Summer Laborer- Department of Public Works

Earn Money, Build your Resume and Enjoy the Great Outdoors

The Upper St. Clair Department of Public Works is now accepting applications for our seasonal Summer Laborers

No Weekends

Enjoy your summer weekends with a work schedule of Monday - Friday 7:00a.m. - 3:30p.m. 

Build Your Resume

Gain valuable experience working with our skilled Supervisors. 

Great Earning Potential

Starting rate at $14.00 per hour. Returning rate at $14.50 per hour. 

Referral incentives available!

Enjoy the Great Outdoors

Our Summer employment opportunity runs from May – August enabling you to enjoy the peak of Spring and Summer months.

Apply Now to be considered for this great summer job opportunity.

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled maintenance work and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, maintenance, and Park and Recreation facilities.  The part-time seasonal laborer works under the direct guidance and instruction of an assigned foreman and under the general supervision of the Superintendent of Operations.

Work is performed during regularly scheduled hours and may involve additional hours as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be assigned or required.

• Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance, including loading and unloading heavy materials from trucks and vans, and moving or aiding in moving heavy boxes or equipment.


• Performs routine inspection on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.


• Operates small equipment and tools, construction and power equipment such as mowing equipment.


• Maintains, repairs, and install various items needed within Township facilities such as doors, cabinets, ceiling and floor tile, window glass and any general items in need of repair or


• Cleans and mows parks and playground areas, maintains adjacent buildings, keeps recreation areas, including court surfaces, free of debris and dangerous obstructions. General repairs.

 QUALIFICATIONS

 Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance, construction and fields.


• Basic knowledge of the hazards and safety precaution common to municipal construction, maintenance, and repair activities.


• Ability to learn the operation of Municipal tools and equipment.


• Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time.


• Ability to work safely.


• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.


• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, and the public.


• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.

EQUIPMENT USED

• Motorized equipment, tampers, plate compactors, pumps, mowing equipment, compressors, generators, common hand tools such as shovels; detection devices, mobile radios, computers, and phones.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.


• The employee is frequently required to stand, talk, and hear.


• The employee is required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and smell.


• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. and occasionally lift and or move 100 lbs.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions.


• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration.

SELECTION GUIDELINES

• Formal application, orientation meeting, and job-related tests may be required.


• The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. 


• The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Revised February 2026