Environmental Services Laborer

City-of-St.-Charle; Illinois; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Retirement pension plan

Job summary

The City of St. Charles seeks a skilled laborer to perform and assist with maintenance of the sanitary sewer and water distribution systems, using hand and powered tools. This role includes repair work, inspections, and emergency response duties.

Applicants should have a high school diploma, one year of public works experience, and a valid Class A CDL (or obtain within six months). A background check, fitness evaluation, and drug screening are required; after-hours callouts may occur.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience in public works or construction.
• Must be willing to respond to after-hours emergency callouts.
• Valid class A CDL with endorsements or obtain within 6 months.
• Background check, physical and drug screen required.
• Strong communication and interaction with officials and public.

Responsibilities

• Perform and assist with construction, maintenance and repair of sewer/water systems.
• Repair sanitary lines, catch basins, manholes and water mains.
• Inspect trunk lines and maintain water distribution components.
• Respond to emergency calls for backups or breaks.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Emergency response

Physical stamina

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Insta-valve

Jackhammers

Pumps

Jetters

Job description

The City of St. Charles strives to hire highly skilled, competent, dedicated, customer-oriented staff who pride themselves on performing their duties to the highest level of excellence. If you seek a rewarding career in public service with a great team, you may be the candidate we are looking for!! This position is responsible for performing and assisting with a variety of manual, semi-skilled, and skilled tasks including, but not limited to, the construction, maintenance, and repair of the City's Sanitary Sewer collection and Water Distribution systems.

• Provide general labor to the Environmental Services Division.
• Repair and replace sanitary lines, catch basins, manholes, culverts, retaining walls, yards, fences, and broken/damaged sewer pipes.
• Inspect and maintain trunk sewer lines, manholes, river/creek basins, and other related areas.
• Maintain and repair the water distribution system including broken water mains, distribution valves, fire hydrants, and b-boxes.
• May use a wide variety of manual and powered tools and equipment including Insta-valve, jackhammers, picks, power saws, pumps, shovels, tapping machine, jetter, vac truck, and other related equipment.

• Respond to emergency calls for sanitary sewer backups, water main breaks, flooding, emergency utility locations, etc.
• Assist in citywide programs and abatement of emergency situations, such as snow and ice removal.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience in public works or construction industry.
• Work under varying physical and environmental conditions, including confined spaces, and lift to 75 lbs.
• Must be willing to respond to after-hours emergency callouts, reporting no later than 60 minutes of call.
• Valid class A CDL with appropriate endorsements or obtain within 6 months of hire (in-house training).
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills for interaction with elected and appointed officials, co-workers, agencies, other governmental units, and the public are required.
• If selected, successful completion of a thorough background check (including fingerprinting), physical, functional capacity evaluation and drug screen will be required.

Pay range is per the Teamster's Collective Bargaining Agreement with starting pay commensurate with experience.

Competitive package of benefits to include medical, dental, prescription, vision, wellness incentives, life insurance, retirement pension plan with Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, other retirement savings options, and much more!

• medical
• dental
• prescription
• vision
• wellness incentives
• life insurance
• retirement pension plan with Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
• other retirement savings options
• and much more!

The City of St. Charles is an Equal Opportunity Employer.