Highway Maintenance Laborer

Public Works Department Vacancy

The current vacancies are in the Public Works department. The eligibility list created by these vacancies may be used to hire other vacancies in the department.

To perform manual labor and operate hand tools, motorized hand operated equipment and motor vehicles less than 10K pounds GVWR including vehicle-trailer combinations in the construction, maintenance and repair of roads and highways; and to perform all other duties as assigned.

Examples Of Work Performed

1. Repair and maintain road and highway surfaces using shovels, asphalt rakes, grade stakes, brooms, air compressors, and jack hammers.
2. Repair and maintain right-of-way areas by removing brush, tree limbs and rubbish, spreading crushed rock, shaping ditches, spreading black dirt and laying sod.
3. Remove snow by shoveling crosswalks, intersections, bridge walks, and drains and by operating snowplows and sanding trucks.
4. Control traffic by setting barricades, cones, and arrow boards and by using hand signals and flags, in order to ensure the safety of highway workers and motorists, and to ensure that traffic moves with a minimum amount of congestion.
5. Construct and repair spillways, curbs, guardrails, storm drains, and culverts, by using cement mixers, curbing machines, wrenches, shovels, jack hammers, stakes and tapes.
6. Clean and maintain equipment, power tools and hand tools.
7. Make minor repairs to equipment on the job.

(The work assigned to a position in this classification may not include all possible tasks in this description and does not limit the assignment of any additional tasks in this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required.)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience: None.

Substitutions: None.

Certifications/Licensure: A valid Minnesota driver's license. Positions in this job class are subject to drug and alcohol testing pursuant to Department of Transportation rules and Ramsey County regulations. Testing negative is a condition of employment.

Other: As required by the FMCSA, once you have accepted a job offer you will be required to register for the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse and consent to a full query of your Clearinghouse record. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for CDL Drivers (Download PDF reader).

Note: Highway Maintenance Laborers will be required to obtain their CDL permit within 30 days of their first day of employment. Must obtain their CDL Class A license within their one-year probationary period.

Exam/Screening Process Information

The examination process will consist of the following section with each section weighted as indicated:

• Training and Experience Rating = 100%

The examination for Highway Maintenance Laborer will consist of a minimum qualifications screening and a training and experience rating, comprised of the questions in the attached supplemental questionnaire. Not all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will pass the training and experience rating. The rating on this supplemental questionnaire will depend on your answers to the questions –do not mark "see resume" or "see work history" as a response. Please answer all your questions clearly and completely. Failure to respond could affect your score and final rank on this examination.

Eligible List: The names of all applicants who properly completed and submitted an application and passed the examination/screening process shall be placed on the eligible list for an employment opportunity as Highway Maintenance Laborer. This list will be certified to the appointing authority which may use this list to conduct interviews to fill a vacancy. Candidates will remain on the list for 60 days or until hired, whichever occurs first. A notice will be sent to applicants at the time the eligible list is posted, informing them that the list has been certified and their status.

Veteran's Preference: This is a classified position requiring an open, competitive selection process. Veteran's Preference points will be applied after a candidate passes the examination process. Applicants who are eligible for veteran's preference should update their veteran's DD214, and other supporting documents, and submit them as an attachment at the time of application.

Criminal Background Checks: All employment offers are conditioned upon the applicant passing a criminal background check. Convictions are not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered on its individual merits and the type of work sought. However, making false statements or withholding information will cause you to be barred from employment, or removed from employment.

• Physical Demand test = Pass/Fail
• Drug/alcohol screening

E-Verify Participation: Ramsey County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Ramsey County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Ramsey County provides equal access to employment, programs, and services without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex (except when sex is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification), disability, familial or marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity, public assistance status, place of residence, political affiliation, or national origin. Ramsey County is deeply committed to advancing racial equity and promoting diversity and inclusion within all areas of its workforce.