PW5.5 MEO II & Laborer - Cemetery/DPW

Job Description

Job Description

Position: PW5.5 MEO II & Laborer
Department: DPW - Cemetery
Hours of Work: Full-time (40 hours/weekly), Monday to Friday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Salary: Weekly: $1,197.12 - $1,252.52 (Union / PW5.5)

Basic Function:
Employees are responsible for performing manual labor such as pick up and shovel work required in digging, filling trenches, grading, loaming, sweeping streets, assisting in repairing structures and equipment, assisting in constructing and repairing streets, sidewalks, curbing, culverts, and manholes.

Responsibilities:

• The employee operates a variety of special motor equipment and other equipment such as one- and five-ton dump trucks, sweepers, sewer trucks, compressors, pavement breakers, a pick-up truck with a plow, a dump truck, and similar machinery.
• Digging graves, setting up lowering devices, filling in graves, trimming and edging, trimming shrubbery, grading lots, raking, watering, and caring for flower beds, straightening tipped stones, filling in sunken graves.
• Painting fences and settees; cutting down trees and sawing them into pieces; shoveling snow, operating a truck in the transportation of employees, equipment, and materials; to load and unload trucks; to plow snow and sand streets, sidewalks and public parking areas, haul snow from streets to put sand on hills in the winter; grease, oil and keep equipment clean and in good running order.
• Excavate, backfill, and perform associated work with street and drain work projects.
• Cutting and mowing grass with hand or power mower and associated ground breakers, sewer stoppage, fallen wires and trees, or other complaints, and to service such emergency calls when possible or to notify the necessary members of the day crew or department as required.
• Perform related work as required. Heavy lifting is required.

Education & Experience:

• High School or GED.
• One (1) year of experience as a truck driver.

License or Certification:

• Valid Class B CDL Driver's License.

Physical Requirement:
Essential functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, and walking for extended periods of time; moderate to heavy lifting and carrying which includes the ability to lift up to fifty pounds; pulling, reaching, bending, climbing, and kneeling; use of fingers, both hands and legs required; must be able to distinguish colors and operate assigned vehicles.

Work Environment:
Indoor and outdoor environments with wide range of weather conditions, exposure to vibrations and noise; work on slippery or uneven surfaces, work with electrical energy; work with and around heavy machinery; work in or near vehicle traffic; exposure to dust and fumes from motorized equipment; possible exposure to toxic chemicals; irregular working hours for inclement weather situations and other circumstances. Most work independently and/or in groups.

Address All Cover Letters and Resumes To:
Human Resources Department
City of Medford – Room 204
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford, MA 02155

Or send cover letter and resume with the job title in the subject line to View email address on ziprecruiter.com

For the posting, please visit the City of Medford's website –

The City of Medford is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/504 Employer Residents of the City of Medford, Women, People of Color, Veterans and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.