Road Laborer

2026 Saline County Road Laborer Job Description

Exempt:
No

Department:
Road Department

Reports To:

Road Foreman

Location:

2000 U Street, Benton AR 72015

Safety Sensitive:
This position is designated as safety/security sensitive and is subject to pre-employment, reasonable suspicion and random drug and alcohol screening.

This position is responsible to perform general outside maintenance duties including mowing, weed eating and watering throughout the County's properties; he/she is responsible for safely driving and operating County equipment used in road maintenance and clearing of county road rights-of-way. This position is designated as a  safety sensitive position  as defined by Act 593 of 2017. An essential function of the position is the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.

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.

High school or GED, plus specialized schooling and/or on the job education in a specific skill area; e.g., mowing equipment, road clearing equipment operation, etc., plus 12 to 18 months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must have or be able to immediately obtain a valid Arkansas Driver's License.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment job-related physical and traffic offense check.
• This position is safety-sensitive and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Not indicated.

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

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

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, work in high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, wet or humid conditions; occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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 continuously required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear;…