concrete, asphalt, grading, and/or traffic control.
* Experience working with operating equipment (i.e. dump truck, bucket lift, skid loader, hand tools. Etc.)
* Experience mowing and/or disposal of trash and debris.
* None of the above apply to me.
06
Select any of the equipment listed below you have experience operating.
* Dump Truck/Water Truck
* Bucket Lift Truck
* VAC Trailer
* Jet Machine
* Motor Grader
* Backhoe
* Skid Loader
* Roller
* Grader
* Excavator
* Chain Saw
* Power Tools
* Small Hand Tools
* None of the above
07
Select your experience working with any of the below.
* Concrete
* Asphalt
* Grading
* Traffic Control
* Streets and/or Sidewalk Repair
* Storm Water Detention Ponds and/or Drainage Systems
* Experience Mowing and/or disposal of trash and debris
* None of the above.
08
The work schedule for this position is currently Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm, however is subject to change.
* I acknowledge that the work schedule will be Monday through Thursday or Tuesday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
09
This position requires other hours than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations (i.e., early-mornings, afternoons, evening, late-night shifts, weekends).
* I acknowledge that the position will require other hours outside the regular daytime schedule as described.
Required Question
Employer City of Leander
Department Public Works Streets Address 607 Municipal Drive
Leander, Texas, 78641
Phone 512-###-####
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