Public Service Apprentice Position Available In Rockingham, North Carolina

Public Service Apprentice Reidsville Reidsville, NC 27320 JOB An employee in this class sets, forms, pours, and finishes concrete to repair curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks; performs street repairs and patching; lays asphalt; clears roadside and other City properties by cutting brush, raking and hoeing; sets up traffic safety devices and barricades as necessary. Work involves assisting in the repair of storm drains, catch basins, and storm drainpipes. The employee removes, replaces, and repairs street signs, performs minor traffic striping on streets, crosswalks, and curbs. Additionally, the employee pours and finishes concrete for monuments and plaques, and safely operates vehicles of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling andunloading of various equipment. Work is performed in accordance with departmental rules and policies. Work subjects the employee to inside and outside environmental conditions, extreme temperatures, and normal hazards associated with operation of equipment, and working with sewer. Work is performed under the supervision of the Street Supervisor and is evaluated through daily observation and visual inspection of the work completed. This classification is considered non-exempt in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Assists and performs a variety of routine inspections and maintenance and construction activities to include asphalt and concrete maintenance, street signage, street sweeping, street striping, trails and drainage ditch maintenance.

Sets, forms, pours, and finishes concrete to repair curbs, gutters, driveways, and sidewalks; performs street repairs and patching; lays asphalt; clears roadside and other City properties by cutting brush, raking and hoeing; sets up traffic safety devices and barricades as necessary.

Cleans and removes debris from streets, gutters, storm drains, catch basins, drainage ditches, sidewalks, and street construction sites by shoveling, raking, sweeping, and picking up debris; removes ice and snow from the streets.

Assists in the repair of storm drains, catch basins, and storm drainpipes.

Operates pickup and other maintenance equipment and performs routine maintenance on equipment; operates power street sweeper per rotating assignment; maintains and replaces sweeper brooms and liquids.

Performs general street maintenance such as spraying and cleaning storm drains.

Repairs water leaks; makes water and sewer taps; repairs water meters.

Performs related duties as required.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, and less than one year of work experience with grounds, street and/or building maintenance, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.