OKC to host hiring event for customer service and front-line jobs Oct. 19
10/13/2023
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Adults looking for full-time careers in the Airports, Parks and Utilities departments are invited to interview for grounds and waterline maintenance positions. Those seeking indoor, customer service roles can also take a multiple-choice test to qualify for a call-center position at the City’s job fair. The one-stop hiring event will be downtown at 420 W. Main St between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Oct. 19.
Successful candidates will leave with a conditional job offer or be placed on a hiring list.
To save time at the event, people can apply online by Oct. 17 at okc.gov/careers.
Applicants should bring a state-issued ID and be prepared to interview and/or take a multiple-choice test and start the background check process. Grounds maintenance and collection and distribution applicants will also undergo mandatory drug testing and a physical examination.
Validated parking is available at the Sheridan-Walker Public Parking Garage, 501 W. Sheridan Ave. Take a ticket to enter the parking garage. City staff will provide a validation ticket at the event.
About the full-time positions
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Collection and Distribution Trainee (Utilities Department, starting pay $19.35 an hour)
- Employees install, maintain and repair water lines, water meters, water valves, fire hydrants, sewer lines, pumps, manholes and other system components. Must be age 18+ and have a valid driver’s license (Operator) to qualify.
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Grounds Maintenance Operator Trainee (Parks & Airports Departments, starting pay $16.62 an hour)
- Employees perform different facilities and grounds maintenance tasks that use vehicles, mowing equipment, standard electrical and hand tools. Must be age 18+ and have a valid driver’s license (Operator) to qualify.
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Grounds Maintenance Operator I (Parks & Airports Departments, starting pay $17.38 an hour)
- Employees drive and operate different vehicles and mowing equipment, repair facilities and equipment, and use standard and gasoline-powered yard tools to maintain City grounds. Must be age 18+ and have a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to qualify.
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Utilities Customer Service Representative (Utilities Department, starting pay $18.98 an hour)
- Employees answer questions and respond to complaints from residents or other City employees, process transactions, maintain customer account records, review documents and do data entry. Must be age 18+.
In addition to competitive pay and yearly performance-based raises, full-time employees earn a total rewards package that includes 96 hours of vacation leave per year, 130 hours of sick leave per year, 11 regular holidays per year, employer-paid parking/EMBARK bus pass for eligible employees working at the downtown campus, a 25-year pension plan, a free medical center for employees and covered dependents, tuition reimbursement, extensive professional development courses and life, health, dental and vision insurance options.
For more information, visit okc.gov/careers or call (405) 297-2530.
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