Public Works Laborer

About the role

The Public Works Laborer position is responsible for performing various maintenance and repair tasks on streets, roadways, and other city facilities. The position also involves maintaining the urban forest, water supply and distribution systems, and municipal facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair of streets and roadways, including asphalt and concrete maintenance; repair curbs and sidewalks; seal cracks and patch potholes; clear roads during hazardous weather conditions, including snow, ice, and floods.
• Assist in maintaining right-of-ways, including leaf and brush collection; fabricate, install, and maintain signage and pavement markings; assist in the maintenance and repair of parking lots and facilities.
• Maintain urban forest by planting, removing, trimming, and caring for trees and shrubs; perform mowing and maintenance of flower beds on City property; conduct brush collection; prepare civic displays and assist with landscape improvements.
• Maintain water supply and distribution systems, including addressing water main breaks, pump stations, hydrants, valves, b-boxes, and storage tanks; maintain sanitary and storm sewer systems; install and maintain water meters; perform water shut-offs and turn-ons.
• Assist in maintaining Public Works equipment, including vehicles, tractors, small power equipment, rollers, bobcats, trailers, and other machinery; perform seasonal equipment switchovers for leaf, snow, and asphalt work; conduct preventative maintenance, including tire rotations, oil changes, and routine repairs.
• Assist in maintaining municipal facilities, including HVAC, roofing, electrical, and plumbing systems; perform carpentry work as needed; maintain street lighting, including replacing lighting units, bulbs, control cabinets, and associated equipment.
• Maintain sidewalks and streets in the Hillsboro Business District, including trash removal, power washing, repair of public furniture, sweeping, and blowing; coordinate special events by setting up and removing signs, barricades, and performing general maintenance; remove garbage throughout the Business District.

Requirements

The successful candidate must possess and maintain a valid State of Ohio vehicle operator's license, CDL Class B. The position requires the ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions and take appropriate action, exercise independent judgment and discretion, carry out and interpret instructions, add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, calculate fractions, decimals, and percentages, recognize safety warnings, read and comprehend sentences with common vocabulary, understand technical manuals and/or verbal instructions, understand a variety of written and/or verbal communications, answer routine telephone inquiries, develop and maintain effective working relationships, perform heavy manual labor, demonstrate physical endurance, travel to and gain access to work sites, demonstrate professionalism, apply management principles to solve agency problems, and ascend and/or descend ladders, stairs, or scaffolds.

Qualifications

• Completion of high school education or GED;
• 0 – 1 years experience in maintenance and construction;
• Any combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to the minimum qualifications stated above.

Skills

• Inventory control;
• Goals and objectives;
• Policies and procedures;
• Workplace safety;
• General construction, maintenance, and repair;
• Grounds maintenance and repair;
• Road construction, maintenance, and repair;
• Storm sewer construction, maintenance, and repair;
• Agency goals and objectives;
• Agency policies and procedures;
• Switchboard or telephone console operation;
• Use or operation of equipment and machinery;
• Use of mechanics' tools and equipment;
• Motor vehicle operation;
• Use of bench and/or hand tools;
• Use of modern office equipment and software;
• Critical thinking, judgment and decision making.

Benefits

This position does not offer benefits at this time.

Pay

The pay rate for this position is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is full-time.

City of Hillsboro

The City of Hillsboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.