Part Time Maintenance Worker

Part Time Maintenance Worker

Salary

$20.00 Hourly

Location

Streets Maintenance building, 235 E. Summit Ave., Burlington, NC

Job Type

Part-time

Job Number

2026-00185

Department

Public Works

Division

Streets

Opening Date

10/29/2026

Closing Date

11/15/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits

Job Description

About us:

The Street Division is responsible for public roadway maintenance on city-maintained streets and alleys. In addition, this division is responsible for sidewalk and curb and gutter maintenance within the city limits (with the exception of those on privately maintained streets). When the Water and Sewer Maintenance Department creates cuts in the road surface or in sidewalks, curb and gutter, and driveway aprons, to repair water or sewer lines, or make new water/sewer connections, Street Maintenance is responsible for repairing these cuts to the asphalt and/or concrete.

What you will do:

This employee performs routine manual labor to maintain the citys streets, ensuring they are safe and usable for residents. Duties include landscaping, digging, equipment servicing, patching pavement, driving a city truck, loading/unloading supplies, directing traffic, and other physically demanding tasks. The employee works independently, traveling between assigned sites to complete the necessary work.

This is a part-time position which requires less than 1,000 work hours per calendar year.

Examples of Duties

• Excavation and Pavement Repair: Digging, patching, and backfilling pavement or grounds using shovels, dump trucks, jackhammers, and tamping equipment.
• Water and Wastewater Maintenance: Assisting with the repair of water and wastewater main breaks by digging pavement, cutting or clamping pipes, and backfilling.
• Transportation and Hauling: Operating a dump truck to transport debris, mud, and backfill materials to and from work sites.
• Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance: Performing general landscaping tasks such as mowing with riding and push mowers, trimming and pruning trees and shrubs, and cutting down trees.
• Snow and Ice Management: Shoveling snow from sidewalks and spreading ice-melting materials to ensure safe passage.
• Additional General Duties: Providing other services as needed and assigned to maintain city infrastructure and landscapes.

Qualifications

General Services Expertise

• Familiarity with the scope of general services tasks performed by a municipality.

Equipment Proficiency

• Skilled in operating a variety of equipment, including:
• Mowers, tractors, and dump trucks
• Leaf blowers, weed eaters, tamps, and jackhammers

Maintenance and Landscaping Abilities

• Proficient in:
• Seeding, strawing, and fertilizing
• Mowing, shoveling, raking, and maintaining grounds
• Setting up proper signage to ensure crew safety and public awareness

Supervisory Coordination

• Capable of:
• Following detailed instructions from supervisors
• Identifying and communicating service needs of structures, grounds, and facilities to supervisors effectively

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid North Carolina Drivers License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some experience (up to four years) in services work is desirable.

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Work in this class is medium work, requiring exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• This employee must have the visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of work assigned.

• Inside and outside environmental conditions.

• Employee is subject to hazards, including mechanical equipment and atmospheric conditions due to exposure to fumes, odors, and dusts.

• This employee may work in close quarters, crawl space, shafts, man holes, small enclosed rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

The City of Burlington does not offer benefits to part-time positions which require less than 1000 work hours per calendar year.

Employer City of Burlington NC

Address PO Box 1358

Burlington, North Carolina, 27216-1358

Phone 336-222-5105

Website http://www.burlingtonnc.gov