Public Services Laborer - Forestry

Urban Forestry Technician

Are you seeking a rewarding opportunity in public service working with a great team? We strive to hire skilled, competent, dedicated, customer-oriented staff who pride themselves on performing their duties to the highest level of excellence. This position will primarily support the urban forestry workgroup that maintains the City's over 19,000 trees on City property. The position will also perform a variety of manual, semi-skilled, and skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of City owned property and its services. Laborers operate a wide variety of tools and equipment.

Examples of Duties

• Perform standard maintenance of trees, such as pruning, trimming, inspecting, planting, and removal.
• Landscaping tasks include planting and beautification of public areas maintained by the city.
• Custodial, facilities maintenance, and carpentry work.
• Repair curbing and sidewalks.
• Maintain, inspect, and repair the storm sewer collection system.
• Set up and clean-up of special events.
• Respond to emergency situations, such as snow removal, flooding from rain events, signs down etc.
• Support other City departments / divisions in the abatement of emergency situations.
• May be upgraded to Equipment Operator, Maintenance Technician, Sign Technician, or Crew Leader as needed.

Qualifications

If selected, successful completion of a background investigation (including fingerprinting), physical, functional capacity evaluation and drug screen are required. CDL holders will be run through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Clearinghouse pre-employment.

The City of St. Charles is an Equal Opportunity Employer.