Laborer 1 (Seasonal)

Salary: $20.00 Hourly
Location : 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ
Job Type: Seasonal
Job Number: 33DPW
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 04/28/2026
Position Division: Solid Waste & Recycling


Description


The City of Jersey City is seeking Seasonal Laborers for the Division of Solid Waste & Recycling in the Department of Public Works under the Clean Communities Program. This temporary position involves performing manual and unskilled labor related to litter control and general sanitation throughout the City.

Examples of Duties

• Loads, lifts, and moves supplies, furniture, and equipment.
• Digs trenches and does manual grading.
• Cleans incinerators.
• Collects rubbish and other refuse.
• Cuts grass and trims hedges.
• Waters lawns, flowers, and vegetable beds.
• Loads and unloads trucks.
• Shovels snow, gravel, and sand.
• Whitewashes walls.
• Places forms used in concrete work.
• Performs cold patching.
• Cleans up underbrush, foliage, vines, and weeds.
• Cuts down trees.
• Digs out stumps of trees, and digs out and destroys poisonous vines, weeds, and undergrowth.
• Learns to operate construction and/or maintenance equipment.
• May learn to operate a pneumatic drill.
• May learn to operate and make minor repairs to the street, road, and related public works equipment.
• May rake asphalt mixtures used in paving to proper thickness and grade.
• May distribute asphalt mixtures to eliminate hollows and high spots on the surface under the construction or repair.
• May patch joints and edges of pavement with asphalt cement.
• May tamp and smooth asphalt pavement.
• Cleans sludge beds.
• Sweeps streets and sidewalks, and cleans sewers.
• Pries and hammers apart sections of wall and roof.
• Loads debris into the truck for removal.
• Sorts, piles, and cleans salvageable brick, stone, lumber, and metalwork.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Required Education: High School Diploma or GED.


Required Experience: One year of experience in performing labor manual and unskilled labor work preferred.


Required License: Possession of a valid New Jersey Driver's license.


Preferred License: New Jersey Commercial Driver's License is preferred

Supplemental Information
Essential Skills:

• Knowledge of the methods, materials, and supplies used to perform varied types of manual and unskilled tasks.
• Ability to perform manual tasks either alone or as a member of a group.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for prolonged periods under varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
• Ability to follow prescribed instructions.
• Ability to learn to use the tools and equipment needed to perform routine, unskilled labor tasks.
• Ability to follow safety precautions in the operation of assigned tools and equipment.

The City of Jersey City offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health insurance, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, sick time, pension, life insurance, professional development assistance, employee assistance program, and other benefits.


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