STATION LABORER

City of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Chicago is seeking a dedicated individual for the Station Laborer position. This role involves performing essential manual labor, custodial tasks, and operating equipment at municipal water treatment facilities. The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and supporting operations, contributing to city infrastructure service.

Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to perform various manual tasks.
• Experience with heavy lifting and using cleaning equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform custodial duties in the water treatment plant.
• Operate a forklift to load and unload materials.
• Clean and maintain public spaces and facilities.

Skills

Heavy lifting

Custodial duties

Operating machinery

Tools

Forklift

Cleaning equipment

Job description

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12

$4,650.44/month

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with SEIU- Local 73 (Bargaining Unit 45) Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

• Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”
• Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
• Select your correct bargaining unit
  
  

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

STATION LABORER

DEPARTMENT OF WATER

Bureau of Water Supply

Number of Positions: 12

(Additional Vacancies Possible Pending Budget Approval)

Starting Annual Salary: $4,650.44/month

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with SEIU- Local 73 (Bargaining Unit 45) Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

• Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”
• Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)
• Select your correct bargaining unit
  
  

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 07/04/2025

Under supervision, perform unskilled manual labor and custodial duties at a municipal water treatment plant and surrounding grounds, and performs related duties as required. Positions allocated to this classification will be subject to working in spaces that at times have low clearances, dark and dimply lit and confined.

Essential Duties

• Accesses dimly lit areas, including upper and lower-level basins within water treatment facilities
• Pulls, drags, and attaches industrial water hoses to service water lines
• Flushes and clears intake and settling basins, drains, drainage channels, catch basins, intake screens and gutters by using high powered hoses to push sediments and remove discarded fish into an area that can be discarded as directed by Foreman of Station Laborers and/or operating engineers at water treatment facilities
• Cleans, sweeps, and mops terrazzo and tile floors, concrete floors, stairways, dock areas and other work areas at water treatment plant facilities using brooms, mops, scrubber machines, floor sweepers and related equipment
• Moves furniture, office equipment, and boxes
• Empties garbage from refuse containers located inside and outside the facility and loads garbage into dumpsters
• Operates a forklift to load and unload deliveries of supplies, materials, and equipment and uses pallets to move and distribute materials and supplies to designated plant locations
• Operates snow blowers and uses shovels to remove and clean snow and ice from walkways and dock areas at plant facilities
• Cleans grounds area around plant facilities, picking up and removing trash and debris
• Erects and removes snow fences
• Cleans bathrooms and performs related custodial duties to assist in maintaining the cleanliness of plant facilities as needed
  
  

Additional Duties May Be Required For This Position.

Location: JWPP(Jardine Water Purification Plant) & SWPP(Sawyer Water Purification Plant)

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: Various

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Minimum Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to perform the duties of the job
  
  

NOTE: Assignments requiring the operation of a forklift will require positions to be trained and evaluated by the employer prior to the assignment, as required by OSHA standards administered by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL)

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions
• Exposure to indoor weather conditions including working in standing water and sediments
• Exposure to loud noise, fumes or dust, oily or wet environment
• Work performed in cramped or confined spaces
• Work performed above or below ground level and with low clearances
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Heavy lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling (up to 75 pounds) is required.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time
• Ability to operate applicable hand tools and power equipment
• Ability to climb ladders and/or stairs while carrying industrial water hoses
• Ability to tolerate working in dimly light and confined locations
• Ability to quickly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with one’s body, arms, and/or legs
• Ability to lift and hold power hose extended away from the body while working for extended periods of time
• Ability to walk through high standing water and sediments to access locations for cleaning
  
  

Selection Requirements

This position does not require a test or interview. Qualified bidders will be hired in seniority order. Applicants who successfully apply for the position, meet the minimum qualifications, and possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be hired in a lottery/random order.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Job Posting

Jun 19, 2025, 12:00:00 AM

BU

45

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

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