Full Time Public Service Worker

Hourly Pay Scale effective July 1, 2024:

Laborer $21.79

CDL/6 months $22.63

12 months $23.46

18 months $24.28

24 months $25.12

30 months $26.16

Employees designated to the water/sewer divisions shall receive an additional $0.50 per hour to their base wage.

PUBLIC SERVICE WORKER (PSW)
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Performs any combination of the following duties, such as, but not limited to, functions of motor pool, water and sewer, parks and forestry, street maintenance, building maintenance and repair.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Work is performed under the immediate supervision of a Department of Public Services assigned Supervisor(s) but may also receive direction from a Public Service Worker Group Leader.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Operation of a variety of power tools, including mowers, blowers, chainsaws, chippers, trimmers, etc.
Operation of large commercial equipment, including dump trucks, graders, backhoes, and loaders
Performs ice and snow control activities.
Performs tree pruning and tree removal, including operating chipper.
Lawn and landscape maintenance includes cutting and edging grass, laying sod, raking leaves, planting, weeding, watering and care for trees, shrubs, and flowers.
Maintains parks and playground facilities.
Performs a variety of construction and repair tasks as part of work crew.
Participates in the clean up of work projects, filling ditches and removing any extra dirt and materials.
Repair and maintain streets and sidewalks, including concrete and asphalt removal and replacement, street signs and markings.
Installation, maintenance, and repair of underground sewers, lift stations and their appurtenances.
Repair and maintenance of pump stations, water meters, hydrants and curb stop boxes.
Perform meter reader duties.
Maintains accurate work records, time sheets and other forms of data.
Repair and maintain equipment and structures in buildings.
Repair and replace electric power equipment and fixtures such as fuses, bulbs, and switches on the building equipment.
Use of carpentry tools.
Repair and replace plumbing fixtures.
Repair brick and plaster work
Responsible for maintenance and setting up voting machines.
Any other tasks assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

SUPPLEMENTAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Serve as a Public Service Worker Group Leader, providing leadership and direction to those in Public Service Worker position (when assigned by Supervision.)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
High School Graduate or G.E.D.
Legally employable in the United States
18 years of age or older
Valid State of Michigan Commercial Drivers License, Group A endorsement. The Group A endorsement is required within 6 months from the date of hire.
Ability to pass written examination, physical agility and skills test, physical with drug screen and fingerprint/criminal history/driving record check.

SPECIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Ability to understand and follow both written and oral instructions.
Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 90-pound loads.
Ability to work outdoors in extreme temperatures.
Ability to tolerate exposure to dust, grease, fuel, chemicals, and lubricants.
Ability to stoop, bend, climb trees, go into underground vaults and pits with restricted movement.
Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time.
Knowledge of use of equipment and tools used in Public Works practices.
May be required to train and become proficient in small engine and power tool repair and maintenance.
May be required to obtain a Michigan license for pesticide application.
1. Minimum reasoning ability usually associated with this classification: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
2. Minimum Math ability usually associated with this classification: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure; to perform the four operations with like or common decimal fractions.
3. Minimum Language ability usually associated with this classification:

READ: Ability to read a variety of novels, and magazines; to read safety rules, instructions in the use and maintenance of shop tools and equipment, and methods and procedures.
WRITE: Ability to write reports and essays with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech.
SPEAK: Ability to speak before individuals with poise, voice control, and confidence, using correct English and well modulated voice.
4. Six months of training, either on the job or formal education, usually associated with this occupation in addition to the Reasoning, Math and Language abilities detailed above.
5. Degree of physical demands (Strength) usually associated with this classification: Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
6. Type of Physical Demands usually associated with this classification:
REACHING: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects. Squatting: lowering the body by bending leg. Stooping: bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Hearing - Perceiving nature of sounds by ear.
Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. The important aspects of vision are:
a. Acuity, far - Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
b. Acuity, near - Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
c. Depth Perception - Three-dimensional vision. Ability to judge distance and space relationships to see objects where and as they are.
d. Field of Vision - Area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point.
e. Accommodation - Adjustment of lens of eye to bring an object into sharp focus. This item is especially important when doing near-point work at varying distances from eye.
f. Color Vision - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
7. Environmental Conditions (Physical Surroundings) usually associated with this classification:
EXPOSURE TO WEATHER: Exposure to hot, cold, wet, humid, or windy conditions caused by the weather. This factor is important when exposure to weather results in marked bodily discomfort.
8. Environmental Conditions (Hazards) usually associated with this classification:
Proximity to moving, mechanical parts, traffic.
Exposure to electrical shock.
9. Machines, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids which may be representative but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work:
Power Saws, Chisels, Portable Power Tools, Soldering Iron, Spray Gun, Staple Gun, Wrench Sets, Air Compressor, Clamps, Clips, Fixtures, Manuals, Patterns, Rules, Templates, Stumper, Chipper, Dump Trucks, Lawnmower, Tractor, Car, Pickup, Weed Trimmer, Chain Saw, Tree Pruners, Woodworking Tools, Spray Tanks, Snow Removal Equipment, Salt Spreader, etc.

The City of Lincoln Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer.