Streets - Laborer II

position title: laborer ii

department: public works – streets

flsa status: non–exempt / hourly

grade: f

starting salary: $20.84

supervision: street supervisor

last reviewed: 9/16/26

when you join the city of la vergne’s public works team, you’re not just taking a job; you’re building a career with stability, growth, and benefits that support you and your family:

• 100% paid insurance for employees and their families, covering health, dental, vision, life, disability, and even lasik.
• retirement security from day one: a 401(a) plan with 4.5% city contribution plus a 457 plan with matching up to 3.5%.
• generous paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal days, 12 holidays, and your birthday off.
• longevity pay with additional annual bonuses for years of service.
• support & development with on-the-job training, professional growth opportunities, and a confidential employee assistance program.

performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance work. Operates a variety of equipment used to repair, perform maintenance, and replace street and storm drainage facilities and systems. Provides street-related services to residents, industrial, and commercial customers alike.
this is a safety-sensitive position

• assists with the planning, scheduling, and implementation of construction, maintenance, and operation activities designed to provide quality street and drainage service.
• performs the duties of maintenance, construction, and repair of street and storm drainage facilities.
• inspects and/or repairs streets, drainage systems, and storm sewer systems at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.
• maintains a variety of records relating to inspections, maintenance activity, repairs, etc.
• determines the locations of gas, telephone, power, television, water, and sewer lines from the appropriate sources prior to excavation by ensuring that a valid tn 811 call was validated.
• responds to complaints and service requests regarding potholes, flooding, right-of-way problems, signals, streetlights, or related issues; evaluates situation; explains findings to supervisor.
• mows and maintains public rights-of-way.
• occasionally required to operate a bucket truck, including but not limited to street light maintenance, tree trimming, and holiday lighting.
• contacts residents and business owners in areas where services or access may be discontinued and explains when access or services will be restored.
• ensures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking them after use.
• drives trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, gravel, salt, and sand.
• performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to the supervisor.
• cleans equipment.
• operates medium and heavy-sized construction and power equipment, including but not limited to mechanized brooms, paving rollers, milling machines, skid steers, and zero-turn mowers.
• occasionally operates heavy equipment, including but not limited to tractors, backhoes, brush trucks, and excavators.performs all duties in conformance with appropriate safety and security standards.
• performs all required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including but not limited to pavement cutting, ditch digging, asphalt repair, sign repair, and street light maintenance.
• operates a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment used in the street department, including but not limited to chainsaw, weed eater, pole saw, and pneumatic post driver.
• performs other duties as required.

• high school diploma or…