Laborer

Description

Position: Laborer 

Department: Public Works & Engineering – Facilities Division

Employment Status: Permanent - Full Time - Non-Exempt 

Schedule: Monday - Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Compensation: Grade 1; Salary Range starting at $17.20/hour 

POSITION SUMMARY 

Works under the direction of the Facilities Superintendent and Deputy Director of Engineering & Public Works and at times the supervision of the Master Tradesman. Employee is responsible for working with others to complete routine building maintenance tasks for City facilities. Also assists in maintaining traffic control devices; performs manual tasks required to maintain and repair City facilities and properties. May perform duties requiring some minimum skill in carpentry, masonry, electrical, drywall, plumbing, pipe laying and other learned traits.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES - KNOWLEDGE - SKILLS - ABILITIES.

• Assist Technician II’s in building and facility maintenance repairs and preventative maintenance including performing work related to indoor construction, masonry, plumbing, electrical, heating, venting, air conditioning, etc.
• Painting, remodeling, and refurbishing areas.
• Removing or rearranging furniture as needed.
• Change light bulbs, interior and exterior, as needed.
• Performs various manual labor tasks required to maintain and repair city traffic control devices including tragic signals and pedestrian control signals.
• Participate in on-call services for emergency building maintenance needs.
• Maintain exterior property, including snow removal.
• Cleans equipment and tools used during the workday.
• Performs and/or provides support for custodial type work including cleaning bathrooms, removing trash, cleaning offices and vehicles, cleaning windows when needed.
• Maintains paperwork, as needed, and assigned by the Superintendent and the Facilities Director, describing materials, equipment, and personnel used during the day.
• Performs duties as assigned orally or in writing in a timely fashion.
• All training suggested and provided by the supervisor will be attended. A positive attitude and class environment shall be maintained whether in the classroom or on a jobsite.
• Wears all PPE required and follows all safety policies. May be required to keep records and work logs.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Requires knowledge of safe construction and work standards.
• Requires some knowledge of high voltage electrical lines as well as the safe use of various handheld and power-driven tools.
• Requires the ability to work without supervision, read and understand building plans and blueprints.
• Requires the ability to work from elevated workspaces.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regular exposure to particularly physically demanding, unpleasant, strenuous, and/or hazardous elements such as dealing with inclement weather, operating heavy equipment, etc.
• Employee spends a majority of work shift using equipment and performing tasks requiring repeated bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or crawling. Occasional activities require working from elevated workspaces. Daily operations require unaided lifting of objects weighing as much as fifty-one (51) pounds.
• Employee spends time in City facilities, occasionally outdoors, or in a vehicle. Daily conditions encountered include odors, fumes, dust, dirt, noise, and vibration. Other conditions vary with precipitation and seasonal changes.
• Hazardous conditions encountered daily include but are not limited to: 

Constant hazards: Danger from passing traffic, mechanical hazards when using heavy equipment, and entering confined spaces. 

Occasional hazards: Tripping or slipping due to terrain and weather conditions, traffic accidents when working to remove snow and ice, and earth or brick cave-ins when laying pipe or working in manholes or drops. Fire hazards and working around potentially explosive materials. 

Possible hazards: Contact with extremely hazardous or toxic waste, sharps/needles and other debris when making deliveries of trash to the landfill, hazards associated with working around large vehicles on narrow roads and steep grades and various weather conditions.

USE OF TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT

• Position has daily use of computers for data entry and use of the telephone, radios, fax machine, copier, etc. 
• Position has daily use of light equipment such as push mowers, weed whackers, pole saws, custodial equipment, etc.

CONTACT & SUPERVISION

• Position involves frequent internal and external contact, but generally on routine matters such as furnishing or obtaining information.
• This position does not supervise any employees.
• Reports to the Facilities Superintendent, Deputy Director of Engineering & Public Works, and Director of Engineering & Public Works.

The City of Morgantown is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. 

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

Education:

• High school degree or equivalent (GED). 

Certification/License: 

• Valid Driver’s License 

Experience:

• One year of relevant experience is required. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• More than 1 year of general construction experience. 
• Some training in First Aid, CPR, and safe driving.