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CITY OF IOWA CITY – JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Maintenance Worker I – Transit
Department: Transportation Services
Division: Transit
Supervisor: Operations Supervisor
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Civil Service: Yes
Pay Grade: 2
Job Number: 0210
Job Summary
Under immediate direction, performs work of routine difficulty in the cleaning and maintenance
of City buses and equipment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive
or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
• Cleans, sweeps, pulls vaults, and washes buses daily utilizing an automatic bus washer.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance to buses; checks and maintains oil,
transmission fluid and coolant at appropriate levels; adds fuel to buses; places buses on
hold list based on driver-defect cards.
• Parks buses when cleaned and fueled for use.
• Maintains job records.
• Updates the distribution of advertising material on buses.
• Probes bus fare boxes and puts money in safe.
• Locks and secures facility.
• Monitors and stocks mechanized fare boxes with transfers.
• Drains building air compressor at the end of each night.
• Maintains safe and secure environment that is free from hazards.
• Sanitizes driver’s area and passenger spaces of each bus daily.
• Conducts self in a professional manner which demonstrates courtesy and respect for all
community members and coworkers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure, Other
• High school education or G.E.D. and four to six months of related experience or training;
or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Valid State of Iowa driver's license with satisfactory driving record. Must be 18 years of
age. Must pass criminal background check.
Updated: August 2025 (Admin Review)
Preferred Education, Experience, Certification/Licensure, Other
• High school education or G.E.D. and seven to twelve months of related experience or
training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in custodial
services or related.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole
numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved
written or oral instructions.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized
situations.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to
customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to read and understand work orders and maintain written job records.
• Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties.
• Knowledge at basic level of public transit procedures and schedules.
• Skill in the operation of buffers, waxers and other types of cleaning equipment.
Supervision
No supervision of direct reports.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential duties and responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally
required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee
regularly lifts and/or moves 10 pounds, occasionally will lift and/or move 25 pounds, and will
occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required
by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
duties and responsibilities.
Updated: August 2025 (Admin Review)
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving
mechanical parts, high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic
chemicals, risk of electrical shock, vibration, confined space, and traffic hazards. The employee
is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, dampness, direct sunlight, dust, pollen,
insect stings, and animals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Involves
some exposure to stress due to the work environment and/or crisis situations.
Iowa City is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act as Amended, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with
disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential
accommodations with the employer.
Reviewed/Approved by: Darian Nagle-Gamm, Transportation Services Director (4/2024)
I have read and understand the duties and requirements of this job description, and I
agree that I can perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable
accommodation.
Employee Date
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