Position Title:STREET COMMISSIONER
Posted: December 19, 2025
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Position Function:
Under supervision of Mayor, Village Administrator, and Village Council, this position is responsible for maintenance of public roads, catch basins, and grounds. This position also oversees the seasonal village park mowing position.
Job Responsibilities:
- Mosquito spraying during season (license required and must be able to obtain recertification every two years), ability to keep detailed spraying records as required by law, ordering of spray each year, and be responsible for having sprayer tested each year prior to spraying
- Snow plowing and salting as required, November-April, on call
- Service and maintenance of truck, plow, salt spreader, and related equipment; transport of salt; end of year cleaning of equipment
- Maintain backhoe, large dump truck, mowers, trimmers, street pick up, leaf vac, chipper, grader
- Maintain barricades and build new ones
- Monthly brush chipping, April-October. Service and maintenance of truck, chipper and related equipment. Chipping operation is on call in case of storm-downed limbs and trees.
- Maintain catch basins and tiles
- Installs, maintains and replaces street and traffic signs as required
- Leaf pick up and disposal – October-November, longer if necessary. Co-ops with the Village of Wayne with leaf machine and labor. Service and maintenance of related equipment.
- Mowing, weed and leaf removal of park and other village property (see list below) in the Spring and Fall when seasonal worker is not available, service and maintenance of all mowers within the village
- Maintain streets- fill potholes, crack sealer
- Maintain curbs- sweep, repair and replace
- Plant and water trees
- Mowing along railroad – this is a job that we do to keep the village looking nice on our own
- Maintain picnic tables at the park, open/close bathrooms and drinking fountain for the season yearly, orders all paper products for Town Hall, Fire Dept, Light Plant, and bathrooms within the village
- Assists with tree planting and removal program
- Assists with park projects such as playground equipment, installation, equipment repair and maintenance and trash collection/removal
- Transports food for food assistance program
- Repair streets and catch basins. Cleans and repairs storm sewers. Inspect tie-ins.
- Installs catch basins, curbs and other street-related infrastructure.
- Does street painting as required
- Grades alleys and gravel streets
- Maintenance on all village buildings
- Inspect sidewalk & driveway approaches before installation
- Confers with engineers and contractors regarding street and sewer projects
- Orders and maintains necessary inventory of materials and tools
- Obtains bids and prices for vehicle and equipment purchases
- Contacts contractors for costs of services such as storm sewer and street cleaning
Mowing List:
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- Ball diamond at park
- Railroad tracks (both sides)
- Vacant lot
- Town Hall
- Edmonds St.- south side
- James St.- south side
- Triangles at St. Rt. 281 and Lightner
- St. Rt. 281 west of town- north side
Cherry Street across for park- north side
Physical Requirements:
Job requires incumbent to talk/hear and move limbs/fingers easily to perform manual functions repeatedly. Must also be able to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and lift up to 50 lbs.
Description of Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily outside in conditions that include temperature extremes, dust and dirt and excessive noise.
Experience and/or Education Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent; Commercial Class B driver’s license with air brake endorsement
Benefits: Uniforms are provided (shirts and pants only), health insurance, OPERS, clothing allowance of $300 per year, cell phone
Pay rate starting at $24/hr
Applications online here, at the Town Hall, 130 N. Main St. Bradner, OH. They can be emailed to aroth@bradnerohio.org, mailed to PO Box 599 Bradner, OH 43406 or dropped off at Town Hall between 8:30am-5:00pm M-F.
12-19-2025
Position Title: WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR
Posted: May 13, 2025
Position Function:
Under the supervision of the Village Administrator, this position is responsible for maintaining and repairing water lines, valves, hydrants, and service lines in the Village’s distribution system and the safe, efficient, and compliant operation and maintenance of the Village’s treatment unit.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform maintenance duties as needed
- Prepares and maintains records, reports, and other documentation
- Uses hand tools
- Returns job site to original condition
- Responds to routine and emergency calls and complaints
- Reads electric and/or water meters on assigned routes; rechecks high and low meter readings
- Deliver shut-off notices; performs water/electric turn on or shut-offs
- Reports nonfunctioning meters to Utility Clerk
- Changes nonfunctioning meters
- Locate utility lines
- Report relevant operations and maintenance information to the Village Administrator
- Attend workshops, seminars, webinars, Zoom meetings, and training classes to receive contact hours to fulfill OEPA license renewal requirements
- Informs public of work
- Reads and understands blueprints
- Works with hazardous materials and toxic chemicals as trained
- When asked, attends council meetings and special meetings
- Submit ideas for long range plans for water treatment plant and distribution system, maintain asset management plan for water treatment and water distribution
- Makes pressurized taps on water mains
- Makes main line bores
- Installs, flushes, repairs fire hydrants
- Installs water meters
- Locates water lines and leaks
- Repairs water main breaks
- Maintains water valves
- Performs laboratory analyses to determine water quality
- Oversees water treatment plant operations at the entry point
- Collects and tests water samples
- Inspects the water treatment plant equipment and makes necessary
adjustments - Ensures proper level of water tower, schedules inspections and maintenance, and/or repairs to water tower.
- Records chemical feed amounts, meter readings, and water treatment plant
flows - Cleans and paints water treatment plants, hydrants, main water valve boxes,
and meter pits - Send monthly reports to Ohio EPA via internet
- Operates and maintains water pick-up truck, water pumps, generators, backhoe, dump truck, air compressor, jack hammer, lawn mowers, and weed trimmer
- Performs other related duties as required
Physical Requirements:
Job requires incumbent to stand, walk, bend (continuously), reach with hands/arms; occasionally lift up to 100 lbs.; move limbs/fingers easily to perform manual functions. Work also requires talking/hearing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing or balancing. Must be able to walk long distances and work for long periods of time in all types of weather conditions, some of which could be adverse. Must be able to focus clearly at 20 inches or less as well as greater distances and be able to detect color changes. Ability to wear self-contained breathing apparatus and enter confined spaces.
Description of working conditions:
Works both indoors and outdoors (mostly outdoors) in wet environment and prevailing weather conditions; incumbent typically works around moving objects and near mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards. Work may be below or above grade or off ladders. May have irregular work activities including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Experience and/or educational requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent; an Ohio EPA Class 1 Water Supply (minimum) certification; Class B Commercial Driver’s License with air brake endorsement, one to three years relevant experience; or any combination of education, training, and work experience which provides the required skills to perform the essential functions of the job.
05-13-2025
Position Title: Certified Police Officers
Posted: January 16, 2024
Position Information: Opportunity For Full And Part-time Employment
The Bradner Police Department is looking for certified police officers to join our department. Qualified applicants will be trained to keep the community of Bradner crime and violence free. Applicants who successfully pass a thorough application process will be selected to protect and serve the community through proactive community policing.
The Bradner Police Department is currently hiring for Auxiliary and Part-time/Full-time Police Officer positions. Salaries are negotiable. The Village of Bradner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Academy cadets are welcome to apply, and upon successful completion of the OPOT A Police Academy and background process through the department, will be able to be employed. Auxiliary Officers are hired to work with current officers in patrol operations, special event details, and other department-related activities. Auxiliary Officers have the chance to accept part-time paid employment when positions open up. Applicants who wish to apply for a part-time position must be OPOTA certified.
New applicants and Current members of the Bradner Police Department
- Minimum age 21
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- High School Graduate or Equivalent
- Pass an oral interview
- Must have current OPOTA certification
- Pass a medical examination
- Pass a background investigation.
- Pass a Truth Verification Test
- Pass a psychological evaluation
- Good Moral Character
- No DUI within the last five years
- Has not been convicted; does not have an expunged conviction; has not been placed on diversion by any state or federal government for a crime which is a felony or its equivalent under the Uniform Code of Military Justice
Applicants interested in applying for the Police Officer positions can fill out an application and submit your resume by our Contact Us page or mail application to the:
Village of Bradner
PO Box 599
130 N Main St
Bradner, OH 43406
01-16-2024 TK
Position Title: WASTEWATER OPERATOR
Posted: February 10, 2023
Position Function:
Under the supervision of the Village Administrator, this position is responsible for the overall operation of the wastewater treatment and wastewater collection system. Also is responsible for maintaining and repairing the village sanitary sewer collection system, including performing lift station maintenance and repairs, sampling and testing of water quality as required by the EPA.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform maintenance duties as needed
- Prepares and maintains records, reports and other documentation
- Uses hand tools
- Returns job site to original condition
- Responds to routine and emergency calls and complaints
- Reads electric and/or water meters on assigned routes; rechecks high and low meter readings
- Deliver shut-off notices;. performs water/electric turn on or shut-offs
- Reports nonfunctioning meters to Utility Clerk
- Changes nonfunctioning meters
- Report relevant operation and maintenance information to the Village Administrator.
- Attend workshops, seminars, and training classes to receive contact
- Hours to fulfill OEPA license renewal requirements
- Informs public of work
- Reads and understands blueprints
- Works with hazardous materials and toxic chemicals as trained
- When asked, attends all regular council meetings and special meetings
- Submit ideas for long range plans for wastewater treatment and collection system, develop asset management plan for wastewater plant and collection system
- Insures proper treatment plant operation
- Insures proper collection system maintenance and repairs
- Performs required sampling and testing of wastewater to maintain compliance of EPA, NPDES permit
- Monitors the lagoons and the lift stations for proper operation
- Adjust valves, gates, and other equipment in response to flow levels
- Repairs manholes
- Installs new sewer connections
- Collect data and send monthly EPA reports via internet
- Operates trucks and other equipment including backhoe, dump truck, ramjet trailer, mowers, portable generator, air compressor, jackhammer
- Performs other related duties as required
Physical Requirements:
Job requires incumbent to stand, walk, bend continuously, reach with hands/arms; lift to 80 lbs., move limbs/fingers easily to perform manual functions. Work also requires talking/hearing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling or balancing. Must be able to walk long distances and work for long periods of time in all types of weather conditions, some of which could be adverse. Must be able to focus clearly at 20 inches or less as well as greater distances and be able to detect color changes. Ability to wear self-contained breathing apparatus and enter confined spaces.
Description of working Conditions:
Works both outdoors and indoors in all types of weather conditions, some of which could be adverse, frequently in and /or around sewage and biological as well as mechanical hazards; typically works alone and may have irregular activity schedules; night, weekend, and holiday work. Work
environment can be noisy.
Experience and/or Educational Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent; State of Ohio Class 1 Wastewater Treatment Operators Certification; Class B Commercial Driver’s License with air brake endorsement. One to three years relevant experience; or any combination of education, training, and work experience which
provides the required skills to perform the essential functions of the job.
2-01-2023 TK
Position Title: WATER TREATMENT OPERATOR
Posted: February 10, 2023
Position Function:
Under the supervision of the Village Administrator, this position is responsible for maintaining and repairing water lines, valves, hydrants, and service lines in the Village’s distribution system and the safe, efficient, and compliant operation and maintenance of the Village’s treatment unit.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform maintenance duties as needed
- Prepares and maintains records, reports, and other documentation
- Uses hand tools
- Returns job site to original condition
- Responds to routine and emergency calls and complaints
- Reads electric and/or water meters on assigned routes; rechecks high and low meter readings
- Deliver shut-off notices; performs water/electric turn on or shut-offs
- Reports nonfunctioning meters to Utility Clerk
- Changes nonfunctioning meters
- Locate utility lines
- Report relevant operations and maintenance information to the Village Administrator
- Attend workshops, seminars, webinars, Zoom meetings, and training classes to receive contact hours to fulfill OEPA license renewal requirements
- Informs public of work
- Reads and understands blueprints
- Works with hazardous materials and toxic chemicals as trained
- When asked, attends council meetings and special meetings
- Submit ideas for long range plans for water treatment plant and distribution system, maintain asset management plan for water treatment and water distribution
- Makes pressurized taps on water mains
- Makes main line bores
- Installs, flushes, repairs fire hydrants
- Installs water meters
- Locates water lines and leaks
- Repairs water main breaks
- Maintains water valves
- Performs laboratory analyses to determine water quality
- Oversees water treatment plant operations at the entry point
- Collects and tests water samples
- Inspects the water treatment plant equipment and makes necessary
adjustments - Ensures proper level of water tower, schedules inspections and maintenance, and/or repairs to water tower.
- Records chemical feed amounts, meter readings, and water treatment plant
flows - Cleans and paints water treatment plants, hydrants, main water valve boxes,
and meter pits - Send monthly reports to Ohio EPA via internet
- Operates and maintains water pick-up truck, water pumps, generators, backhoe, dump truck, air compressor, jack hammer, lawn mowers, and weed trimmer
- Performs other related duties as required
Physical Requirements:
Job requires incumbent to stand, walk, bend (continuously), reach with hands/arms; occasionally lift up to 100 lbs.; move limbs/fingers easily to perform manual functions. Work also requires talking/hearing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing or balancing. Must be able to walk long distances and work for long periods of time in all types of weather conditions, some of which could be adverse. Must be able to focus clearly at 20 inches or less as well as greater distances and be able to detect color changes. Ability to wear self-contained breathing apparatus and enter confined spaces.
Description of working conditions:
Works both indoors and outdoors (mostly outdoors) in wet environment and prevailing weather conditions; incumbent typically works around moving objects and near mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards. Work may be below or above grade or off ladders. May have irregular work activities including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Experience and/or educational requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent; an Ohio EPA Class 1 Water Supply (minimum) certification; Class B Commercial Driver’s License with air brake endorsement, one to three years relevant experience; or any combination of education, training, and work experience which provides the required skills to perform the essential functions of the job.
2-01-2023 TK