Street Construction Apprentice - Hands-on Training

City-of-Sacrament; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Sacramento is seeking a Street Construction Laborer in a non-career, training capacity to perform heavy manual labor in the construction, maintenance and repair of city streets and related facilities. The role includes operating light trucks and medium street construction equipment under supervision.

Incumbents are in training and will receive direct supervision; after completing a two-year program, they may transition to the journey level.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Experience: None required.
• Will be trained in street construction work.

Responsibilities

• Learn to spread asphaltic material over road surface by shoveling, raking, and brushing for correct thickness.
• Learn to crack seal, patch, oil, and seal road surfaces.
• Learn to use hand tools such as shovel, pick, mattock, axe, and broom.
• Learn to operate a jackhammer and other pneumatic tools as well as power tools.
• Learn to repair and patch curbs, gutters, bridge decks, headwalls, sidewalks, and perform related concrete work.
• Check brakes, lights, tires, fuel, oil level, and auxiliary equipment; perform minor field repairs.

Skills

Manual labor

Follow instructions

Learn equipment operation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Heavy equipment training

Job description

City of Sacramento is seeking a Street Construction Laborer in a non-career, training capacity to perform heavy manual labor in the construction, maintenance and repair of city streets and related facilities. The role includes operating light trucks and medium street construction equipment under supervision.

Incumbents are in training and will receive direct supervision; after completing a two-year program, they may transition to the journey level.