LABORER I

Laborer I

The Laborer I assists the Laborer II and III in the general maintenance and cleaning in an assigned city department or area. Duties include assisting in the routine and regular cleaning sanitizing, sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming of floors and making minor equipment and facility repairs. Public Services department laborers are responsible for the maintenance of City roads, streets, and other areas of designated right of way.

• Assists with road construction, street cleaning, and general maintenance of City infrastructure.
• Loads, unloads, and transports materials such as stone, gravel, dirt, asphalt, pipe, timber, and equipment.
• Performs semi-skilled labor using hand tools and equipment, including mixing and placing concrete or asphalt, handling materials, and performing minor repairs.
• Performs heavy manual labor related to the maintenance of streets, roads, facilities, and public spaces.
• Collects and disposes of debris, trash, animal carcasses, and other waste associated with maintenance activities.
• Performs grounds maintenance including mowing, trimming, and operating weed eaters, zero-turn mowers, and related equipment around public buildings, rights-of-way, and City-owned properties.
• Assists with landscaping, tree trimming or removal, grading, seeding, and sod installation as needed.
• Assists the Sanitation Department with garbage collection when staffing or operational needs require.
• Maintains tools, vehicles, and equipment in safe working condition.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, or special events as operational needs dictate.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.

Certification, License, and Special Requirements

• Requires a Valid Georgia Driver's License.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of materials commonly used in construction, maintenance, and repair activities as related to assigned areas.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, standard cleaning methods and operation of equipment used in custodial work such as brooms, mops, dust mops, vacuums, scouring devices, and wax applicators.
• Ability to use simple hand tools.
• Ability to operate trucks and other maintenance equipment such as mowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers, paint spray gun, hand tools, chalker for ball parks, and hand and power saws.
• Ability to follow written and/or verbal job assignments and/or crew assignments.
• Ability to obtain a valid CDL license with proper endorsements as required or necessary.
• Ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a continuous basis.
• Ability to exert continuous physical effort including frequent bending, walking, manipulating and heavy lifting of equipment.

Physical Demands

The work requires heavy physical effort and involves lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling materials and equipment; climbing, crawling, crouching, bending, and reaching; grasping, handling, and feeling objects; hearing and speaking; and sustained standing and walking for extended periods of time. The employee frequently lifts light to moderately heavy objects and regularly uses hand tools, power tools, and equipment requiring coordination, strength, and manual dexterity.

Work Environment

The work is typically performed in outdoor and indoor settings, including streets, rights-of-way, public facilities, and City-owned properties. The employee may be exposed to varying weather conditions, uneven terrain, traffic, noise, dust, and moving equipment. While the environment is generally safe and stable, the work requires adherence to established safety practices and responsiveness to changing work conditions, priorities, and operational needs.