Laborer I

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs rough carpentry work in the building of concrete forms, wooden fences, and other fabrications needed in the building of bridges, culverts, and other structures.
• Lays pipe, concrete blocks, rocks, and other materials used in the building, maintenance, and repair of roads and bridges.
• Mixes concrete, erects road signs, paints various structures, and performs a variety of other semi-skilled maintenance and repair work.
• Sharpens tools as necessary.
• Drives trucks and other vehicles in connection with light hauling.
• Operates tractors and other smaller equipment when needed to assist road, bridge, and other crews.
• Serves and makes minor repairs to equipment as necessary.

Education and Experience

• Any combination of training and experience equivalent to the completion of the eighth school grade.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability

• Working knowledge of the use and maintenance of various hand tools and simple machinery.
• Working knowledge of the routine phases of a skilled trade such as bridge or building construction.
• Skill to use many different types of hand tools.
• Skill to operate light machinery and mid-size vehicles.
• Ability to understand and follow simple written and oral instructions.

Other Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Must be physically capable of performing strenuous manual labor in adverse weather conditions and be willing and available to be on call as needed.
• Must be able to see well enough to operate motor vehicles and light machinery.
• Must be able to hear well enough to communicate to other workers and supervisors, both by radio and in person.
• Must be physically capable of lifting 50 lbs.

Requirements

• Must hold a valid Alabama driver’s license and be insurable by the Madison County Commission’s risk underwriters.