Skilled Laborer

City of Trussville•Trussville, AL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Skilled Laborers work in construction and/or maintenance of assigned areas and public facilities throughout the City of Trussville. Duties involve using power tools and mechanical equipment, including setting up and adjusting equipment and applying the operational knowledge and physical abilities needed for digging, excavating, cutting, and repair work. Assignments may be in Park Maintenance or Public Works. Park Maintenance work takes place in parks, greenways, cemeteries, sports fields, and other assigned public facilities. Public Works work may involve streets, roadways, drainage systems, utility lines, buildings, and other public facilities. Work is assigned and carried out according to oral and written instructions, with supervisors providing additional instructions for new, difficult, or unusual assignments. Work is primarily outdoors and may involve exposure to extreme hot or cold temperatures, wet conditions, roadway traffic, and other potentially hazardous conditions. The position requires moderate physical exertion, including occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and occasional lifting of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Park Maintenance team members may need to work weekends as needed according to event schedules.

Requirements

Driver's license.
Experience performing one or more of the following: using measuring equipment such as a tape measure or level; using hand tools such as a screwdriver, hammer, saw, rake, or shovel; using gas-powered equipment such as a weed eater, mower, chainsaw, or compactor; or mixing concrete.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to work with others to accomplish tasks and goals.
Ability to cope with outdoor work in heat, cold, and wet environments.
Ability to perform moderate physical exertion, including occasional prolonged lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and occasional lifting of objects up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Maintain, clean, fuel, load, and repair equipment, supplies, and tools, ensuring their proper storage, safety, and efficiency.
Prepare for work by gathering necessary tools and materials, conducting pre-trip equipment inspections, and loading and unloading equipment and materials.
Maintain parks, rights-of-way, planting areas, greenways, cemeteries, sports fields, and public facilities through mowing, landscaping, trimming, edging, pruning, mulching, debris removal, trash collection, and cleaning and repair.
Set up sports fields for events, including laying out and lining fields, setting base and pitching distances, installing and removing tarps, wetting infields, and repairing worn or high-stress areas.
Perform basic maintenance and care of mowers, power tools, hand tools, and vehicles.
Organize and maintain clean, neat, and professional work storage areas.
Assist with setup and teardown of special events throughout the City of Trussville.
Perform basic building maintenance at City and Park facilities, including janitorial work, deep cleaning, light carpentry, light electrical work, light concrete work, floor care, and painting.
Assist skilled craftsmen, including plumbers, carpenters, painters, and electricians, with repairs to City or County facilities.
Respond to emergency calls and perform other miscellaneous duties as needed.
Perform maintenance on streets and sidewalks, including pothole patching, utility-cut repairs, damaged sidewalk repairs, and concrete work.
Perform assigned maintenance functions for sewer lines, storm drains, and culverts, including assisting with pipe laying, digging trenches, clearing storm drains, and repairing culverts and headwalls.
Operate trucks and other equipment to transport personnel and tools to and from work sites and to load, unload, and move materials.