BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Lamp Maintenance Worker

Department of Transportation

Number of Positions: 12

Starting Salary: $30.88 Hourly

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with I.B.E.W - Local 9 (Bargaining Unit 29). Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Under supervision, works on a street crew assigned to clean and perform minor and standard repairs on traffic signals, street and alley lighting equipment, and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Works from a bucket on a lift truck, riding up to reach traffic signal or street lighting equipment on poles and to perform cleaning and minor and standard repairs, as part of a work crew
• Washes and cleans refractors, lenses and street lamps using various cleaning materials
• Replaces burn out, broken or defective head lamps on street and alley light equipment
• Makes minor and standard repairs on traffic light equipment by replacing visors, lenses, reflectors, and other related fixtures and parts
• Re-group traffic signal or street lights within a section/ area or street corner, replacing every street light lamp or traffic signal lamp as part of preventive maintenance program
• Assists Street Light Repairman in the repair of street light equipment, providing needed tools and following directions to assist in trouble shooting circuits and making minor repairs
• Assists Traffic Signal Repairman in the repair of traffic signal equipment, providing needed tools and following directions to assist in trouble shooting equipment, checking and resetting time control devices on traffic lights
• Loads and unloads equipment and tools from trucks
• Cleans up work sites at completion of jobs as needed
• Sets up barricades and safety cones to cordon of work areas and perform related tasks in compliance with safety rules and regulations

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 2451 S. Ashland

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: Varies

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

• One year of work experience in the maintenance and minor repair of electrical lighting equipment

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

• A valid State of Illinois driver’s license is required
• Must have the permanent use of an automobile that is properly insured, including a clause specifically insuring the City of Chicago from accident liability

Working Conditions:

• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions
• Work performed using a bucket on a lift truck
• Work performed at great heights with the use of safety belts (i.e. approximately 18 feet above ground for traffic signal poles and approximately 36 feet above ground from street and alley light poles)

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires candidates to pass both a written job knowledge exam and a skills assessment. Test results will be sent out by the Department of Human Resources after test results have been analyzed and compiled. Candidates who pass both tests will be hired in seniority or lottery/random order.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago Department of Human Resources

Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Christopher Owen, Commissioner

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 12/20/2022