Street Crew Member

Date Opened: Friday, December 12, 2025 12:00 AM

Close Date: Friday, December 19, 2025 12:00 AM

Department: Transportation Department

Traffic Operations/Repair & Maintenance

Salary: $24.00 - $24.02 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The Street Maintenance Crew Member performs unskilled/semi-skilled work including compacting, installing, leveling and finishing materials; construct and maintain roadways, sidewalks and storm drainage systems; performs heavy manual labor; works with concrete, asphalt, gravel, dirt, bricks, grout, and other materials.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Loads and unloads materials, supplies, and equipment. 

• Assists in asphalt maintenance by shoveling and raking.  

• Perform multiple safety tasks and directing traffic.   

• Clean and maintain tools used to accomplish major duties. 

• Act as support to the rest of the crew in Street Maintenance projects. 

• Ensure all supplies needed for the job site are loaded onto the truck. 

• Follow directions from the crew chief accurately and efficiently. 

• Requires response to emergency conditions and situations.  

• Requires on call work during nights and weekends.  

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:  Reports to Labor Crew Chief. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES NECESSARY:  

• Transportation- Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by road specifically, including laws and ordinances regulating the operation of vehicles. 

• Construction- Knowledge of materials, methods, tools, and procedures used in the construction and maintenance of streets. 

• Customer and Personal Service- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. 

• Safety- Knowledge of OSHA, City, and Federal rules and regulations, as well as work hazards and applicable safety precautions of the assigned work. 

• Communication Skills – Conveying information effectively through speaking and writing and understanding information others give through speaking and writing. 

• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions when appropriate, and picking out important pieces of information. 

• Teamwork skills – Works well with others to accomplish a common goal. 

• Physical Abilities include but are not limited to: sitting, standing, bending, twisting, reaching, kneeling/squatting, walking, drivi