Laborer ll; Year-Round Seasonal

An incumbent in this class performs a wide variety of unskilled independent laboring work. The role involves assisting or acting as a "helper" to skilled craft workers (journeyman) in maintenance, repair, and service activities. The Laborer II requires a working knowledge of basic methods and techniques used in maintenance and repair of buildings, equipment, and grounds. Incumbents may work independently under immediate supervision and have no supervisory responsibilities.

• Assist skilled craft workers (Carpenter, Mason, Electrician, Painter, Bricklayer, Plasterer, Glazier, General Mechanic, and other skilled trades personnel).
• Serve as a general handyman performing duties such as repairing windows, doors, floors, and walls.
• Clean, operate, lubricate, and repair boilers, pumps, heaters, pipe lines, motors, valves, traps, and metering equipment.
• Mix plaster and concrete.
• Perform necessary repair work on cranes, air compressors, and air hoists.
• Assist in laying bricks, plastering walls, finishing concrete, and painting.
• Assist in making and hanging street signs and erecting posts for this purpose.
• Assist in the maintenance of traffic signals and controllers.
• Service automotive equipment by gassing, oiling, and checking tires and various fluid levels in city-owned vehicles.
• Maintain gas pump area to ensure cleanliness and safety.
• Assist a Motor Equipment Mechanic in repairing trucks, automobiles, and other automotive equipment by performing less-skilled mechanical repair work, including charging batteries, fixing flat tires, replacing worn or faulty parts, gaskets, broken wheels, and changing spark plugs.
• Stoke, clinker, and clean furnaces used in burning of refuse materials.
• Assist in the maintenance of plant equipment such as oiling and greasing cranes and motors.
• Attend hoppers that feed furnaces and clear material into furnaces, and attend push pits to clear material into tractor‑trailers at Refuse Transfer Station.
• Work in stockroom in Police Garage, Fire Garage, and Broadway Garage, issuing supplies and materials; requisition supplies using an electronic system; maintain stockroom cleanliness and safety; receive, accept, and sign for all deliveries; check incoming orders against requisitions or invoices; load and unload delivery vehicles; place materials and supplies in bins or on shelves.
• Operate a light pick‑up truck, automobile, or other light motorized equipment, including the operation of a Zamboni ice machine and forklift; pick up or deliver various parts, materials, supplies, invoices, and other forms to city garages, repair shops, parts stores, etc.
• Perform general labor and custodial work in and around city-owned buildings, including removal of trash from buildings or apartments.
• Prepare various reports as requested and maintain various records.
• Perform general building and grounds cleaning tasks as required.
• Lift garbage containers onto truck; operate packer controls; distribute load on truck and cover with tarpaulin.
• Assist in the care and handling of animals in the Animal Shelter; assist in cleaning the Animal Shelter and kennels; gather and dispose of dead animals found in city streets, SPCA, veterinarian hospitals, and various city laboratories.
• Excavate and backfill for new construction and repairs, including digging and refilling trenches for water pipe lines.
• Clean and flush streets, park areas, culverts, basins, and sewer receivers; remove snow from streets, parks, and recreational areas; assist in performing maintenance and repair on city streets, curbs, and sidewalks.
• Perform a variety of laboring duties in the ash removal system of a sewage treatment plant.
• Cut grass, trim shrubs, rake leaves, cut brush, spade flower beds, and assist in ground maintenance activities including forestry improvement, tree planting, and wood cutting.
• Assist personnel in charge of recreation programs, in the organization and development of recreational activities; assist in the maintenance of recreational equipment in city parks, playgrounds, and community centers; set up equipment for recreational activities.

• One year of experience performing general physical work in maintenance,…