Laborer - Streets

Manual labor position of unskilled and semiskilled training or experience working with tools, equipment, and a variety of materials.

Direct supervision by lead crew member, general supervision by Sr. Crew Chief, Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• 1. Services and washes vehicles and equipment.
• 2. Loads, unloads, and moves materials and equipment.
• 3. Operates such handheld equipment as an earth compactor and jack hammer.
• 4. Maintains and assists with the landscaping of the City’s grounds, right of ways and easements.
• 5. Operates small engine and minor automotive and mechanical equipment such as power mowers,weed eaters, and chainsaws/power saws.
• 6. Drives City vehicles only with a valid class E drivers license.
• 7. Laborers in Public Utilities perform minor repairs and general maintenance on structures or water systems.
• 8. Performs rough carpentry work such as building fences, scaffolds, concrete forms, shipping crates, etc.
• 9. Assist with pouring of cement flagging traffic, trenching, etc.

Performs other work related duties as assigned.

• 1. Valid drivers license.
• 2. Requires minimal reading skills.
• 3. Must be able to lift and carry a fifty pound weight a distance of twentyfive yards (Public Utilities.)
• 4. Must be able to lift and carry a ninety pound weight (bag of Portland Cement) a distance of twentyfive yards (Public Works.)

• 1. Ability to operate simple shop equipment.
• 2. Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions;
  Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing;
  Ability to observe proper safety precautions;
  Ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors, and the public;
  Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying conditions;
  Ability to work from construction specifications;
  Ability to perform as a Department of Labor and Industries competent person on excavation sites.
• 3. Skilled in operation of listed tools and equipment.

None

Pickup truck, utility truck, tamper, plate compactor, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee frequently required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 90 pounds in public works and up to 50 pounds in public utilities and carry for a distance of 25 yards. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee will be subject to loud noise levels. The employee will frequently be exposed to fumes and airborne particles. The employee will…