JOB
Employment with the City of Canton comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, longevity pay, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, sick time, and personal holidays. Hourly Rate: $16.60 - $22.37 Applicants must apply on governmentjobs.com. Applicants must submit a copy of a valid photo ID along with their application. This is an open examination. To be eligible for this examination, applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or possess a valid permanent resident card. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. They must be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D. The results of this examination may qualify you for several different classifications within the service departments of the City of Canton, i.e. Maintenance Operator I, Laborer II, Parking Enforcer, Parking Attendant, and Meter Reader. The positions of Laborer II, Parking Enforcer, and Meter Reader require a valid driver’s license at all times. If the Civil Service Office does not have a copy of your current, valid driver’s license on file, you will not be eligible for these positions. The work in all these classifications is general labor in nature, physically demanding, and requires good health. Actual duties will vary depending on the department. Work will be performed indoors and outdoors throughout the year. This examination is used to fill various positions in the Park, Water, Street, Collections, and Building Maintenance Departments. This examination does not include drivers with a CDL License, if you are interested in driving positions you need to apply under the Utility Operator postings.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
General Statement of Duties: Performs all types of general unskilled manual work. Distinguishing Features of the Class: This is routine work consisting of unskilled manual tasks. The duties require ability to do heavy physical labor efficiently. Works under supervisors who lay out the details of each specific assignment and constantly check the work in process and upon completion. Examples of Work: Cleans, by hand; gutters, culverts, sewers and other drainage structures. Loads and unloads: stone, gravel, dirt, asphalt, timber, heavy mechanical equipment and other materials. Fells, cuts up and loads trees and limbs. Is involved in cold patching by shoveling and tamping hot mix. Assists in semi-skilled work such as: plumbing, carpentry, painting (limited to basic, non-specialized type), installing signs, marking pavement, auto repair, electrical or concrete work. Shovels snow. Mows grass (by hand or power equipment, including tractors up to 20 H.P. operated on City property). Performs a variety of heavy manual work in connection with the maintenance and construction of: sidewalks, street, sewers, water mains, parks and other City infrastructure including laying bricks, cleaning and rodding of sewers, digging post holes and setting posts. May operate light equipment or vehicles, such as a pickup truck, floor sweeper, or fork lift, as an auxiliary function to performing routine tasks. Any duties of a maintenance custodian. Other related duties, not listed, but consistent with, and similar in nature to, the above examples may also be required. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Willingness to perform routine manual work; ability to lift heavy articles; stamina; excellent physical condition; ability to understand simple oral instructions; preferably to read and write. Acceptable Experience and Training: Preferably some experience in heavy manual labor and preferably completion of a standard grade school course. Possession of a valid Ohio driver's license.Waste Water Treatment incentive pay shall be paid to employee(s) in this classification provided the employee possesses a Class I, II or III Certificate as issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and is an employee of WPCC.