Public Works - Temporary​/Seasonal Laborer

Public Works - Temporary/Seasonal Laborer – Bloomfield Township. This role involves performing a variety of manual labor tasks across the Water, Road, Building Maintenance, and Grounds Departments.

• Perform a variety of tasks requiring physical strength and agility, such as breaking concrete, shoveling asphalt, cutting out and laying sod, cleaning roadside litter, sweeping streets and sidewalks, raking lawns, trimming trees and brush, mowing grass, digging holes and trenches, reading meters, or other tasks identified by Bloomfield Township.
• Mow, trim and water turf; prune trees and shrubs; apply weed control, fertilizer and disease control to lawns; plant and maintain flowers; weed shrubbery beds; and perform other related work as assigned.
• Fill holes in streets with asphalt and gravel.
• Shovel snow, dirt, and other materials.
• Perform building, grounds, and equipment maintenance and cleaning.
• Cut brush along roads.
• Paint buildings and equipment.
• Operate pickup trucks or light power-driven equipment such as air hammers, chainsaws, power mowers, plows, roto tillers and other equipment and tools.
• Load materials into trucks.
• Plow and salt streets, parking lots and sidewalks.
• Engage in heavy manual labor for extended periods, in all types of weather and under various working conditions.
• Place and remove road barricades and flares.
• Mix and pour cement.
• Wash and clean equipment.
• Complete daily time sheets.
• Perform other essential tasks as identified by Bloomfield Township.

• Make parts runs for Motor Pool.
• Assist mechanics in making vehicle repairs.
• Wash and clean administrative and other vehicles.
• Respond to routine citizen complaints.
• Attend meetings and classes as identified by Bloomfield Township.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Bloomfield Township administrators.

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods, in all types of weather and under various working conditions.
• Mechanically inclined.
• Ability to work effectively and establish good working relationships with other employees.
• Ability to work effectively with the general public.
• Good traffic record.
• Meet the physical and mental requirements as established by a licensed physician and/or psychologist selected by Bloomfield Township.

• Must maintain a valid Michigan Driver’s License.

Please Submit To

Adam Roose
Public Works Manager
Bloomfield Township
Department of Public Works
4200 Telegraph Rd, P.O. Box 489
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303

Applications Can Be Emailed To

aroose

This is not a union position.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Temporary
• Job function:
  Finance and Sales
• Industries:
  Government Administration