Construction Laborer

POSITIONS SUPERVISED: None

POSITION

REPORTS TO:

Utility Maintenance Supervisor

BLS COMPARABLE: 47-2061.00 Construction Laborers

LEADERSHIP: Provides co-worker leadership to others through motivation, team building, and provision of feedback.

• Subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug screen.
• Subject to post offer, pre‑employment physical examination/medical history check.
• Subject to a pre‑employment criminal background check.
• As a position directly affecting the safety of others, the employee will be required to comply with all provisions of City of Enid’s substance abuse policy, including random drug and alcohol testing.
• Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Must be 18 years of age.

Provide manual labor support for concrete technicians to ensure the safety and quality of transportation for City of Enid residents.

• Clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials.
• Assist Concrete Technicians in operating equipment used to apply concrete, asphalt, or other materials to roadways and parking lots, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.
• Operate City vehicles to transport equipment and/or supplies and travel between work sites.
• Assist with removing existing concrete using a jackhammer and clear work area of debris.
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
• Clean chipped areas, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.
• Start engine, move throttles, controls, and levers to operate backhoe, skid steer, and front end loader.
• Assist in setting the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
• Assist in spreading, leveling, and smoothing concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float. Lift rubble to remove old concrete.
• Reach and lift to get equipment from truck bed.
• Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
• Provide assistance to other departments as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

• The Utility Maintenance Department runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Unsafe areas of concrete are removed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assisted the Concrete Technicians to ensure the creation of new concrete areas is completed with proficient craftsmanship in a timely and efficient manner.
• Effective working relations exist with City personnel.
• New employees are well trained and assisted. Management is appropriately informed.
• Employee understands and adheres to applicable safety policies.
• The City’s professional reputation is maintained.

EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma of general education degree (GED); or six months to one year related experience and or/training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES: Possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: Building and Construction – Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of highways and roads.

• Working knowledge of operating various hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists.
• Ability to operate a backhoe, skid steer, and front end loader.
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to assist and support others.
• Able to operate telephone, PC, copier, and other basic business machines.

FINGER DEXTERITY: Manual dexterity sufficient to work with the fingers.

VISUAL ABILITIES: Normal vision, with or without corrective lenses.

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: PDC Level: Very Heavy. Employee lifts/carries 100 lbs occasionally (less than 33% of the time or 1-100 times per day); exert push/pull force of 100 lbs. Ability to shovel and push material using tools. Ability to kneel and squat to perform concrete work low to the ground.

LANGUAGE/COMPREHENSION: Ability to read and…