TW&L PT Student/Laborer

About the Role

Performs various duties in either the Electric or Water & Sewer department.

Responsibilities

• Loads, unloads and carries materials, supplies and equipment.
• Drags limbs and brush to street (when assigned to tree trimming crew).
• Pulls/removes water meter lids (when assigned to assist meter reader).
• Assists in the maintenance of right-of-way for properties, including mowing grass and spraying herbicides on weeds and other growth detrimental to utility service efficiency.
• Assists in repairing leaks and breakage in water lines (when assigned to a water crew).

Requirements

• High school student (at least 16 years of age) or high school diploma/GED.
• Valid driver’s license for the State of Mississippi.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to routine and non-routine operations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Routinely required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must routinely lift and/or move fifty (50) or more pounds.
• Requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must have physical strength and agility to perform manual labor for extended periods.

Work Environment

• Routinely exposed to all types of weather conditions, traffic, and construction equipment/machinery.
• May be subject to storm and emergency work and the normal hazards of construction work.