Seasonal Public Service Maintenance Worker

Purpose/Description

The Seasonal Public Service Maintenance Worker in the Roads Division will maintain highways, municipal and rural roads and rights-of-way. Duties include patching broken or eroded pavement, repairing guard rails, highway markers, and snow fences. The PSMW may also mow or clear brush from a long road or plow snow from roadway. **Employees may be required to work 12-hour shifts, alternating between morning and night schedules as needed. *Will start in November 2026 and end April 2027. **

Required Knowledge

• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state for the protection of people, property, and institutions.

• Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the repair of structures such as highways and roads.

Required Tasks

• Perform snow and ice operations - including moving/handling materials, maintaining equipment.

• Concrete and rough masonry work and asphalt placement.

• Keep field time records and reports.

• Drive CDL vehicles to sweep debris from paved surfaces, mow grass and weeds, remove snow and ice, and spread salt and sand.

• Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.

• Dump, spread, and tamp asphalt, to repair joints and patch broken pavement.

• Clean and clear debris from culverts, catch basins, drop inlets, ditches and other drain structures.

• Erect, install, or repair guardrails, road shoulders, berms, highway markers, warning signals, and highway lighting using hand tools and power tools.

• Inspect, clean, and repair drainage systems, bridges, tunnels, and other structures.

• Other duties:

• Operate construction equipment.

• Assist in loading and unloading materials as needed.

• Install fencing or other barriers.

• Flag motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead.

• Perform preventative maintenance and cleaning on vehicles and equipment.

• Other related duties and tasks as assigned.

• Specific types of tools utilized

• Hand Tools including drills, hammers, saws, pliers, etc...

• Lawn mower

• Backhoe

• Tractors

• Mowers

• Snowplow

• Shovel and/or snow blowing machine

• Front end loaders

• Brush chipping

• Decision Making-Impact of Decisions on internal/external partners

• Mistakes are not easily correctable and have serious consequences.

• Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the

• Opportunity to make decisions without supervision.

• Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company.

• Personal Interaction

• Requires work with others in a group or team.

• Requires work with external customers or the public.

• Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Must have valid State of Michigan Commercial Driver's License with type "A" with Air Brake endorsement OR

• Must have valid State of Michigan Commercial Driver's License with type "B" with Air Brake endorsement AND

• Appointees must obtain a CDL "N" endorsement within the first three (3) months of employment or promotion.

• Experience Requirements

• Safe and acceptable driving record (No more than 7 points)

• Maintain valid CDL with A and N endorsements OR

• Maintain valid CDL with B and N endorsements.

• Maintain Air Brake Endorsement

• Maintain DOT medical documents as required by the State of Michigan for CDL holders.

• Ability to carry at least 50lbs.