Maintenance Worker I/II

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TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE
Application Deadline:
DECEMBER 11, 2025
Written Exam:
JANUARY 8, 2026
*ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY *
The City of Tracy is seeking dedicated individuals to join one of our many Maintenance Worker teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the care and upkeep of the spaces and facilities that make Tracy a vibrant and welcoming community. Maintenance Workers play a vital role in ensuring that city services run smoothly, public areas remain safe and inviting, and residents can enjoy high-quality amenities year-round.

The City Has Multiple Vacancies Across Our Departments And The Eligibility List Created From This Recruitment Will Be Used To Fill These Vacancies And Any Future Vacancies. Currently, Successful Candidates Will Have The Chance To Work Across One Of These Service Areas, Each Offering Its Own Rewarding Experiences:

• Parks: Support the maintenance and beautification of Tracy's parks, trails, and landscaped areas. From mowing and irrigation to playground upkeep and tree care, you'll help preserve the natural spaces where families gather, children play, and the community connects.
• Operations: Assist with essential citywide maintenance tasks that keep Tracy running efficiently. This may include street and sidewalk repairs, facility upkeep, and general infrastructure support—critical work that ensures residents can rely on safe, well-maintained public spaces.
• Multi-Generational Recreation Center (MGRC): Be part of an exciting new opportunity at Tracy's state-of-the-art recreation facility. Maintenance staff will help keep the MGRC clean, safe, and fully functional, supporting programs and activities for residents of all ages. Your work here directly contributes to the health, wellness, and enjoyment of the community.

This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy hands-on work, variety in their day-to-day tasks, and the satisfaction of seeing the direct impact of their efforts in the community. Whether outdoors in the parks, behind the scenes in operations, or at the heart of recreation in the MGRC, Maintenance Workers are essential to Tracy's mission of providing excellent public services and maintaining a high quality of life for all residents.

DEFINITION
Under direct or general supervision, performs a variety of routine to complex maintenance work in the maintenance, repair, operation, construction, and/or modification of City infrastructure and facilities, including but not limited to streets, structures, street signs and striping, traffic medians, parks, sports fields, water distribution system field service work, and other City facilities and landscaped areas; and performs related work as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direct or general supervision. Exercises no direct supervision over staff. May direct the work of seasonal or part-time staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
Maintenance Worker I: This is the entry-level class in the Maintenance Worker series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents with basic maintenance experience learn City infrastructure, systems, and facilities, use of tools and equipment, and a wide variety of practices and procedures. As experience is gained, assignments become more varied and are performed with greater independence. Positions at this level usually perform most of the duties required of the positions at the II level but are not expected to function at the same skill level and usually exercise less independent discretion and judgment in matters related to work procedures and methods. Work is usually supervised while in progress and fits an established structure or pattern. Exceptions or changes in procedures are explained in detail as they arise. Since this class is often used as a training class, employees may have only limited or no directly related work experience.

Maintenance Worker II: This is the full journey-level class in the Maintenance Worker series that performs the full range of duties required to ensure that City infrastructure, systems, and facilities to which assigned, are maintained in a safe and effective working condition and provide the highest level of safety for public use. Responsibilities include inspecting and attending to assigned areas in a timely manner and performing a wide variety of tasks in the maintenance and repair of assigned facilities and systems. Positions at this level are distinguished from the I level by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned, working independently and exercising judgment and initiative. Positions at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit. This class is distinguished from the Senior Maintenance Worker in that the latter has lead responsibility for assigning and directing the work of staff and individually and is capable of performing the most complex duties assigned to the division. Positions in the Maintenance Worker class series are flexibly staffed and positions at the II level are normally filled by advancement from the I level requiring a minimum of one (1) additional year of experience and after gaining the knowledge, skill, experience, licenses, and certifications which meet the qualifications.

*EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS *
(Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
*When Performing The Parks/sports Fields/landscape Maintenance Assignment: *

• Maintains City parks, athletic fields, landscape, trees, median, and right-of-way areas.
• Applies pesticides and herbicides based on regulatory safety standards; maintains Federal and State-mandated records and reports related to the application of chemical pesticides and herbicides.
• Maintains, monitors, troubleshoots, and programs park irrigation systems; repairs sprinklers, booster pumps, water features, backflows, main lines, and valves; reads and interprets irrigation, landscape, and electrical plans.
• Inspects and repairs playground equipment, drinking fountains, public restrooms, benches, lighting, pathways, fences, and other park and landscape amenities.
• Waters, mows, weeds, renovates, and fertilizes lawns and sports fields; plants, prunes, and cares for trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and flowers.
• Operates and maintains specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment and hand and power tools related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City open spaces and related facilities.
• Performs semi-skilled carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work; performs minor repairs and fabrications requiring welding, cutting, and drilling; and concrete repair and replacement.
• Cleans restrooms; removes litter and graffiti.

*When Performing Streets Maintenance Assignment: *

• Performs construction, maintenance, and repair activities of City streets, roadways and sidewalks to ensure safe and efficient access for the public, including alleys, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, roadway base and sub-base, guard rails, asphalt pavement, crack seal application, concrete repair, traffic and street sign installation, repair, and reflectivity, and pavement markings.
• Participates in concrete maintenance, including attending to trip hazards, demolishing and removing concrete, and forming, pouring, and finishing sidewalks, handicap ramps, curbs, and gutters.
• Operates construction and concrete cutting and breaking equipment such as a jackhammer; constructs concrete forms, pours concrete, and assists in finishing concrete and masonry work.
• Operates and maintains specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment, and hand and power tools related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of City streets, roadways, and related facilities.
• Paints and installs traffic markers; repairs guard rails; installs traffic signs; paints or stencils traffic directional marking including crosswalks, safety loading zones, bus stops, parking and center lines, railroad and street crossings; hangs banners.
• Removes and cleans homeless encampments; removes litter and debris.

*When Performing The Aquatic Maintenance Assignment: *

• Maintains City water features including pools, decorative fountains, drinking fountains, and splash pads.
• Monitors, operates, and maintains chemical feed systems; tests and adjusts chemical levels in water features to meet regulatory standards.
• Performs preventative maintenance of mechanical, electrical, and computer controlled programming systems associated with City water features.
• Cleans water features; removes litter.

*When Performing Airport Facilities Assignment: *

• Assists in the maintenance and repair of Tracy Municipal Airport facilities including the Tracy Municipal Airport, New Jerusalem Airport, bus stops, bus shelters, bikeways, and the City of Tracy compressed natural gas station.
• Maintains, inspects, and repairs airport hangars, security lighting, approach path indicator lights, fencing, and gates.
• Operates and maintains specialized vehicles and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment and hand and power tools related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of airport facilities and surrounding landscaping.
• Changes aviation fuel filters; samples aviation fuels for contaminates.
• Performs asphalt sweeping on airport grounds.
• Maintains airport park by mowing and edging grass, trimming weeds and pruning trees; inspects and repairs the irrigation system; applies herbicides and insecticides as required.
• Cleans and inspects automated weather observation system.
• Monitors and maintains functional operations of the Airport's rotating beacon.

*When Performing Meter Reading Assignment: *

• Utilizes a hand-held meter-reading computer or other device to retrieve data from water meters in accordance with an assigned schedule and route including taking