Utility Worker I

About the role

MULTIPLE VACANCIES OPEN IN GENERAL SERVICES, PARKS & RECREATION, AND PUBLIC WORKS.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance/construction tasks individually or in a crew in such diverse areas as streets, drainage, parkways, recreation maintenance, building/grounds maintenance, etc.
• Prepares and/or processes various records and reports such as custodian supply list, leave request forms, call reports, etc.
• Operates a variety of equipment and machinery and drives a variety of vehicles which vary by department.
• Uses a variety of tools.
• Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Foreman, coworkers, office personnel, and the general public.

Requirements

• Acceptable applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Must be free from any condition which would prevent the safe and efficient performance of their essential duties.
• Requires a current, valid Louisiana Driver’s License.

Qualifications

• Must be physically able to perform the tasks required for the specific position.
• Must be able to exert up to fifty pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to twenty-five pounds of force frequently, and/or up to ten pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects.
• Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of ten to fifty pounds.

Skills

• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics of data, people or things.
• Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information.
• Ability to read weekly room schedules.
• Ability to prepare repair requests, using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical and/or professional languages.
• Ability to add and subtract totals; to multiply and divide; to determine percentages and decimals; and determine time and weight.
• Ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical and/or professional languages.
• Ability to differentiate colors and shades of color; requires the visual acuity to determine depth perception, peripheral vision, inspection for small parts; preparing and analyzing written or computer data, etc.
• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical benefits options provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana.
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or compositional characteristics of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information.
• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read weekly room schedules.
• Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to add and subtract totals; to multiply and divide; to determine percentages and decimals; and determine time and weight.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using vacuum cleaners, carpet cleaners and copier.
• Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc.
• Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear).

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Position is 40 hours per week.