Laborer

State of OK JD McCarty Center•Norman, OK

11d•Onsite

About The Position

J.D. McCarty Center is hiring a Laborer for its Norman, Oklahoma facility, a pediatric rehabilitation hospital serving children with developmental disabilities. The role helps keep the facility’s physical environment in excellent condition while accommodating patients’ schedules and routines. The Laborer must be flexible when assigned tasks change and must adjust work to minimize disruption to patients. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at $17.28 per hour. The employee may need to adjust and accommodate work for hospital emergencies. Duties involve groundskeeping, vehicle and facility maintenance, assisting with repairs and installations, transporting materials, and maintaining the maintenance shop. The role requires safe operation of vehicles and equipment, and compliance with lifting policies.

Requirements

General knowledge of the use of power tools, tractors, lawn equipment, fixtures, and materials.
Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs.
Valid driver's license.
Provide two professional, work-related references.
Provide immunization records.
Pass a drug screening.

Responsibilities

Cut grass, weeds, trees, shrubs, and brush; clean culverts, drains, and ditches.
Move materials; assist with digging post holes and ditches; load and unload supplies and equipment; and carry or haul materials such as sand, lumber, asphalt, and cement.
Occasionally operate a forklift or tractor.
Perform preventative maintenance on vehicles, including buses and golf carts.
Assist with routine repairs, installations, and preventative maintenance of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and other systems at an apprentice level.
Assist with general maintenance and repair of buildings and grounds, including picking up materials from suppliers, mixing concrete or mortar, performing light construction, and moving furniture and medical equipment.
Help organize and maintain the maintenance shop, including accounting for and returning tools and equipment to storage and sweeping the shop area.
Use equipment properly, wear safety belts when needed, follow lifting policies and proper body mechanics, and obtain assistance for loads over 50 pounds.
Operate motor vehicles safely for errands or trips, including buses.

Benefits

Health insurance benefit allowance, including dental, life, and disability insurance.
Optional vision, supplemental life, dependent health, and dependent life insurance.
Insurance options to customize health and dental coverage.
Flexible spending plans.
Defined contribution retirement plan.
Three weeks of annual leave and three weeks of sick leave per year.
Eleven paid holidays per year.
Longevity bonus beginning in the second year of employment.
Employee Assistance Program for confidential personal and family support.
State employee discounts.
Continuing education opportunities.
Supplemental insurance plans.
Credit unions.
On-site gym.