Construction Laborer

Description

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.

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.

Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

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.

Manual dexterity sufficient to work with the fingers.

Normal vision, with or without corrective lenses.

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.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Regular - 8 hour shift, typically 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.
Other - Variable lunch period and breaks in coordination with other…