Canton General Laborer

Salary Range: $18.82 – $24.34 (+$10 – $20/hour in benefits)

• Step 1: $18.82
• Step 2: $19.92
• Step 3: $21.02
• Step 4: $22.61
• Step 5: $24.34

Employment with the City of Canton comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a retirement plan, paid vacations, paid holidays, and sick time.

Performs all types of general unskilled manual work. This is routine work consisting of unskilled manual tasks. Duties require ability to do heavy physical labor efficiently. Works under supervisors who lay out the details of each specific assignment and constantly check the work in process and upon completion.

Cleans, by hand, gutters, culverts, sewers and other drainage structures. Loads and unloads stone, gravel, dirt, asphalt, timber, heavy mechanical equipment and other materials. Fells, cuts up and loads trees and limbs. Is involved in cold patching by shoveling and tamping hot mix. Assists in semi-skilled work such as plumbing, carpentry, painting (basic, non-specialized), installing signs, marking pavement, auto repair, electrical or concrete work.

Shovels snow. Mows grass by hand or power equipment, including tractors up to 20 H.P. operated on City property. Performs a variety of heavy manual work in connection with the maintenance and construction of sidewalks, streets, sewers, water mains, parks and other city infrastructure including laying bricks, cleaning and rodding of sewers, digging post holes and setting posts. May operate light equipment or vehicles such as a pickup truck, floor sweeper, or forklift, as an auxiliary function.

Any duties of a maintenance custodian. Other related duties not listed, but consistent with and similar to the above examples may also be required. May assist with collections at the Recycling Center.

Willingness to perform routine manual work; ability to lift heavy articles; stamina; excellent physical condition; ability to understand simple oral instructions; preferably to read and write.

Preferably some experience in heavy manual labor. A High School Diploma or GED is required. Possession of a valid Ohio driver's license.

Applicants must submit a copy of a valid driver's license or other photo  with their application and any other pertinent documentation.

Open examination. To be eligible, applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or possess a GED, have a valid driver's license, and be a U.S. Citizen or have a valid permanent resident card. The exam will cover tool knowledge, safety, math, science, reading comprehension, public relations, maintenance, word knowledge and other related areas.

Per OAC Rule 123: 1-9-01, an applicant who has competed in a civil service examination cannot repeat that examination or take an examination for the same classification within four months from the date of original examination, unless an alternative form of examination or other standards are specified.

Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. The list remains for one year.

Veterans with honorable discharge may receive credits toward exam grading. Additional details are provided in the official announcement.

Position is subject to a drug test. Eligibility is not considered final until a negative result.

Candidates may be subjected to a background investigation, including a criminal record check and driving record check.

Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available upon request to those qualified applicants in need of it.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age, type of disability, or any other non-merit factor.

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