Posting: September 06, 2024
Closing: September 14, 2024

Applications may be completed online at www.cityofbryant.com or picked up at the Human Resource Department at 210 S.W. 3rd Street, Bryant, AR 72022. A city application must be completed and submitted to be considered for this position.

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Salary

$33,668-$42,085

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Works under the supervision of Animal Control Director. Other duties may be assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assists in the daily functions of the animal shelter and enforcement of animal control regulations.
2. Operates city vehicle in the course of daily duties.
3. Maintain the shelter to ensure conditions are sanitary. Performs general cleaning of office, restrooms, and other areas of the facilities; performs minor maintenance of facility and equipment.
4. Feeds and waters animals according to schedule; cleans kennels and cages using appropriate cleaning agents and equipment.
5. Maintains files of each investigation, maintains records cards for each animal impounded; prepares daily reports. Enters data in computer.
6. Maintain supplies for shelter, such as drugs, food, maintenance items; verifies that all items are received and forward all invoices to the Animal Control Director for payment.
7. Selects animals to be euthanized and performs euthanasia.
8. Performs outside maintenance such as mowing grass, trimming shrubs, and general cleanup around the facility.
9. Notifies owners per ordinance that their animal has been located.
10. Assists customers in selecting animals for adoption.
11. Prepares specimens for rabies testing, completes necessary paperwork, and delivers specimens to state lab.
12. Processes public impounds, owner relinquishments and adoptions, collect monies for fees, issues receipts and completes necessary forms.
13. Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of work crew.
14. Responds to after hours and weekends emergency calls as needed.
15. Maintains files of investigations, maintain records, issue citations and warnings to violators; testifies in court.
16. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g. data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc, plus 0 to 6 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Special Requirements

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Arkansas Driver's License or valid driver’s license recognized by the state of Arkansas.    Possess or be able to obtain proper licenses used in tranquilizing and euthanasia.   Must possess or be able to obtain euthanasia certification within one (1) year of employment.

Miscellaneous Information

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive, highly physical. Highly repetitive type work which requires the concentrated and non-diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; and frequently required to stand, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear; occasionally required to walk, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

Posting: September 05, 2024
Closing: Open Until Filled

Applications may be completed online at www.cityofbryant.com or picked up at the Human Resource Department at 210 S.W. 3rd Street, Bryant, AR 72022. A city application must be completed and submitted to be considered for this position.

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Salary

$32,188-$40,235

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Skilled in the operation of intermediate and complex construction equipment.  Duties also include the performance of manual laboring tasks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Serves as primary operator of simple to moderately complex machinery and equipment, in all phases of road, street, sidewalk, drainage structures and swale construction and maintenance.

2. Operates lawn mowers (40 horsepower and above), tractor-bush hogs, clam trucks, small dump trucks, and other equipment as assigned.

3. Loads and off-loads materials, supplies, and equipment.

4. Performs routine maintenance, adjustments, and minor repairs on equipment.

5. Operates a variety of manual and power tools.

6. Assists traffic control duties (road closing and detour) by setting up work zones.

7. May be assigned manual laboring, repair or construction tasks when not operating equipment.

8. Keeps records and submits reports on work performed, as required.

9. Ability to work 10 hour days.

10. Ability to work overtime.

11. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g. data processing, clerical/administrative, equipment operation, etc, plus 2 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid State of Arkansas Commercial Driver's License Class B license

Special Requirements

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.G. Hot mix paving in constant sun).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, risk of electrical shock, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear; occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

Miscellaneous Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Every City employee has emergency response responsibilities, though not every position will require routine assignments during an emergency event.  All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official job description. Assignments in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature, with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically and operationally challenging conditions.

Posting: September 05, 2024
Closing: Open Until Filled

Applications may be completed online at www.cityofbryant.com or picked up at the Human Resource Department at 210 S.W. 3rd Street, Bryant, AR 72022. A city application must be completed and submitted to be considered for this position.

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Salary

$29,228 - $36,535

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Park Laborers keep up the appearance, health, and safety of landscapes and facilities in Bryant Parks. They maintain jogging and biking paths, hiking trails, athletic fields, playgrounds, picnic tables, benches, lawns, flowerbeds, and gardens. They take the initiative to ensure the parks meet the standard of excellence and vision of the Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Cleans and maintains public restrooms.
2. Maintains park appearances by removing trash, debris, etc.
3. Performs manual construction and maintenance work as directed by supervisor.
4. Operates equipment such as weed eaters, walk mowers, and other small engine machinery.
5. Regularly uses hand tools, such as rakes, shovels, etc.
6. Operates larger equipment, such as riding mowers, tractors, groomers, etc.
7. Regularly prepares athletic fields for events.
8. Prepares service reports of materials used and work performed.
9. Completes daily logs and reports as assigned.
10. Ability to follow directions and complete assigned work in a timely manner.
11. Regular and punctual attendance with the ability to work overtime and weekends.
12. Ability to interact with team members.
13. May be required to work weekends.
14. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
15. Reports maintenance needs and abnormalities found in the parks.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum requirement; general educational background without high school completion, plus 0 to 6 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements

Valid Arkansas driver’s license or a valid driver’s license recognized by the state of Arkansas.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

Highly repetitive, moderately physical. Highly repetitive type of work which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, taste or smell; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

Miscellaneous Information

WORKING CONDITIONS

Outside working environment, wherein there are disagreeable working conditions part of the time.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions; frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, wet or humid conditions, risk of electrical shock; and occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Posting: July 31, 2024
Closing: Open Until Filled

Applications may be completed online at www.cityofbryant.com or picked up at the Human Resource Department at 210 S.W. 3rd Street, Bryant, AR 72022. A city application must be completed and submitted to be considered for this position.

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Salary

$53,650-$67,063

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Responsible for installation, maintenance, repair, expansion, replacement and relocation of wastewater distribution facilities in the field. Other duties may be assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assists in planning methods and sequences of operations to facilitate additions, deletions and replacements/modifications to the system. 

2. Directs the activities of a small team of personnel within the Wastewater collection team who oversee installation, maintenance, and repair of wastewater collection facilities. 

3. Works closely with Wastewater Superintendent to schedule work and coordinate projects. 

4. Investigates any illegal use of services. 

5. Regular and punctual attendance. 

6. Provides assistance to Water/Wastewater Superintendent in managing special projects related to wastewater collection (new businesses, subdivisions, schools, and apartment complexes), upgrades to transmission lines including pipe bursting and new city wastewater facilities. Assumes Wastewater/Water Superintendent duties in his/her absence. 

7. Preforms operations of heavy equipment such as backhoes, track hoes, dump trucks, etc. as needed. 

8. Verifies location of various systems in the City's wastewater collection infrastructure for future mapping requirements. 

9. Obtains additional equipment and materials needed to complete wastewater collections service. 

10. Provides technical assistance with other City departments (Fire, Parks, Street) on matters pertaining to wastewater standards and maintenance and ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local standards. 

11. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

Knowledge of a specialized field (however acquired), such as basic accounting, computer, etc. Equivalent of four years in high school, plus night, trade extension, or correspondence school specialized training, equal to two years of college, plus 5 years related experience and/or training, and 5 years related management experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS 

Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with customers, clients, general public and other employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS 

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of known variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED 

Under general supervision where standard practice enables the employee to proceed alone on routine work, referring all questionable cases to supervisor. 

PLANNING

 Considerable responsibility with regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner, and/or sequence of performance of own work, in addition, the work operations of a group of employees, all performing basically the same type of work. 

DECISION MAKING 

Performs work operations which permit frequent opportunity for decision-making of major importance which would have considerable effect on the final attainment of multiple major activities and the organization's projects of a large organization component and organization's clientele.

Special Requirements

 REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

 Required to obtain Class 3 Wastewater Collection license as directed by the department head. Valid Arkansas CDL Class B drivers license or a Class B CDL drivers license recognized by the State of Arkansas

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED 

Basic: 10-Key, Accounting, Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Database, Human Resources Systems, Payroll Systems, Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing

Miscellaneous Information

RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS

 Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include but not limited to interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. 

Supervises a small group (1-3) of employees in the same or lower classification. Assigns and checks work; assists and instructs as required, but performs same work as those supervised, or closely related work, most of the time. Content of the work supervised is of a non-technical nature and does not vary in complexity to any great degree.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTERS 

Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, driver's license/cdl, etc.)

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT

 Occasionally responsible for organization's property where carelessness, error, or misappropriation would result in moderate damage or moderate monetary loss to the organization. The total value for the above would range from $150,000 to $1,000,000

PUBLIC CONTACT

 Regular contacts with patrons, either within the office or in the field. May also involve occasional self-initiated contacts to patrons. Lack of tact and judgment may result in a limited type of problem for the organization.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT

 Contacts with other departments or offices and also frequently with individuals in middle level positions; consulting on problems which necessitate judgment and tact in presentation to obtain cooperation or approval of action to be taken. Also, important contacts with associates as required in advanced supervisory jobs, plus frequent contact with senior level internal officials.

Posting: August 27, 2024
Closing: Open Until Filled

Applications may be completed online at www.cityofbryant.com or picked up at the Human Resource Department at 210 S.W. 3rd Street, Bryant, AR 72022. A city application must be completed and submitted to be considered for this position.

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Salary

$32,188 - $40,235

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Vacant position is currently for the night shift. 

Works in a variety of conditions and situations, indoor and outdoor, in various types of weather in repair and maintenance of sewers. Other duties may be assigned.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Performs maintenance on pumps, motors, and other equipment.
2. Performs chemical, physical, and bacteriological analysis.
3. Assists in efforts to monitor city's pretreatment program.
4. Prepares chemical treatment solutions.
5. Monitors treatment plant to ensure proper operation.
6. Performs operations of various types of test equipment.
7. Prepares and performs various analytical tests.
8. Assist in collection of wastewater for methods in testing and recording for QA & QC.
9. Maintains daily records as required by standards.
10. Performs any other various duties as assigned.
11. Ability to work overtime.
12. Ability to work rotating shifts.
13. Regular and punctual attendance.
14. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

 Mental alertness and adaptability to office and field area work routines. Equivalent to four years high school or GED, with particular emphasis during high school in office skills, shop skills, or others, plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

Valid Arkansas driver's license or valid driver’s license recognized by the state of Arkansas. Must have a Class 1 Arkansas Wastewater license or obtain one within one year.

Miscellaneous Information

WORKING CONDITIONS 

Outside or inside working environment, wherein there are potential hazardous working conditions and life-threatening situations exist (fire, chemicals, electrical sources, heights, dangerous people, etc.) part of the time. 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat; and occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.