LABORER I

JOB SUMMARY

This person in this position is responsible for assisting the Laborer II and III in the general maintenance and cleaning in an assigned city department or area. Duties include assisting in the routine and regular cleaning sanitizing, sweeping, mopping and vacuuming of floors and making minor equipment and facility repairs. Public Services department laborers are responsible for the maintenance of City roads, streets, and other areas of designated right of way.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Douglasville, GA Laborer I Created: 3/13/2026

Public Services:

• Assists with road construction, street cleaning, and general maintenance of City infrastructure.
• Loads, unloads, and transports materials such as stone, gravel, dirt, asphalt, pipe, timber, and equipment.
• Performs semi-skilled labor using hand tools and equipment, including mixing and placing concrete or asphalt, handling materials, and performing minor repairs.
• Performs heavy manual labor related to the maintenance of streets, roads, facilities, and public spaces
• Collects and disposes of debris, trash, animal carcasses, and other waste associated with maintenance activities.
• Performs grounds maintenance including mowing, trimming, and operating weed eaters, zero-turn mowers, and related equipment around public buildings, rights-of-way, and City-owned properties.
• Assists with landscaping, tree trimming or removal, grading, seeding, and sod installation as needed.
• Assists the Sanitation Department with garbage collection when staffing or operational needs require.
• Maintains tools, vehicles, and equipment in safe working condition.
• May be required to work evenings, weekends, or special events as operational needs dictate.
• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS 

Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of materials commonly used in construction, maintenance and repair activities as related to assigned areas;
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, standard cleaning methods and operation of equipment used in custodial work such as brooms, mops, dust mops, vacuums, scouring devices, and wax applicators;
• Ability to use simple hand tools;
• Ability to operate trucks and other maintenance equipment such as mowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers, paint spray gun, hand tools, chalker for ball parks, hand and power saws;
• Ability to follow written and/or verbal job assignments and/or crew assignments;
• Ability to obtain a valid CDL license with proper endorsements as required or necessary;
• Ability to perform routine, repetitive tasks on a continuous basis;
• Ability to exert continuous physical effort including frequent bending, walking, manipulating and heavy lifting of equipment.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS 

Requires a valid Georgia Driver’s License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work requires heavy lifting, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, grasping, handling, hearing, pushing, pulling, reaching, speaking, standing for a long period of time, talking, visual activity and walking for a long period of time.

The employee frequently lifts light objects and uses tools or equipment requiring dexterity.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The incumbent works in a relatively safe, secure, and stable work environment.