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PUBLIC WORKS MECHANIC <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Position Title: Public Works Mechanic <br />Department: Public Works <br />Immediate Supervisor’s Title: Public Works Director <br />Pay Grade: 5 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />May respond to resident’s questions and complaints concerning work being done while at job <br />site. <br />Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES <br />Knowledge of relevant City policies and ordinances. <br />Knowledge of practices, procedures, tools and equipment, and materials used in the maintenance <br />and repair of public works infrastructure. <br />Knowledge of MnDOT traffic control procedures. <br />Knowledge of OSHA rules and standards and ability to apply them to daily tasks. <br />Knowledge of traffic laws. <br />Knowledge of City safety policies and procedures and ability to apply them to daily tasks. <br />Skill in operating/using a variety of equipment, tools and machines. <br />Ability to read and understand instructions, technical manuals, and other reference materials. <br />Ability to work independently and as a member of a team without constant direct supervision. <br />Ability to perform work requiring moderate to considerable physical effort including climbing <br />and working at heights and below ground level. <br />Ability to lift/manipulate objects such as manhole covers, plow blades, and equipment some <br />weighing up to 70 pounds or more. <br />Ability to safely enter and work in confined spaces such as lift stations. <br />Ability to safely work around loud noise, irritants, fumes, infectious diseases, and hazardous <br />chemicals such as chlorine, fluoride, and polyphosphate. <br />Ability to perform mathematical calculations for some work tasks. <br />Ability to perform in a variety of stressful situations involving the use of equipment/machinery <br />and sometimes under urgent/emergency conditions. <br />Machines, Tools, and Equipment Used: Trucks, loader, motor grader, sweeper, roller, <br />tractor/mower, backhoe, skid loader, tamper, jack hammer, welder, torches, grinder, chain saw, <br />chop saw, circular saw, general hand tools, chemical sprayer, sewer rodder, hot tar kettle, router <br />for crack filling, black top cutter, safety tripods and harness, and traffic control equipment. <br /> <br />WORKING CONDITIONS <br />Regularly uses fine motors skills to coordinate eyes, hands, and feet for the operation of a variety <br />of public works tools, machines and equipment. Regularly uses large motor skills to exert <br />moderate to considerable physical effort while performing a variety of movements such as <br />bending, crouching, twisting/turning, digging, and lifting. All vision abilities and senses, with