Asphalt Laborer

Asphalt Laborer

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with LABORERS INTL UNION OF N.A., LOCAL 1001 (BARGAINING UNIT #54). Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid. Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 8/3/2026.

Under immediate supervision, performs physically demanding manual labor working with asphalt materials in the paving, re-surfacing, repair and maintenance of asphalt streets and alleys, and performs related duties as required.

Essential duties include:

• Assigned to a crew, works on various asphalt jobs including paving and re-surfacing of city streets and alleys, repair and maintenance of street and alley sections, filling of potholes, and installing asphalt and rubber speed humps
• Prepares areas for asphalt paving and re-surfacing, using shovels, picks and other hand tools to remove debris and materials including top asphalt layers removed with grinder equipment and cleans up areas prior to the laying of hot asphalt on surface
• Operates and uses pneumatic jackhammers and other power tools to break up existing asphalt or concrete surface areas around sewers or utility adjustments
• Shovels and forks hot asphalt out from truck and spreads on pavement; compacts and levels asphalt to ensure proper grade
• Rakes, smooths, tampers and removes excess material using asphalt tools, ensuring quality standards are met in finishing asphalt and completing resurfacing jobs
• Fills potholes using high performance asphalt, leveling asphalt and using a tamping tool to compress asphalt into pothole
• Puts down speed hump forms, fills with asphalt and rakes using hand roller
• Installs pre-formed rubber speed humps, using hammer drills to drive pins and secure speed humps to asphalt or concrete surface
• Places appropriate street markings down on asphalt pavement as directed; uses hand tools to place key cut down middle of asphalt alleys
• Loads and unloads trucks with tools, equipment and materials; cleans up work area, tools and equipment upon completion of jobs and assists in gathering tools and equipment
• Acts as a flagman for traffic control at work site, posts do not park signs, sets up safety cones and barricades to cordon off work areas and performs other related tasks in compliance with safety rules and regulation

Location:

1501 W. Pershing Days:
Monday - Friday

Hours:

7:30 am - 3:30 pm

This position is in the career service.

Minimum qualifications:

• One year of work experience in the paving and repair of street surfaces using asphalt materials and/ or related asphalt equipment, OR
• Successful completion of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Laborers training program.

A valid State of Illinois Driver's License is required. New hires will be sent to the Chicagoland Laborers Training and Apprentice Center for a one-week initial job training course. You must successfully complete the training course to remain employed by the Department of Transportation.

Seasonal salary:
Per hours worked

• 1040 hours worked $37.10/hourly
• 2080 hours worked $47.70/hourly
• Completion of all required hours $53.00/hourly

Working conditions:

• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions
• Exposure to loud noise, fumes or dust
• Exposure to hazardous conditions (e.g., traffic, heavy machinery)

Equipment:

• Personal protective equipment (e.g., hard hat, shoes, glasses, gloves, vest, pads)
• Safety devices or equipment (e.g., cones, barricades, metal plates)
• Standard tools and equipment used in asphalt pavement work (e.g., shovels, brooms, picks, rakes, smoothers, tampers, forks, hand roller)
• Power tools (e.g. pneumatic jackhammers, hammer drill)

Physical requirements:

• Heavy lifting (up to 100 pounds) is required
• Ability to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time
• Ability to quickly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with one's body, arms, and/or legs
• Ability to move one's hands and arms to grasp or manipulate objects
• Ability to operate applicable power tools, hand tools and equipment

Selection requirements:
This position does not require a test or interview. Applicants who successfully apply for the position, meet the minimum qualifications, and possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be hired in seniority or lottery/random order.