Maintenance Worker - PW Street

The City of Newberry is a vibrant, growing, municipality! We invest in our employees and encourage them to grow and develop in their positions and grow careers with the City. If you want a long-term opportunity within an exciting organization, this position may be for you. Our full-time employees are members of the SC Retirement system, have a generous benefits package that includes time off accruals that begin from day 1, along with being eligible for the BlueCross BlueShield State health insurance program. The City of Newberry is looking for a person that loves working outdoors and has a maintenance and/or landscaping background to join the Public Works Department - Maintenance team. Some work involves maintaining and operating various handheld and medium to light equipment including, but not limited to, tractor, backhoe, weed eater, front-end loader, lawn mower, and bush hog for general maintenance in the City. In this role, some days’ tasks would include replacing street signs, cleaning and repairing storm drains, cleaning City buildings and/or parking lots, spreading dirt and painting. As a maintenance worker, you would be outside year-round ensuring the City’s streets are maintained. As a member of the Public Works department, some additional job functions will include: to respond to after-hours emergencies as needed, assist as a sanitation worker as needed, and apply herbicide with handheld or motorized equipment. Normal working hours are 7am - 3pm three days a week. Requirements: High school diploma or GED Ability to lift and/or carry weights up to one hundred pounds. Work in outside environment; ability to meet physical demands Valid SC identification or driver’s license; ability to attain an SC Commercial Driver’s License. Hourly Non-Exempt Entry Level - Starting Pay: 18,000/year, 17.30/ hour Job Posting: Open Until Filled The City of Newberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer ~ This organization is inclusive and diverse and encourages all people meeting the required qualifications to apply. The City of Newberry is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. The City strives to create and maintain a working and learning environment that is inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. We all share in the responsibility for achieving these goals, and for making the City of Newberry a place where each of us may contribute to and realize the successes from a broadened understanding, heightened awareness, awakened empathy, and the fostering of empowerment.