LABORER - STREETS




General Purpose:
Manual labor position of unskilled and semiskilled training or experience working with tools, equipment,
and a variety of materials.
Supervision Received:
Direct supervision by lead crew member, general supervision by Sr. Crew Chief, Assistant Superintendent
or Superintendent
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does
not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this
classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
1. Services and washes vehicles and equipment.
2. Loads, unloads, and moves materials and equipment.
3. Operates such handheld equipment as an earth compactor and jack hammer.
4. Maintains and assists with the landscaping of the City’s grounds, right of ways and easements.
5. Operates small engine and minor automotive and mechanical equipment such as power mowers,
weed eaters, and chainsaws/power saws.
6. Drives City vehicles only with a valid class E drivers license.
7. Laborers in Public Utilities perform minor repairs and general maintenance on structures or water
systems.
8. Performs rough carpentry work such as building fences, scaffolds, concrete forms, shipping crates,
etc.
9. Assist with pouring of cement flagging traffic, trenching, etc.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
Performs other workrelated duties as assigned.
Desired Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
1. Valid drivers license.
2. Requires minimal reading skills.
3. Must be able to lift and carry a fifty pound weight a distance of twentyfive yards (Public Utilities.)
4. Must be able to lift and carry a ninety pound weight (bag of Portland Cement) a distance of
twentyfive yards (Public Works.)
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
1. Ability to operate simple shop equipment.
2. Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions; Ability to communicate effectively
verbally and in writing; Ability to observe proper safety precautions; Ability to establish effective
working relationships with other employees, supervisors, and the public; Ability to perform
heavy manual tasks under varying conditions; Ability to work from construction specifications;
Ability to perform as a Department of Labor and Industries competent person on excavation
sites.
3. Skilled in operation of listed tools and equipment.
Special Requirements:
None
Tools and Equipment Used:
Pickup truck, utility truck, tamper, plate compactor, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators,
common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone.
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
frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; climb
or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; smell.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 90 pounds in public works and up to 50 pounds in
public utilities and carry for a distance of 25 yards. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust
focus. The employee will be subject to loud noise levels. The employee will frequently be exposed to
fumes and airborne particles. The employee will occasionally deal with toxic and/or caustic chemicals.
The employee will deal with electricity and possible exposure to shock.
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. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is
occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical
shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Selection Guidelines
Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; 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.

Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location : ST,BRIDG,DRAIN

Posting Start : 10/27/2026

Posting End : 12/31/9999

MINIMUM HOURLY RATE: $24,969.60