Follows Federal (OSHA), State regulations, and City policies regarding safe work practices; Operates and maintains City equipment and trucks appropriate to the functional area of assignment, including backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, street sweepers, pickups, snow plows, graders, skid steers, brush chippers, utility lift truck, and other related equipment; Operates a wide variety of hand and power tools and equipment related to work assignment as instructed; Maintains and repairs City streets and roadways, including preparation of road surfaces for patching or overlay, paving, and repairing pot holes, slide spots, and sink holes as necessary; Digs, shovels, hauls, and unloads soils, backfill, and other materials; Constructs, maintains, and repairs City streets and alley right-of-ways as necessary including trimming, collecting and hauling brush, compost, or recyclables; Clean, install, and repair storm drains, manholes, lines, and intakes which includes flushing out silt and garbage from storm manholes, digging up damaged storm lines and replacing pipe as necessary; Maintains City streets in the winter months to ensure safe and efficient traveling conditions for both pedestrians and vehicles including plowing, deicing, and sanding streets. This also entails keeping creek free of debris in the winter months as necessary; Participate as required for response to emergency situations such as winter storm events, flooding, road obstructions, and pavement damage; Maintains all departmental equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation, including securing equipment at the close of the work day; Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition; Enters data into the Citys computerized maintenance management systems; Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems; Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas; Responds to citizen's questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.