Purpose:
Provides general labor and maintenance services to the Public Works Unit.
Roles & Responsibilities
To provide labor for roads & highways, and other maintenance services to the Public Works Unit and its operations.
- Performs tree/weed trimming or grass cutting duties.
- Performs rural road repairs (potholes) and asphalt repairs on paved roads.
- Assists in the execution of gravel shoulder repairs.
- Reports broken traffic signs and performs installation and repairs.
- Provides traffic signalization tasks.
- Assists Buildings & Parks Maintenance Department with manual repairs to community assets.
- Assists Infrastructure & Operations Maintenance with water main repairs.
To perform surveillance on the local roads and highways, ensuring that a high level of safety is maintained.
- Participates in weekly rotation of on-call duty for emergency calls from local authorities.
- Performs surveillance of all road networks, reporting any maintenance-related deficiencies during on and off hours
- Submits a daily activity report for each shift, upon completion of the weekly surveillance shift.
- Removes debris from roadways, i.e., broken mufflers, scrap iron/lumber, hubcaps, broken glass, dead animals, etc.
- Provides roadside assistance to stranded motorists, contacting either the Kahnawake Peacekeepers, or local towing companies, and remains on site until either arrives.
- Takes inventory of burnt street light fixtures and reports to supervisor for follow up on repairs.
- Monitors drainage performances of culverts and ditches, addresses blockages and reports major blockages to supervisor for follow up.
To provide routine maintenance and care for assigned department vehicles
- Safely operates and maintains assigned vehicle, hand tools and motorized equipment in department.
- Fuels equipment at the start of each day and topped off at the end of each day, including detailed information on the receipt as per the Public Works administration requirements.
- Assists mechanics during in-field and in-house repairs.
- Performs daily preventive maintenance on assigned vehicle and reports any defects or repairs needed to ensure the safe operation of the vehicles or equipment.
- Performs weekly washing of vehicle, during idle times or upon request.
- Ensures that assigned vehicle is free from rolling debris, dust and other obstructions in cab and driver area on a regular basis.
To follow Public Works operating procedures
- Records daily employee activities and completes a timesheet for payroll processing.
- Submits equipment log on a weekly equipment timesheet for internal invoicing purposes, detailing a separation of equipment charge hours between the various client programs.
