Laborer Truck Driver Shared Cemeteries & Highway

City of Concord, NH•Concord, NH

45d•$23 - $30

About The Position

SHARED LABORER/TRUCK DRIVER Come work for the City of Concord where you will support Concord's Cemeteries in addition to maintaining the streets of Concord during the winter months and there is room for growth. Medical benefits start the first of the month after your hire date and deductibles are as low as $500 per person with the employee only paying 10% of the premium. Plus a very competitive total compensation package. This is a permanent shared position between the General Services Department and the Cemeteries of Concord. 32 weeks servicing our Cemeteries mowing and trimming grass, assisting with turf maintenance, course set up, fertilizer and spray applications, and tree maintenance. 20 weeks with the Highway and Utility Division operating equipment for winter snow removal from streets and sidewalks, transporting equipment to job sites, and performing other road maintenance duties as assigned. Overtime is required. Paying up to $22.61 per hour to start. Top of pay rate is $30.37 Comprehensive Benefits: Health Care Plans Three plans are available through Harvard Pilgrim: Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare HMO 500 ($25 copay) Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare Elevate Health (T1-$25 copay/T2-Deductible then 20% coinsurance) Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare HMO High-Deductible HSA ($2000/$4000 Deductible) Health Savings Account (HSA) A savings account, used in conjunction with a High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), allowing an employee to set aside a predetermined amount of money on a pre-tax basis to cover out-of-pocket qualified medical expenses. An employer may also contribute to this account. must be enrolled in a High-Deductible Health Plan through the city. Dental Insurance Plan One plan is available through Delta Dental: Provides full coverage on certain diagnostic and preventive services, and limited coverage on certain restorative, prosthodontic (bridges, crowns, etc.), surgical, endodontic, periodontic, orthodontic coverage, and emergency services. Vision Insurance Plan One plan is available through Delta Vision: Provides coverage on a wide range of services (routine eye exams, glasses, contact fittings, evaluations and lenses) and offers additional savings on non-prescription sunglasses and laser vision correction. This plan is voluntary and is available through a post-tax payroll deduction. NH Paid Family & Medical Leave (NH PFML) Provides a 60% wage replacement (up to the social security wage cap) for up to six weeks per year (after an initial 7-day elimination period) for absences from work for covered common life events such as: An employee's own serious health condition when disability coverage does not apply An employee to bond with a child during the first year of birth, including placement for adoption or fostering An employee to care for a family m ember with a serious health condition Any qualifying urgent demand or need arising out of the fact that the employee's spouse, child or parent is a covered military member on covered active duty An employee to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness if the employee is the service member's spouse, child, parent or next of kin NH PFML will run concurrently with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when the employee qualifies for both programs. If the employee is eligible for workers compensation, they will not qualify for PFML benefits for this same event. If the employee qualifies for Short-Term Disability, they will not qualify for PFML benefits for the same days absent. This leave can be used intermittently.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, six months of experience as a laborer or truck driver or any combination of education, training and experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.
Minimum of one season of experience in grounds, or horticultural maintenance.
Valid New Hampshire Class (B) Commercial Driver's License with air brake endorsement. (or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire)
NH pesticide applicators license. (or ability to obtain).
General construction and/or maintenance methods and practices.
Operation of various types of construction/maintenance equipment.
Operation of hand power equipment related to assignment.
Rules and precautions related to roadway and equipment safety.
Techniques and practices used in road and right-of-way repair and maintenance activities.
Principles and practices of municipal drain, sewer and water system maintenance.
Park and grounds maintenance, and turf and plant care.
Safe and effective practices of applying and handling of fertilizers and soil amendments
Operating various light and heavy construction/maintenance and right-of-way equipment.
Performing simple routine maintenance on equipment.
Performing repair and maintenance on right-of-way.
Operation of required hand tools and power equipment
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions.
Perform strenuous and routine work.
Deal courteously and diplomatically with the general public.
While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; exert 20 to 50 pounds of force.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include: distance vision, ability to discriminate between colors, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

Performs tasks involving physical labor to include but not limited to the following job tasks listed below.
Operates dump trucks and other moderately complex construction and maintenance vehicles and equipment in order to transport material and perform maintenance activities.
Performs plowing and snow removal from roadways and walkways during winter months; applies salt and/or sand to roadways to maintain public safety; may operate backhoe or loader to fill trucks with salt and/or sand for road application. Shovel snow from hydrants in winter.
Retrieves and transports supplies, parts, tools, equipment, and machinery; operates light and heavy trucks.
Assists with traffic control at road construction sites by directing traffic and assisting other equipment operators in maneuvering equipment.
Maintains and repairs irrigation and pump systems. Applies fertilizer and pesticides on golf course grounds.
Assists in tree trimming and pruning. Leads or assists in various construction and improvement projects on the golf course.
Performs road and right-of-way repair and maintenance activities such as shoveling, raking, hauling, mixing, digging, picking up materials, debris and dirt, and patching potholes.
Operate a jackhammer to cut pavement for utility repairs. Running a hand compactor to compact gravel and cold patch and operate at dump truck to haul materials to and from the site.
Assists with repairing drainage systems such as constructing catch basins, manholes and repairing drain lines of concrete, plastic and metal.
Assists with relaying sewer services, including shoveling trenches, laying pipe, repairing pipe, repairing sewer manholes. perform masonry work, setting catch basin and manhole frames and grates; assist with TV equipment for main line and lateral work.
Assists with relaying and repairing water services, repairing water mains, installing hydrants including flagging, laying pipe, shoveling sand, gravel and stone in the trench, Run a mini-vactor cleaning out water gate boxes. Inspect water gate valves and curb stops. Pump, test, inspect, paint, clear brush, clean and fill out report on hydrants. Shovel snow from hydrants in winter.
Fabricates, erects, and repairs street and traffic signs and their posts.; prepares signs and barricades for parades and other special events.
Paints various lines and other markings such as stop bars, crosswalk boundaries, handicap symbols, directional arrows, parking spaces, and indicator words such as "SCHOOL" and "ONLY"; maintains painting equipment.
Performs regular maintenance on equipment such as checking oil and fluid levels, checking tire pressure, and checking belts; repairs problems and/or calls repair service to keep equipment in good working order.
Performs grounds maintenance work such as mowing, trimming, weeding, irrigating lawns, raking, fertilizing, shoveling, sweeping, and pruning trees; maintains and repairs brickwork, concrete areas, roofs, and other similar fixtures and buildings.
Paints interiors and exteriors, and repairs buildings and their fixtures as necessary.
Maintains cemeteries, which includes laying out graves on lot, opening and filling graves, dressing graves with artificial grass, maintaining lots and markers, pouring foundations, and repairing monuments.
May supervise co-workers and part-time seasonal employees.
Overtime is required of all positions within this class specification.
Performs other related duties as assigned

Benefits

Medical benefits start the first of the month after your hire date and deductibles are as low as $500 per person with the employee only paying 10% of the premium.
Health Care Plans
Three plans are available through Harvard Pilgrim:
Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare HMO 500 ($25 copay)
Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare Elevate Health (T1-$25 copay/T2-Deductible then 20% coinsurance)
Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare HMO High-Deductible HSA ($2000/$4000 Deductible)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
A savings account, used in conjunction with a High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), allowing an employee to set aside a predetermined amount of money on a pre-tax basis to cover out-of-pocket qualified medical expenses. An employer may also contribute to this account.
must be enrolled in a High-Deductible Health Plan through the city.
Dental Insurance Plan
One plan is available through Delta Dental:
Provides full coverage on certain diagnostic and preventive services, and limited coverage on certain restorative, prosthodontic (bridges, crowns, etc.), surgical, endodontic, periodontic, orthodontic coverage, and emergency services.
Vision Insurance Plan
One plan is available through Delta Vision:
Provides coverage on a wide range of services (routine eye exams, glasses, contact fittings, evaluations and lenses) and offers additional savings on non-prescription sunglasses and laser vision correction. This plan is voluntary and is available through a post-tax payroll deduction.
NH Paid Family & Medical Leave (NH PFML)
Provides a 60% wage replacement (up to the social security wage cap) for up to six weeks per year (after an initial 7-day elimination period) for absences from work for covered common life events such as:
An employee's own serious health condition when disability coverage does not apply
An employee to bond with a child during the first year of birth, including placement for adoption or fostering
An employee to care for a family m ember with a serious health condition
Any qualifying urgent demand or need arising out of the fact that the employee's spouse, child or parent is a covered military member on covered active duty
An employee to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness if the employee is the service member's spouse, child, parent or next of kin
NH PFML will run concurrently with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when the employee qualifies for both programs. If the employee is eligible for workers compensation, they will not qualify for PFML benefits for this same event. If the employee qualifies for Short-Term Disability, they will not qualify for PFML benefits for the same days absent. This leave can be used intermittently.