Laborer - Part Time Benefitted

Summary

About our opportunity:

The City of Asheville is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Laborer (Operations Crew) in the Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities Department at Harrah’s Cherokee Center. This department manages Asheville’s premier event spaces, providing top-tier entertainment, sports, and cultural events for the community. The Laborer position plays a crucial role in maintaining the venue’s infrastructure and ensuring safe, clean, and functional event spaces.

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform basic maintenance and cleaning tasks, including sweeping, mopping, and trash removal.
• Perform manual labor in support of venue operations, including setup and breakdown for events
• Assist in the operation of machinery, tools, and equipment such as forklifts, hand tools, and power tools.
• Follow established safety procedures, wearing protective gear and ensuring a hazard-free environment.
• Monitor work areas and report any safety concerns, damages, or maintenance needs.
• Lift, move, load, and unload materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Set up and remove event equipment such as chairs, tables, staging, and barricades.
• Assist with minor repairs to facilities, infrastructure, and event-related structures.
• Support emergency weather response efforts, including snow removal and storm clean-up.
• Communicate with supervisors, teammates, and event staff to ensure smooth event operations.

We know your time is valuable. Applicants who meet the following minimum requirements or have comparable experience and/or education will be considered:

• One year of experience in general labor, maintenance, construction, or a related field plus a High School Diploma/GED.
• Valid driver’s license preferred.
• Ability to lift and move heavy objects safely.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Other things to know:

• Work Schedule: 30 hours/week. Hours will vary based on event schedules and operational needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED required; supplemented by one year of work experience that shows an ability to
maintain steady employment in any field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential
functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary
to function effectively in the position.

Performance Aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a
prescribed schema or plan. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural, or compositional
characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures, or routines.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within
well-established policies, procedures, and standards.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control
the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May
include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic
form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of
action.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving
a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change.

ADA Compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving
some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and
which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight
(12-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors,
sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental
conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes,
confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, disease, pathogenic
substances, or rude/irate customers.

Some positions may require a fingerprint-based SBI background check after a conditional offer and before your start date; HR will provide instructions if applicable.

For benefits-eligible positions, explore our full benefits at AshevilleBenefits.com.

About us:

The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched by its diversity.

The City’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment. Applicants will be assured of fair treatment in all aspects of recruitment and selection without regard to a person’s age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, genetic information,or disability, except where certain physical and mental requirements are Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQ). The City of Asheville is proud to be a second chance employer.

The City of Asheville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.