City of Kitchener Careers

Roads Maintainer

Competition Number

2024-423 / 2024-458

Job Code

5118

Posting Date

October 31, 2024

Closing Date

November 12, 2024 (at 6:00pm)

Job Status

Permanent Full-Time

The City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.

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Position Overview:

This position performs asphalt-related repairs and maintenance of roads; performs concrete related repairs and maintenance of sidewalks, curbs, catch basins, and manholes; performs construction work related to sewer repairs, trails, sports fields, parks, and creeks.

Responsibilities:

• Primary function is a Roads Maintainer on an assigned roads crew in the summer; and winter maintenance duties as assigned in the winter.
• Asphalt: Pre-trip Inspection, Road Repair, Utility Cuts, Crack Sealing, Pothole Repair, Infrared Repair, Asphalt Plant
• Concrete: Pre-trip Inspection, Sidewalks, Curbs & Gutters (new installations and repairs), manhole repair, catch basin repair, mud-jacking
• Construction: Community Trails/Sports fields/Courts, sewers
• Snow Removal: Drives single/dual axle dump truck (tandem) with plow, wing, a variety of salters, and anti-icing (e.g., City streets, parking lots) to remove and haul snow, makes salt brine, operate sidewalk plow, shovel snow.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.
• Must possess a valid MTO DZ class driver's license in good standing.
• Demonstrated communication skills with an ability to keep accurate written records.
• Ability to participate as an effective team member.
• Must be available for shift work and winter call outs as required.
• Must successfully complete required progressional criteria as it relates to this job.
• Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected], or 519-741-2200 ext. 7261 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

Please note that as per Human Resources Policy HUM-HIR-110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":

"The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all Directors, General Managers, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity.

The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:

1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full-time and part-time classifications.

2. within the same Division in the case of students."

Department

Infrastructure Services

Division

Operations - Roads and Traffic

Union Affiliation

CUPE 68

Number of Positions

2

Hours of Work

40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location

Initial Location

Kitchener Operations Facility 

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$30.77 - $32.58 per hour

Grade/Band

6 (under review)