Laborer

Job Description

Laborer (502)

(As-Needed)

Education and Experience

Sufficient education to provide the ability to read, write and speak English at a basic level. No experience is required.

License

Possession of a valid and appropriate operator's license is required.

Typical Duties

Under direct supervision, performs varied, unskilled manual tasks often requiring considerable physical strength and the use of hand tools and hand-power tools; loads rubbish and leaves on trucks; excavates and fills trenches and ditches; assists in the removal, trimming and spraying of trees and shrubs; prepares surfaces for paving; mixes cement; breaks up paved surfaces; helps place forms and pour concrete; lays pipes; uses such tools as shovel, rake, and jackhammer; operates trucks and heavier equipment as needed. Performs construction, maintenance and sanitation duties as required; and does related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Some knowledge of: the purposes, use, and maintenance of simple hand tools; construction and maintenance methods and materials. Good ability to: learn to use simple hand tools; follow oral and written instructions; and perform heavy physical labor.

Supervision Received

Works under the direct supervision of an assigned supervisor.

Approved, February 1979