Job Details

Salary: $13.90 - $20.85 Hourly

Location : Clovis, NM

Job Type: FULL-TIME

Job Number: 2023_11_06_3043_Street

Department: PUBLIC WORKS

Division: STREETS

Opening Date: 11/06/2023

Job Description

Position involves some manual labor and the operation of equipment in moderate complexity involving the maintenance, repair, and construction of public thoroughfares and related improvements. Will be required to work infrequent overtime during evening hours, weekends, holidays plus stand-by on a rotation basis.

**This position has been classified as a safety sensitive position and is subject to our drug testing policy to include pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion and post-accident for the following prohibited substances: marijuana, amphetamines, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP), and cocaine, as well as any drug not approved for medical use by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.**

Typical Duties

• Operates all light equipment such as backhoes, loaders, dump trucks, tractors with attachments and rollers.
• Services, cleans and makes minor repairs to assigned equipment. Maintains a daily inspection sheet as well as records of preventative maintenance, and service performed.
• Operates backhoes to excavate streets, parking lots and drainage ways for repairs/cleaning.
• Operates front-end loader, clearing streets, and removal of trash and debris after storms.
• Operates chip spreader, asphalt distributor and related equipment on chip sealing and related road and street construction projects.
• Assists in the training of lower level equipment operators.
• May operate heavy equipment on a training basis or in a temporary position of Heavy Equipment Operator to fill a vacant position created by absence of regular operator.
• Assists in closure of streets or thoroughfares by placement of barricades or traffic control by use of paddles as a flag person.
• Assist in repairs by cutting or sawing pavement and removal plus replacement of base material and riding surface, if either asphalt, concrete or chip seal.
• Assist in flood control, cleaning drains, storm pipes, ditches and debris removal from streets.
• Assist in ice and snow control operating sand/salt spreader or truck-mounted snowplows or by hand if necessary. Delivery of sand/salt to various other departments.
• Mowing ditch lines and cleaning right-of-way using tractor/mower, weed eaters and swing blade cutters for removal of grass, weed, and tree limbs.
• Assist in movement of office furniture and clean up around the Public Works Complex.
• May be called upon in other areas to accomplish the responsibilities of the department.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of work experience in the operation of light equipment or equivalent. Experience which demonstrates a knowledge of street construction and repair in use of asphalts, concrete and base materials.

Licenses and Certificates

• New Mexico Commercial Driver's License with appropriate endorsements, or be able to obtain within 3 months.

Knowledge of:

• Department rules and regulations

Skills in:

• Safe operations off light equipment, hand and power tools.

Ability to:

• Perform functions with minimal supervision; understand and follow basic safety precautions, rules and regulations; interact diplomatically with public, establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationship with others.

Physical Requirements:

• Moderately heavy work involving frequent standing, walking, balancing, bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling and squatting; pushing, pulling and lifting items weighing up to 100 pounds.

Working Conditions:

• Regular attendance is an essential function of this job to ensure continuity of services.
• Position is subject to drug testing in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations and City of Clovis policies.
• Essential duties are predominantly performed outdoors with exposure to all types of weather conditions.
• Employee is exposed to airborne particles, potentially toxic and/or caustic chemicals, and extreme temperatures, travel from site to site, work around traffic and heavy construction equipment.
• Use of safety shoes, glasses and other equipment is required

Cigna Health Insurance
Medical Employee Only - In Network deductible $1000
Employee portion = $38.17 per pay period (24) or $916.08 annually
City portion = $318.07 per pay period (24) or $8,139.12 (90% of cost)
Medical Employee + Family - In Network deductible $3,000
Employee portion = $89.79 per pay period (24) or $2,154.96 annually
City portion = $808.20 per pay period (24) or $19,396.80 (90% of cost)

Dental
United Concordia options of 2 plans 100% employee cost

Vision
Davis Vision 100% employee cost

Life Insurance
$40,000 paid by the City on employee (if enrolled in short term disability)
$2,000 paid by City for dependents (if enrolled in short term disability)
Supplemental Voluntary Life Insurance

Short-Term/Long Term Disability 100 % employee cost
Voluntary Short-Term Disability 70% of weekly income after 15 day waiting period
/Long Term Disability 60% of weekly income after 180 day waiting period

Flexible Spending Accounts 100% employee cost
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Retirement Choices
ICMA Employee Contributes minimum of 3% City matches 14% (of total wages)
PERA Employee Contributes 15.15% City matches 10.3%
Fire - Municipal Fire Plan 5 Employee contributes 19.7% City 22.4%
Police - Municipal Police Plan 5 Employee contributes 18.3% City 19.65%

Time Off
Vacation Accrual 84 hours annually (2912 Fire Service accrues 120 hours annually) increases at intervals 7 and 15 years
Sick Accrual 96 hours annually (2912 Fire Service accrues 134.4 annually)
(at 20 years with separation get 50% of sick leave balance)
11 paid holidays
Physical Examination Leave - 4 hours annually
Bereavement Leave
Voting Leave - 1 hour
Personal Day
Tuition Assistance - job related 100% of tuition cost reimbursed
Option of Sick Leave Bank

01

A requirement of this position is you must possess a current, valid driver's license (equivalent to a New Mexico class "D"). Do you have a current, valid driver's license equivalent to a New Mexico class "D"?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you possess a valid New Mexico Commercial Drivers Licenses?

• No
• Class B
• Class A

03

I understand if I do not possess a valid NM Commercial Driver's License, I will be required to obtain one within 6 months of date of hire.

• Yes
• No

04

A requirement of this position is you must have at least one (1) year experience in the general maintenance and operation of large commercial trucks, do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

05

Please describe your experience in the operation and maintenance of hand and small power tools. What small power tools do you have experience operating?

06

One of the minimum qualifications is experience which demonstrates a knowledge of street contractions and repair, with the use of asphalts, concrete, and base material. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No

07

Regular attendance is an essential function of this position, please indicate that you understand this.

• Yes
• No

08

This position has been classified as a safety sensitive position and is subject to City drug testing policy to include pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion and post-accident for the following prohibited substances: marijuana, amphetamines, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP), and cocaine, as well as any drug not approved for medical use by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Please confirm you understand this position is subject to the City drug testing policy to include pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident testing.

• Yes
• No

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