Laborer 1

Atlantic County, NJ • Atlantic County, NJ

74d

About The Position

Under supervision, performs varied types of manual and unskilled laboring work, and may drive a truck in connection with laboring work on occasion; does other related duties as required. The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license in New Jersey is required.
• Employees will be required to obtain a CDL.

Responsibilities

• Digs trenches and does manual grading.
• Shovels gravel and sand.
• Mixes cement and mortar.
• Aids in the placing of forms used in concrete work.
• Cleans up underbrush, foliage, vines, and weeds.
• Cuts down trees and digs out tree stumps. Cuts grass. Trims hedges.
• Installs drain pipes and catch basins, lays works, and paints guard rails.
• Builds, repairs, and raises catch basins and manholes.
• Loads, lifts, and moves supplies, furniture, and equipment.
• Cleans incinerators.
• Collects rubbish and other refuse.
• Waters lawns, flowers, and vegetable beds.
• Loads and unloads trucks.
• May deliver mosquito samples to state laboratory for viral testing.
• May assist in setting mosquito traps and collecting samples as part of our surveillance program.
• Shovels snow.
• Whitewashes walls.
• Performs cold patching.
• Performs flagging duties for traffic control.
• Learns to operate construction and/or maintenance equipment.
• May learn to operate a pneumatic drill.
• May learn to operate and make minor repairs to street, road, and related public works equipment.
• May rake asphalt mixtures used in paving to proper thickness and grade.
• May distribute asphalt mixtures to eliminate hollows and high spots in the surface under the construction or repair.
• May patch joints and edges of pavement with asphalt cement.
• May tamp and smooth asphalt pavement.
• May operate and maintain asphalt heating kettle.
• May assist in the repair and maintenance of zoo displays and structures.
• May perform the routine work involved in painting of interior and exterior zoo displays.
• May handle, when required, animals as necessary in performing routine maintenance and repair of zoo displays and structures.
• Cleans sludge beds.
• Sweeps streets and sidewalks.
• Cleans sewers.
• Pries and hammers apart sections of wall and roof.
• Loads debris into truck for removal.
• Sorts, piles, and cleans salvageable brick, stone, lumber, and metal work.
• Under direction, may learn to make routine repairs to valves, fittings, pipe sections or other equipment used in the area of assignment.
• Occasionally drives trucks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees