Skilled Laborer (Street)

Position: Skilled Laborer

Department: Streets & Right of Way Division

Employment Status: Permanent - Full Time - Non-Exempt

Schedule:

Schedules currently change based on seasons.   

April to October: Monday-Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

November to March: Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Compensation: Grade 2; Starting at $17.88/hour

Position Summary

Reports to the Superintendent (Streets and Right of Way) and the Deputy Engineering and Public Works Director and at times under the supervision of a Superintendent I/ Equipment Operator or another as specified by the Superintendent II (Streets and Right of Way), and is reviewed for compliance with established procedures while working, and through review after task completion: may supervise laborers along with performing tasks required to maintain and repair asphalt and concrete surfaces, clean road ditches and sidewalks of debris, maintaining right of ways, sign and pavement marker installation, and clean roadways of snow and ice during winter months. May perform duties requiring some minimum skill in carpentry, masonry, pipe laying, and other learned traits; operates light equipment 3 ton or less excluding dump trucks and snowplows spreader trucks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES - KNOWLEDGE – SKILLS - ABILITIES 

• Performs various manual labor tasks required to maintain and repair city streets (i.e. shoveling materials, loading/unloading trucks, and operating handheld power tools and equipment)
• Performs tasks related to paving, concrete, excavation/filling, and other tasks as assigned. 
• Operates light equipment such as farm or lawn tractors, rubber tire front end loaders, gas powered asphalt roller, chainsaw, forklift, manual rollers, tamper, shovel, pick, light duty trucks, and other equipment smaller than three (3) tons.
• Cleans street ditches, culverts, sidewalks, right of ways, and curbs of leaves, garbage, trees, tree limbs, debris, and homeless encampments. Shoveling, using a leaf blower, rake and broom.
• Performs creation, installation and maintenance of various street signs, markers, lines, thermoplastic etc. to ensure safe, efficient flow of traffic and pedestrians. 
• Works to treat city streets for snow and ice using both snow and ice removal equipment and hand- held tools (may operate a truck with plow and spreader or broom if qualified).
• Helps prepare right-of-way and areas for special events.
• Participates in on-call rotations for emergency responses, storm and snow events.
• Responsible for performing duties requiring skills in carpentry, masonry and concrete.
• Responsible for performing duties to pave and repair asphalt and concrete surfaces using hot and cold asphalt mixes, concrete mixes and reinforcement, and the utilization of necessary specialized equipment. May operator a paver, miller, and asphalt roller. 
• Cleans equipment and tools used during the workday.
• Promotes an image of professional, courteous service as a representative of the City of Morgantown. Employee encounters occasional contact with other departments and general public.
• Maintains paperwork, as needed and assigned by the Street superintendent and the Deputy Public Works Director, describing materials, equipment, and personnel used during the day.
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment for yourself and others. 
• Performs duties as assigned by supervisors orally or in writing in a timely fashion.
• Wears all PPE required and follows all safety policies.
• Maintains positive attitude with reliable attendance. 
• Employees will use computers and other equipment to receive/send communication, submit timesheet, request vacation, complete required training, and more.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMEMTS:

Employee spends a majority of work shift using equipment and performing tasks requiring repeated bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, or crawling. Occasional activities require working from elevated workspaces. Daily operations require unaided lifting of objects weighing as much as fifty-one (51) pounds. Employee spends most of the work shift outdoors or in a truck. Daily conditions encountered include odors, fumes, dust, dirt, noise and vibration. Other conditions vary with precipitation and seasonal changes.

Hazardous conditions encountered daily include, but are not limited to:

1. Constant hazards:  Danger from passing traffic, working with hot asphalt, mechanical hazards when using rollers and other heavy equipment, and entering confined spaces.

2. Occasional hazards:   Working from heights, tripping or slipping due to terrain and weather conditions, traffic accidents when working to remove snow and ice, and earth or brick cave-ins when laying pipe or working in manholes or drops. 

3. Possible hazards: Contact with extremely hazardous or toxic waste, sharps/needles and other debris when making deliveries of trash to the landfill, hazards associated with working around large vehicles on narrow roads and steep grades and various weather conditions.

 The City of Morgantown is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION: 

• High school education or equivalent. 
• Requires the ability to understand and act on oral instructions and the ability to work without supervision 
• Requires two years of general construction experience. 
• Requires the ability to lift, unaided, objects weighing as much as fifty-one (51) pounds. 
• Requires knowledge of safe construction and work standards. 

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS:  

• Requires possession of a valid State of West Virginia class D driver's license. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ability read and understand construction plans and blueprints 
• Experience operating light duty equipment such as chainsaws, payloaders, snowplow, tractors. 
• Some training and First Aid, CPR, and safe driving. 
• Possession of a valid State of West Virginia class D driver's license.