NEOGOV · 1 week ago
General Maintenance Technician
Kelso, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$58K/yr - $73K/yr
1+ years expNEOGOV is the employer for the City of Kelso, which is seeking a General Maintenance Technician. This role involves performing skilled labor for the construction and maintenance of city parks, streets, civic buildings, and airport facilities to ensure their safety and functionality.
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Responsibilities
Perform road and street maintenance including repairing potholes, sealing cracks, and overlay streets
Assist with the repair and maintenance of existing signs
Assist with the installation of striping, reflective buttons and thermoplastic control and visibility devices under supervision
Provide traffic control in areas of right-of-way work
Assist with ice and snow removal
Assist with facility maintenance at all City owned buildings
Perform utility locates in accordance with regulatory requirements, adopted procedures, and industry standards
Manually and mechanically, clean streets, alleys, parking lots
Manually and mechanically perform weed control along streets, alleys and airport
Perform routine inspection and maintenance necessary for the efficient and safe operation of the equipment including monitoring fuel, battery, windshield, oil, water, grease, brakes, tires, etc
Report problems and coordinate the repair of equipment with the Lead or Superintendent
Perform minor equipment repair on jobsite
Building maintenance to include plumbing, painting, electrical, Janitorial responsibilities, other maintenance and construction duties
Landscape maintenance to include turf maintenance, vegetation control, shrub and tree maintenance, irrigation system maintenance
Prepare for park facility rentals, special events and community festivals
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or G.E.D
One (1) year experience in street/park/facility maintenance, or closely related experience. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the essential functions of the job
Ability to learn to operate light duty vehicles, compactor, jackhammer, pump, air compressor, tapping machine, 10 yard dump trucks, backhoe, equipment trailer, trenchers, cut off saw, hand tools, line locator, three axle VAC truck with high pressure cleaning machine, boom truck, concrete saws, road grader, track hoe, crawler dozer, front loader, forklift, push mower, riding mowers of all sizes, tractor and bat-wing mower
Thorough knowledge of public works construction and procedures related to street and drainage construction and maintenance
Thorough knowledge of all parks facilities, buildings and ground maintenance
Thorough knowledge of special event and program coordination
Knowledge of installing storm drains, catch basins and manholes
Knowledge of and adherence to the safety standards, practices, and procedures relating to all facets of the job
Ability to use basic oral and written communications in the performance of duties and responsibilities
Ability to make responsible decisions while in the field in order to assure a safe working environment and accomplish assigned duties
Ability to gain the trust and support of other employees when leading work parties
Ability to respond to citizen concerns, complaints, and requests
Keep others informed of work issues and programs by maintaining quality communications
Ability to resolve issues of conflicting personalities and needs
Display initiative to resolve problems and capitalize on opportunities in the job
Support team members and maintain a positive work environment supporting fair and equal treatment of employees within the Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines
Successfully pass a modified background investigation
Ability to lift, push, carry and pull materials and objects weighting up to 50 lbs. on a daily basis and up to 100 lbs. on occasion using proper lifting techniques
Must be capable of frequent bending, standing, kneeling and maintaining continual physical activity during the workday
Possess a valid Washington State Driver's license with Class 'A' or 'B', air brakes and tanker endorsements
Flagging certification to be secured within 90 days of hire
Labor and Industries First Aid card with cardio-pulmonary certification to be secured within 90 days of hire
May be scheduled to work a seasonal Wednesday through Sunday shift in accordance with collective bargaining agreement
Subject to 24-hour call back for emergency conditions
Benefits
Health care
Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan (HRA)
Flexible Spending Account
Dental and vision care
Life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Voluntary insurance
Pension
Deferred compensation plans
Holidays
Vacation
Sick leave
Direct payroll deposit
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$700MKey Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity
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