Public Works Laborer

Overview

A Public Works Laborer is responsible for the operation of a variety of construction/maintenance equipment and performing manual labor activities as needed and/or required. This is a full-time daylight position that also requires availability for emergency and call out hours. This position reports directly to the Public Works Department Supervisor. The majority of work consists of maintenance of roads including snow removal, drainage structures/catch basins, maintenance of Borough owned properties, driving various trucks and heavy equipment and maintenance/repairs of water and sewer lines.

Duties (but not limited to)

• Available for emergencies such as snowfall, flooding, downed trees and water line breaks.
• Loading and unloading of materials and tools from trucks.
• Assisting in patching of roadway surfaces by cleaning potholes, applying patching material, leveling and packing, cleaning and sealing of roadway surface cracks.
• Cutting grass, weeds, brush, trees and branches using hand and powered tools, applying weed killers.
• Cleaning out drains, pipes and catch basins.
• Applying snow and ice control material and other maintenance chemicals.
• Performing minor maintenance/repair operations on equipment and vehicles.
• Acts as a flagger to alert traffic and protect crew when required; sets up and picks up cones after work in the right-of-way. Operate a variety of tools such as a jackhammer, tamper, lawn mower and carpentry tools. Operates light utility vehicles and dump trucks to load and unload materials as required in some operations.
• Performs related work as required and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Completion of a 12th grade high school education or equivalent G.E.D.
• Possession of a valid Pennsylvania motor vehicle operator’s license for the class of vehicle to be operated.
• Ability to write, read and speak the English language fluently.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers, supervisors, and the general public.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and in making decisions.

Tools and Equipment Used/Duties

• Drive trucks of various sizes and weights including snowplows when required.
• Drive and operate equipment, including but not limited to, tractors, mowers, chippers, leaf vac, backhoe and other equipment when required.
• Performs labor involving construction/maintenance projects as part of a team, including paving/cold patch, stormwater, water lines, sewer operations including but not limited to installation/repair of catch basins, manholes, pipes and other maintenance activities.
• Perform all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

Physical Demands

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.

• Work is performed in both office and field settings.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hand-eye coordination; stand; walk; use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighting up to 50lbs.
• The employee must occasionally work in confined spaces and at various heights.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Employees will be expected to work in all weather conditions, both indoors and outside, including intermittent periods of extreme cold or heat.
• Employees will be expected to stand, walk, reach, squat, kneel, push, pull and lift objects of various weights and sizes.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee will frequently work in outside weather conditions and near moving mechanical parts, in high precarious places, is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate; however, noise on construction sites can be loud.

NOTE: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed by employees in this job classification. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The position status (FT or PT) and the pay rate will depend on the candidate's qualifications and experience. The normal operations hours are Monday-Friday with the possibility of overtime when needed.

Pay: $18.00 - $20.15 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $20