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City of Priest River

P.O. Box 415

552 High Street Priest River, ID 83856

(208) 448-2123

Web site: www.priestriver-id.gov

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: MAINTENANCE WORKER I

DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS

REPORTS TO: LEAD MAINTENANCE WORKER

REVISION DATE: 02/17/26

PAY GRADE: 10

CLASSIFICATION SUMMARY

Under general supervision from the Lead Maintenance Worker, the Maintenance

Worker I performs a variety of routine, unskilled and semi-skilled, manual labor in the

maintenance, repair, operations, construction, facilities, City parks, and roadways;

ensures the cleanliness, basic maintenance and repairs of City buildings, landscaped

areas, and irrigations systems; assists with installation, maintenance, and repairs City

streets and services, such as water and wastewater systems; safely operates an

assigned vehicle, work-related equipment and manual and power-driven tools; and

performs related work as assigned.

The Maintenance Worker I is the entry level in the Maintenance Worker classification

series. Positions in this classification perform more routine manual labor, maintenance,

and repair tasks; while learning to perform a full range of semi-skilled work required in

maintenance, repair, operations and construction of City buildings, parks, streets and

services. This classification is flexibly staffed with the journey-level Maintenance Worker

II. Upon recommendation of the Lead Maintenance Worker, positions in this

classification advance to the journey level II classification after gaining the required

experience and certifications, developing the proficiency to perform the full range of

journey-level job duties, and consistent exemplary job performance ratings.

Receives general supervision from the Lead Maintenance Worker and may receive

guidance from more experienced Maintenance Workers. This position does not exercise

supervision of others.

The job is an on-call position, responding to emergency situations. Employees

designated as immediate response personnel must live thirty (30) minutes or less from

their usual daily work site.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (illustrative only and may vary by

assignment)

Perform manual labor and routine maintenance tasks required in the cleaning,

maintenance and repair of City buildings, facilities, streets, parks, playgrounds,

trees, landscaping, irrigation, water, and collections systems.

Learn to safely and effectively operate an assigned vehicle, and work-related hand

tools, and power equipment.

Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of tools and equipment; and report the

need for major equipment and vehicle repairs.

Perform flagging and traffic control duties at work sites.

Perform snow and ice removal using equipment to plow, sand, and de-ice streets

and roadways, including removing debris from streets and roadways and

transporting to dump site.

Perform light to heavy manual labor and semi-skilled and skilled maintenance and

construction tasks required in the construction, maintenance, replacement and/or

repair of City streets, gutters, drains, curbs, and sidewalks.

Dig out, break up, pick up and appropriately dispose of asphalt, concrete, dirt, roots,

and debris.

Paint street signs, crossings, crosswalks, curbs, and centerlines.

Clean and repair storm drains

Perform light to heavy manual labor and/or unskilled to semi-skilled tasks to assist

with the inspection, maintenance, repair, and installation of, water, and wastewater

collection systems.

Safely operate, or learn to safely operate, a variety of light to heavy construction

equipment including, backhoes, motor graders, large frontend loaders, medium to

heavy trucks, heavy-duty rodding machines, hydra flush and vacuum combination

trucks, power rodders, tampers, pavement saws, cutting torches and welders for a

variety of construction and maintenance operations on storm water lines, wastewater

mains and lines and related systems.

Pick up and transport refuse to appropriate disposal site.

Assist in the cleaning and repair of storm drains; assist in the repair and installation

of sewer mains and lines; assist in monitoring of water and wastewater treatment

systems.

Assist in the installation, maintenance, and repair of water meters and related

service lines and water distribution mains. Learn to assist in the inspection of water

meters and water service lines.

Assist in the installation of new water services and repair of leaks, broken water

mains and damaged pipes.

Assist in the inspection and cleaning of lift station facilities and grounds.

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