Maintenance Worker

Job Description:

Maintenance Worker

Description

Full-time position available with the Public Works Department, Operations Division
Pay Range: $19.27-$29.39 per hour
Work Location: 4725 Coal Mine Road
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Application Deadline: October 07, 2026

About Us

About the Public Works Department

At Kansas City Public Works, we keep the city moving. Our department manages the infrastructure residents rely on every day; from streets, sidewalks, streetlights, and traffic signals to major capital improvement projects that shape the city's future. We also oversee waste services and drive initiatives that improve safety, mobility, and quality of life across Kansas City neighborhoods. Every project we take on supports one goal: a well-maintained, sustainable city that works for everyone who lives, works, and travels here.

Click here for more about this department

Responsibilities

What you'll do

• Operates trucks on road maintenance and street repair work hauling cold patch, hot asphalt, gravel, rocks and abrasives; drives trucks in transporting personnel and materials to designated work sites.
• Drives a truck engaged in street-cleaning activities; participates in snow plowing and snow removal operations.
• Drives a truck with a flat-bed trailer for hauling construction equipment; drives construction equipment on and off lo-boy units.
• Operates a large construction tractor or crawler-type bulldozer in pulling a sheep's foot compacting street and road sub-grades.
• Operates medium grade tractors in the mowing of grass, parks and vacant lots, and chain saws in the cutting of tree branches and limbs. Also operates spray equipment in conjunction with pesticide operations.
• Operates a heavy power driven roller in patching and ironing asphalt street surfaces.
• Operates a front-end loader up to 2-1/2 cubic yard in loading sweeper piles, broken pipe, dirt, rocks and debris; leads helper who assists in loading operations.
• Operates a backhoe/excavator in trenching, filling or other minor excavation; carefully plans and executes work to avoid damage to underground pipes and cables.
• Makes field repairs to equipment, and as necessary, assists machinists and mechanics on major repairs; services assigned equipment with fuel, oil, water and grease
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

REQUIRES

• High school graduation OR 6 months of experience in general labor.
• May be required to possess a valid state-issued driver's license in accordance with City of KCMO policies.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and post-offer physical examination as prescribed by the City.
• May be required to possess a Valid CDL (Commercial Driver's License) Class A, B, or C issued by the State of Missouri prior to the end of the employee's probationary period (appropriate CDL will be determined by the department).