TEMPORARY STREET LABORER

Job Description

Job Description

JOB OPENINGCITY OF FARMINGTONJOB POSITION #157: TEMPORARY STREETS LABORERNUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1 DEPARTMENT: Public Works/StreetsWORK LOCATION: MOC HIRING RANGE: $15.00/hourlyDAYS WORKED: Monday – FridayHOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.TYPE OF POSITION: TemporaryAPPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED: Open Until FilledJOB DUTIESESSENTIAL DUTIES:Under the supervision of Street Division Foreman, performs routine street maintenanceconstruction tasks, including a wide variety of semi-skilled manual tasks and extends to theoperation of light to medium sized automotive equipment.Using excellent customer service skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationshipswith other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the City.Operates jack-hammers, vibrating skid plate tampers, chain saws, weed eaters, hand picks,shovels, brooms, rakes, pitch forks, pruners and other miscellaneous hand tools.Operates snow control equipment.Operates steel wheel rollers, rubber tire rollers, crack sealing machine, loaders, water trucks andsimilar equipment.Works with asphalt, crack sealing material, concrete, salt, liquid calcium chloride, liquidmagnesium chloride, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, herbicides, paint, traffic control signs, trash,weeds, tree limbs, dirt, rock, sand and gravel.Performs heavy manual labor duties out-of-doors in extreme weather conditions.Operates and works around noisy equipment, vibrating equipment.Frequent exposure to gasoline, diesel, paint and asphalt fumes.Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas and/or setting uptraffic control devices.Assists in setting up and cleaning of job sites.Cleans weeds, trash, and other debris from work site.Performs custodial tasks.Provides minor equipment maintenance inspections such as greasing, checking oil, transmissionfluid and water.The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may beperformed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from theposition if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.QUALIFICATIONSThis position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policywhich includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonablesuspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.Extensive background checks required.This position requires a baseline audiometric examination.Valid New Mexico or state of current residency driver's license with acceptable driving recordfor the past three years.One year of work experience in a construction related field involving the operation of trucks orother related light automotive equipment, or equivalent vocational training courses.Must have a telephone at residence.Must be willing and able to be on 24 hour call at times.Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other Citypersonnel and the public.TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:Experience operating dump trucks, water trucks, crack sealing machine, jack-hammers, steelwheel and rubber tire rollers, vibrating skid plate tampers, hand picks and shovels, chain saws,weed eaters, brooms, rakes, pitch forks, pruners and loaders.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by anemployee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger,handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employeefrequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk;sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and may occasionally lift and/ormove, up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include closevision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjustfocus.WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weatherconditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequentlyexposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works inhigh, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic orcaustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.Works with asphalt, crack sealing material, concrete, salt, liquid calcium chloride, liquidmagnesium chloride, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, herbicides, paint, traffic control signs, trash,weeds, tree limbs, dirt rock, sand and gravel.The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/D/V