Laborer - Part Time Benefitted

City of Asheville, NC•Asheville, NC

38d•$19•Onsite

About The Position

About our opportunity: The City of Asheville is seeking qualified applicants for the position ofLaborer (Operations Crew)in the Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities Department at Harrah's Cherokee Center. This department manages Asheville's premier event spaces, providing top-tier entertainment, sports, and cultural events for the community. The Laborer position plays a crucial role in maintaining the venue's infrastructure and ensuring safe, clean, and functional event spaces. What you'll be doing: Perform basic maintenance and cleaning tasks, including sweeping, mopping, and trash removal. Perform manual labor in support of venue operations, including setup and breakdown for events Assist in the operation of machinery, tools, and equipment such as forklifts, hand tools, and power tools. Follow established safety procedures, wearing protective gear and ensuring a hazard-free environment. Monitor work areas and report any safety concerns, damages, or maintenance needs. Lift, move, load, and unload materials, equipment, and supplies. Set up and remove event equipment such as chairs, tables, staging, and barricades. Assist with minor repairs to facilities, infrastructure, and event-related structures. Support emergency weather response efforts, including snow removal and storm clean-up. Communicate with supervisors, teammates, and event staff to ensure smooth event operations. Salary:$19.40 Hourly About you: We know your time is valuable. Applicants who meet the following minimum requirements or have comparable experience and/or education will be considered: One year of experiencein general labor, maintenance, construction, or a related field plus aHigh School Diploma/GED. Valid driver's license preferred. Ability to lift and move heavy objects safely. Strong teamwork and communication skills. Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. Other things to know: Work Schedule:30 hours/week. Hours will vary based on event schedules and operational needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Education and Experience Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or GED required; supplemented by one year of work experience that shows an ability to maintain steady employment in any field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Specific License or Certification Required:Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver's license. Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities:Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position. Performance Aptitudes: Data Utilization: Requires the ability to compile, assemble, copy, record and/or transcribe data according to a prescribed schema or plan. Includes judging whether readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics are similar to or divergent from prescribed standards, procedures, or routines. Human Interaction:Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well-established policies, procedures, and standards. Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions. Verbal Aptitude:Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference data and information. Mathematical Aptitude:Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring. Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action. Situational Reasoning:Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change. ADA Compliance: Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds). Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally. Environmental Factors:Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, disease, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.

Requirements

One year of experiencein general labor, maintenance, construction, or a related field plus aHigh School Diploma/GED.
Ability to lift and move heavy objects safely.
Strong teamwork and communication skills.
Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
High school diploma or GED required; supplemented by one year of work experience that shows an ability to maintain steady employment in any field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all City or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.
Tasks require the ability to exert moderate, though not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and prolonged standing, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, confined spaces, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, bright/dim lights, toxic agents, disease, pathogenic substances, or rude/irate customers.

Nice To Haves

Valid driver's license preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform basic maintenance and cleaning tasks, including sweeping, mopping, and trash removal.
Perform manual labor in support of venue operations, including setup and breakdown for events
Assist in the operation of machinery, tools, and equipment such as forklifts, hand tools, and power tools.
Follow established safety procedures, wearing protective gear and ensuring a hazard-free environment.
Monitor work areas and report any safety concerns, damages, or maintenance needs.
Lift, move, load, and unload materials, equipment, and supplies.
Set up and remove event equipment such as chairs, tables, staging, and barricades.
Assist with minor repairs to facilities, infrastructure, and event-related structures.
Support emergency weather response efforts, including snow removal and storm clean-up.
Communicate with supervisors, teammates, and event staff to ensure smooth event operations.