Maintenance Laborer (Part-Time)

City of La Habra; La Habra (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of La Habra is seeking a Part-Time Maintenance Laborer to join the Public Works Department, Parks and Streets Divisions. The position offers roughly 25–28 hours per week with weekend availability and varying hours based on departmental needs.

Under supervision, you will perform unskilled and manual labor: mowing, trimming, grounds cleanup, traffic control setup, equipment operation and routine maintenance of parks and streets facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale landscape/park maintenance or street maintenance.
• Ability to operate basic hand and power tools safely.
• Capable of following written and oral instructions.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads materials, equipment and supplies.
• Mows and trims lawns using power and hand equipment.
• Performs work on commercial and public right of ways and streets.
• Sets up traffic control devices such as traffic cones, delineators, and barricades.
• Manually digs and back fills trenches and holes.
• Lifts and moves heavy objects.
• Does general work preparation and clean-up.
• Assists ground keepers in mowing, insecticide and herbicide spraying and park irrigation.
• Operates, cleans and maintains tools and equipment such as mowers, tractors, graders or backhoes on training or relief basis.
• Plants, trims and waters street trees.
• Cleans restrooms on park grounds.
• Patrols park grounds for litter and dumps trash.
• Maintains sports fields, playgrounds and daycare grounds.
• Paints and removes graffiti.
• Repairs areas of vandalism.
• Operates city issued vehicles.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

General knowledge of tools and methods

Education

Experience in large-scale landscape/park maintenance or street maintenance

Job description

The City of La Habra is conducting a recruitment to fill the position of Part‑Time Maintenance Laborer in the Parks and Streets Divisions of the Public Works Department and to establish an eligibility list for future openings. This is a part‑time position working approximately 25‑28 hours per week. Applicants must be available to work weekends. Hours may vary based upon the department needs.

ABOUT THE CITY

City of La Habra is located at Orange County's northernmost corner; La Habra today is 7.3 square miles, with a population of nearly 62,000. A quiet bedroom community, it is conveniently located within an hour's drive of many beaches, mountain, and desert recreation areas. The City is known for the Tamale Festival, Corn Festival, Citrus Fair, and the Children's Museum and Depot Theatre.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Public Works is responsible for developing and maintaining the City's infrastructure, which encompasses many areas. The Department has six Divisions, which include Administration, Fleet Maintenance, Parks, Refuse, Streets, and Water/Sewer. The Director of Public Works oversees these Divisions and the Department's 45 employees. The mission of the Public Works Department is to ensure that city facilities, equipment and public areas are properly maintained and to provide outstanding customer service for the citizens and visitors of La Habra.

ABOUT THE DIVISIONS

The City of La Habra Streets Division is responsible for maintaining the City's street network. These duties include: Maintaining bus shelter, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, street signs, City's storm drain infrastructure, painting of traffic legends, repairing potholes, retrieving abandoned shopping carts, street sweeping, and weed abatement for storm drains and undeveloped right‑of‑ways.

The City of La Habra Parks Division is responsible for maintaining the City's Parks network. These duties include: Maintaining bleachers, buildings, monuments, playground equipment and recreational fields. Other duties include maintaining street parkways and medians, as well as landscaping City owned gardens.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Under immediate supervision, to perform unskilled and manual labor tasks; to assist and train in semi‑skilled tasks in the Parks or Streets Divisions.

(The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the class.)

• Loads and unloads materials, equipment and supplies.
• Mows and trims lawns using power and hand equipment.
• Performs work on commercial and public right of ways and streets.
• Sets up traffic control devices such as traffic cones, delineators, and barricades.
• Manually digs and back fills trenches and holes.
• Lifts and moves heavy objects.
• Does general work preparation and clean-up.
• Assists ground keepers in mowing, insecticide and herbicide spraying and park irrigation.
• Operates, cleans and maintains tools and equipment such as mowers, tractors, graders or backhoes on training or relief basis.
• Plants, trims and waters street trees.
• Cleans restrooms on park grounds.
• Patrols park grounds for litter and dumps trash.
• Maintains sports fields, playgrounds and daycare grounds.
• Paints and removes graffiti.
• Repairs areas of vandalism.
• Operates city issued vehicles.
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF

• General knowledge of tools and methods of labor.

ABILITY TO

• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Work safely around mechanical equipment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE

Experience in large-scale landscape/park maintenance or street maintenance.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Must possess and maintain a California Class C driver's license.

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Position requires heavy physical work; frequent pushing, pulling, climbing, stooping, bending and lifting up to 75 pounds; requires manual dexterity in using minimal skill tools such as shovels, rakes, and hand tools.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISASTER SERVICE WORKER: In accordance with Government Code Section 3100, all La Habra city employees are required to perform assigned disaster service worker duties in the event of an emergency or a disaster.

The City of La Habra is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status or disability.

This bulletin is not a contract, neither expressed nor implied.

Any provision herein may be modified or revoked.