Laborer, Maintenance​/Cleaning, General Labor

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking a Laborer to provide routine manual labor at both of SPU's transfer stations. Laborers provide customer focused service to all City residents and business operators who use the transfer stations.

The successful candidate may report to either of the city's transfer stations: the North Transfer Station (1350 North 34th Street) and the South Transfer Station (130 South Kenyon St).

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is a community-centered utility that delivers vital services to Seattle residents and businesses including drinking water, drainage and wastewater, and garbage/recycling/compost. SPU also provides drinking water for 1.5 million customers in the region. SPU’s work includes system maintenance and improvements and keeping Seattle clean. Over 1,500 SPU employees work with our community to provide affordable and equitable stewardship of our water and waste resources for future generations.

For more information about Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), check out the:

• SPU Website
• SPU Workplace Expectations
• Strategic Business Plan

SPU commits to Our City Values and Race and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We actively take steps to dismantle systemic racism and increase service equity. We value diverse life experiences and strive to create a workplace that is welcoming to all. We take steps to be inclusive and equitable in our recruiting, hiring and promotional opportunities.

We know work isn’t only about what you do, it’s also about who you work for and with! SPU provides a fun and family-friendly work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• Family-friendly and multicultural work environment
• Generous benefits package
• Free Orca Pass
• City pension plan with employer/employee contributions
• Growth potential and advancement opportunities

• Perform routine manual labor in garbage, yard waste, and recycling
• Provide general cleanliness activities on concrete and grass areas
• Provide a significant safety role for equipment operators, staff, and customers by assessing the items disposed of by customers and controlling traffic flow
• Greet customers, answer questions and direct traffic within the tipping floor.

Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

• Ability to perform general laboring/manual work, good physical condition, and the ability to work with hand and power tools is required.

• If you are selected to advance in this hiring process, you will be asked to acquire a Full Washington Drivers Abstract from the Department of Licensing. Please do not provide until requested.
• SPU’s safety program requires a pre-employment medical assessment as a condition of employment in this position.

• Demonstrated experience in all aspects of outdoor cleaning and maintenance
• Skid Steer/Bobcat and/or forklift experience
• Excellent communication skills, customer service skills and safety awareness; ability to take initiative and make efficient use of time; ability to work effectively on a team; ability to be flexible and open to changing work conditions and priorities
• Good work attendance history.

• May be required to work nights, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Required to stand, walk, or bend for extended periods of time.
• Frequently required to lift objects weighing 50 pounds. May occasionally be required to lift objects weighing more than 50 pounds.
• Occasionally requires handling or working with toxic/hazardous substances.
• Required…