Street Construction Laborer Trainee

City of Sacramento•Sacramento, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

In a non-career and training capacity, to perform heavy manual labor in the construction, maintenance and repair of City streets and other facilities and to operate light trucks, and medium street construction and maintenance equipment. This is the sub-entry and training level class in the series. Incumbents perform the less difficult work and are considered to be in a training capacity. They receive direct supervision and are not expected to perform the full range of duties assigned to the journey level. Incumbents who successfully complete a two-year training program will be transitioned into the Street Construction Laborer class as a probationary employee. Immediate supervision is provided by a Street Maintenance Supervisor. Lead direction may be provided by a Street Construction Equipment Operator.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
None required (experience)
Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to learn all of the necessary knowledge and skills required of the street construction trade.
Ability to perform manual labor for extended periods of time.
Ability to perform work under adverse working conditions such as bad weather.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary to resolve emergency problems.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a Class B Driver License is required by the end of the two-year training period to transition into the Street Construction Laborer classification.
Employees in this classification must reside within thirty-five (35) air miles from the freeway interchange at W-X Streets, 29th-30th Streets within one year following appointment.

Responsibilities

Learn to spread asphaltic road building material over road surface by shoveling, raking, and brushing material to correct thickness.
Learn to crack seal, patch, oil, and seal road surfaces.
Learn to use various hand tools such as shovel, pick, mattock, axe, and broom.
Learn to operate a jackhammer, other pneumatic tools, and various power tools.
Learn to repair and patch curbs, gutters, bridge decks, headwalls, sidewalks, and perform related concrete work.
Check brakes, lights, tires, fuel, oil level, and auxiliary equipment as required, and make minor field repairs and adjustments.
Clean, adjust, and service tools and equipment.
Set out and pick up barricades and warning signs.
Serve as flag person on street work projects.
Sand bag various locations for flood protection.
Learn to operate four to ten-yard dump trucks, water tank trucks, and a variety of street construction and maintenance equipment which may include front end loaders, spreaders, pavement rollers, tractors, and distributor trucks.
Learn to operate acetylene torch.