Crew Member - Public Works

Institute for Building Technology and Safety • Baton Rouge, LA

108d

About The Position

Under general supervision, performs a variety of routine unskilled to semi-skilled manual labor and maintenance work and safely operates a variety of vehicles, tools and equipment required to maintain the general appearance of the City and to assist with the removal of trash and debris and/or the maintenance, replacement and repair of streets, sidewalks, medians, parkways, traffic signals and signage; and performs related work. This position reports to the Public Works Supervisor and Public Works Director. This position will require overtime, weekend work, and emergency response during severe weather or infrastructure failures.

Requirements

• Must possess regular driver’s license. CDL Class B license not required.
• Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities.
• Must be available to work overtime and/or in emergency situations that may fall outside of normal business hours.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads supplies, tools and equipment
• Picks up asphalt from asphalt plant
• Breaks up, picks up and dumps asphalt, dirt and debris
• Prepares area for asphalt; oils area using a compressor; dumps, spreads and rakes asphalt; seals, caps and cleans area
• Provides traffic control, setting up and removing signage, cones and barricades as appropriate to the job site
• Weeds, cultivates, plants, fertilizes, and irrigates landscaped medians and parkways
• Safely uses power equipment and hand tools to mow, aerate and edge lawn areas
• Prunes and trims trees, shrubs and hedges; stakes trees as necessary
• Rakes, sweeps and vacuums leaves and lawn clippings; clears debris from work area
• Care and maintenance of plants, trees, grasses, flowers and shrubs
• Picks up concrete, as needed
• Breaks up, picks up and dumps concrete, dirt and roots
• Removes forms and cleans work site
• Repairs storm drains
• Digs ditches and cleans out culverts
• Pothole patching
• Performs maintenance, repair and installation of asphalt, signs, lighting, concrete, storm drains; performs maintenance and repair of storm drains and related equipment
• Keeps records and logs

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees