Laborer III

SALARY: $35,774.75 ($17.19/hourly), plus full benefits package

SUMMARY: This is semi-skilled and skilled manual work of a routine nature in the Public Works Department or Parks and Recreation Department. Manual labor is performed using hand tools, pneumatic tools, and various types of machinery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in the training of lower level employees performing the duties of maintenance, construction, and repair for assigned projects
• Insuring the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use
• Operating light and medium-sized construction and power equipment
• Performing required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole and line cleaning, main and pipe repair, and laying and backfilling
• Filling pot holes with gravel and tar and uses pothole machine
• May operate a water tanker as a member of a paving crew
• Loading and unloading stone, gravel, dirt, asphalt and pipe as a member of a maintenance or construction crew
• Flagging traffic and erecting traffic signs on a construction project
• Assisting co-workers in assembling and erecting traffic and street signs
• Clearing and shoveling area for pipe installation; assisting crew in manually placing pipe; and cleaning out pipes with hydroseeder
• Driving pilot car to lead traffic safely through work site
• Removing dead animals from roadways
• Using various types of hand tools such as a rake, shovel, post hole digger, hoe, landscaping clippers, pick, chain saw, band saw, and jackhammer
• Sweeping and patching streets and gutters by hand
• Mixing cement for gutters, catch basins, and other drainage structures
• Removing trash and limbs from county roads, parks, and recreational facilities
• Ensuring that public restrooms at the parks and ball fields are in working order
• Cutting grass using a push mower; performing general landscaping duties such as trimming shrubs, weeding flower beds, planting trees, bushes or flowers, seeding and cutting grass, and raking leaves
• Performing emergency call-back duty as required
• Job duties vary for each employee depending on crew or work assignment
• Performing other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or General Educational Development Certificate (GED)
• Two years of experience in construction, maintenance, or general repair work
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Must be 18 years of age or older

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Possess and maintain a valid Georgia Driver's License (Class C) and a satisfactory motor vehicle record (MVR)
• National Safety Council Flagging certified, or certification within six months of employment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of or ability to learn county and department operations, ordinances, policies, procedures, terminology, and materials as they relate to assignment

Knowledge of or ability to learn applicable state, federal, state, and local codes and ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations as they relate to assignment

Knowledge of maintenance and construction principles, techniques, guidelines, practices, and equipment as related to assignment

• Knowledge of basic business mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary for the safe operation of equipment, tools, machinery, and vehicles as required by assignment

Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of all department equipment, tools, machinery, and vehicles as required by assignment

Knowledge of specialized software, machinery, materials, terminology, and/or forms essential to the assignment

Skill in handling and operating all assigned equipment, tools, and/or vehicles in a safe and proficient manner

Skill in performing tasks which require attention to detail, and completing assigned jobs efficiently and correctly

Ability to apply common sense to understand, follow, and complete verbal and written instructions

Ability to communicate and interact clearly and effectively with all those contacted in the course of work in a professional and courteous manner, both orally and in writing; establishing and maintaining effective, professional, and cordial working relationships

Ability to read and comprehend routine instructions, short correspondence and memos

Ability to resolve routine and non-routine problems and complaints by applying or adapting established policies and procedures

Ability and willingness to meet physical requirements and perform heavy manual labor (including lifting and carrying heavy objects) indoors or outdoors, while working in and adjacent to the roadway for extended periods of time

Ability and willingness to work with and assist other laborers to complete assigned project

Ability to work in a team setting

Ability to work independently in the absence of specific instructions or direct supervision

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any 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 stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus

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.

• Work includes indoor and outdoor responsibilities with exposure to weather conditions

Work may be performed in proximity to the roadway and traffic

Work may be performed in high, precarious places

Work is performed near moving mechanical parts; the employee is exposed to vibration

The employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and the risk of electric shock

• Work requires driving; operation of vehicle may be under potentially hazardous conditions involving road construction, inclement weather, traffic hazards, exposure to fumes and noise
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud
• The employee must participate in drug and alcohol testing and education program

The details listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various elements of this position and the work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements does not exclude them if their nature is similar, related, or a logical extension of the position.