Construction Laborer

Utility Maintenance Worker

Positions Supervised: None

Position Reports To: Utility Maintenance Supervisor

BLS Comparable: 47-2061.00 Construction Laborers

Leadership: Provides co-worker leadership to others through motivation, team building, and provision of feedback.

Conditions of Employment:

• Subject to post offer, pre-employment drug screen.
• Subject to post offer, pre-employment physical examination/medical history check.
• Subject to a pre-employment criminal background check.
• As a position directly affecting the safety of others, the employee will be required to comply with all provisions of City of Enid's substance abuse policy, including random drug and alcohol testing.
• Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
• Must be 18 years of age.

Position Purpose: Provide manual labor support for concrete technicians to ensure the safety and quality of transportation for City of Enid residents.

Essential Functions and Basic Duties:

• Clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris, and other waste materials.
• Assist Concrete Technicians in operating equipment used to apply concrete, asphalt, or other materials to roadways and parking lots, or equipment used for tamping gravel, dirt, or other materials.
• Operate City vehicles to transport equipment and/or supplies and travel between work sites.
• Assist with removing existing concrete using a jackhammer and clear work area of debris.
• Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
• Clean chipped areas, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.
• Start engine, move throttles, controls, and levers to operate backhoe, skid steer, and front end loader.
• Assist in setting the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
• Assist in spreading, leveling, and smoothing concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float. Lift rubble to remove old concrete.
• Reach and lift to get equipment from truck bed.
• Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.
• Provide assistance to other departments as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

Performance Measurements:

• The Utility Maintenance Department runs smoothly and efficiently.
• Unsafe areas of concrete are removed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assisted the Concrete Technicians to ensure the creation of new concrete areas is completed with proficient craftsmanship in a timely and efficient manner.
• Effective working relations exist with City personnel.
• New employees are well trained and assisted. Management is appropriately informed.
• Employee understands and adheres to applicable safety policies.
• The City's professional reputation is maintained.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience: High school diploma of general education degree (GED); or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates/Licenses: Possession of a valid Oklahoma Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.

Required Knowledge:

Building and Construction Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of highways and roads.

Skills/Abilities:

• Working knowledge of operating various hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists.
• Ability to operate a backhoe, skid steer, and front end loader.
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to assist and support others.
• Able to operate telephone, PC, copier, and other basic business machines.

Physical & Mental Activities and Requirements of This Position:

Finger Dexterity: Manual dexterity sufficient to work with the fingers.

Visual Abilities: Normal vision, with or without corrective lenses.

Physical Strength:

PDC Level: Very Heavy Employee lifts/carries 100 lbs occasionally (less than 33% of the time or 1-100 times per day); exert push/pull force of 100 lbs. Ability to shovel and push material using tools. Ability to kneel and squat to perform concrete work low to the ground.

Language/Comprehension: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.

Mathematics Ability: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Work Schedule/Hours: Regular – 8 hour shift, typically 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. Other – Variable lunch period and breaks in coordination with other personnel. May be required to work nights and weekends during snow and ice events, 10-12 hours. Early morning or night time hours could be required for work that would need to be done in high traffic areas, very limited.

Work Conditions:

Outdoors exposed to changing weather conditions (for instance, rain, sun, snow, wind, etc.)

Noise Level: Very loud. Hearing protection required.

Other Work Conditions: Occasional work near moving mechanical parts.

Advancement Criteria:

Intermediate: 3-5 years' experience. Specialized vocational training or additional coursework in related field. Ability to fill in concrete technicians on short-term basis. Valid CPR Certification.

Advanced: 5+ years' experience. Associate's Degree or equivalent in related field. Ability to fill in concrete technicians on an extended term basis. Valid CPR Certification.