Skilled Laborer

City of Morgantown; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in public works is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team in maintaining and improving city infrastructure. This role involves hands-on work with asphalt and concrete surfaces, ensuring safe and efficient roadways for the community. You'll operate various light equipment, perform essential manual labor, and contribute to special events while promoting a professional image. If you're passionate about public service and enjoy working outdoors, this opportunity offers a rewarding experience where your efforts directly impact the quality of life in Morgantown. Join a team that values safety, teamwork, and community service!

Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent required.
• Two years of general construction experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual labor tasks to maintain and repair city streets.
• Operate light equipment and perform snow and ice removal.

Skills

Manual Labor

Carpentry

Masonry

Concrete Work

Heavy Equipment Operation

Safety Standards Knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Shovels

Leaf Blowers

Chainsaws

Forklifts

Light Duty Trucks

Job description

DEFINITION/SUMMARY:

Reports to the Superintendent (Streets and Right of Way) and the Deputy Engineering and Public Works Director. May supervise laborers while performing tasks required to maintain and repair asphalt and concrete surfaces, clean road ditches and sidewalks of debris, maintain right of ways, install signs and pavement markers, and clear roadways of snow and ice during winter months. May perform duties requiring minimum skill in carpentry, masonry, pipe laying, and other learned traits; operates light equipment 3 tons or less excluding dump trucks and snowplows spreader trucks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/EQUIPMENT USED:

1. Performs manual labor tasks required to maintain and repair city streets (i.e. shoveling materials, loading/unloading trucks, and operating handheld power tools and equipment).
2. Performs tasks related to paving, concrete, excavation/filling, and other tasks as assigned.
3. Operates light equipment such as farm or lawn tractors, rubber tire front end loaders, gas powered asphalt roller, chainsaw, forklift, manual rollers, tamper, shovel, pick, light duty trucks, and other equipment smaller than three (3) tons.
4. Cleans street ditches, culverts, sidewalks, right of ways, and curbs of leaves, garbage, trees, tree limbs, debris, and homeless encampments using shovels, leaf blowers, rakes, and brooms.
5. Installs and maintains various street signs, markers, and lines to ensure safe, efficient flow of traffic and pedestrians.
6. Treats city streets for snow and ice using snow and ice removal equipment and hand-held tools.
7. Helps prepare right-of-way and areas for special events.
8. Participates in on-call rotations for emergency responses, storm, and snow events.
9. Performs duties requiring skills in carpentry, masonry, and concrete.
10. Paves and repairs asphalt and concrete surfaces using hot and cold asphalt mixes, concrete mixes, and reinforcement, utilizing necessary specialized equipment.
11. Cleans equipment and tools used during the workday.
12. Promotes a professional image as a representative of the City of Morgantown while interacting with other departments and the general public.
13. Maintains paperwork describing materials, equipment, and personnel used during the day as assigned by the Street Superintendent and the Deputy Public Works Director.
14. Maintains a safe work environment for yourself and others.
15. Performs duties as assigned by supervisors in a timely fashion.
16. Wears all PPE required and follows all safety policies.
17. Maintains a positive attitude with reliable attendance.
18. Uses computers and other equipment for communication, submitting timesheets, requesting vacation, completing required training, and more.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Employee spends a majority of work shift using equipment and performing tasks requiring repeated bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or crawling. Occasional activities require working from elevated workspaces. Daily operations require unaided lifting of objects weighing as much as fifty-one (51) pounds. Employee spends most of the work shift outdoors or in a truck. Daily conditions encountered include odors, fumes, dust, dirt, noise, and vibration.

Hazardous Conditions:

1. Constant hazards: Danger from passing traffic, working with hot asphalt, mechanical hazards when using rollers and other heavy equipment, and entering confined spaces.
2. Occasional hazards: Working from heights, tripping or slipping due to terrain and weather conditions, traffic accidents when working to remove snow and ice, and earth or brick cave-ins when laying pipe or working in manholes or drops.
3. Possible hazards: Contact with hazardous or toxic waste, sharps/needles, and other debris when making deliveries of trash to the landfill, and hazards associated with working around large vehicles on narrow roads and steep grades.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:

1. High school education or equivalent.
2. Ability to understand and act on oral instructions and work without supervision.
3. Two years of general construction experience.
4. Ability to lift, unaided, objects weighing as much as fifty-one (51) pounds.
5. Knowledge of safe construction and work standards.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS:

1. Possession of a valid State of West Virginia class D driver's license.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Ability to read and understand construction plans and blueprints.
2. Experience operating light duty equipment such as chainsaws, payloaders, and snowplows.
3. Training in First Aid, CPR, and safe driving.