DPW Laborer /Beginning Skilled/Semi-Skilled
$45,469–$56,618 year
On-siteHowell, Michigan, United States
Howell, Michigan, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$45,469–$56,618 yearEntry LevelSmall
Full TimeEntry LevelSmall
Job Summary
Inspect and repair meters, streets, drainage systems, and sewer systems while operating heavy construction and power equipment like backhoes, snowplows, and jetter trucks. Perform labor-intensive tasks including pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole cleaning, and water main repairs. Respond to complaints regarding leaks or pressure loss, contact residents for service notifications, and clear streets of snow and ice. Maintain records, inspect tools, and drive trucks to haul materials. Work under close supervision in outdoor conditions with occasional overtime, reporting defects to the supervisor.
Required Qualifications
- Graduation from high school or GED equivalent
- Two (2) years of experience relating to construction, maintenance, or repair
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience
- Some knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures used in maintenance, construction, and repair activities
- Skill in operation of some of the listed 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
- A valid state driver's license and CDL certification or the ability to obtain one
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance
- Close vision
- Distance vision
- Color vision
- Peripheral vision
- Depth perception
- Ability to adjust focus
- Ability to use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls
- Ability to reach with hands and arms
- Ability to stand and talk or hear
- Ability to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell
- Ability to work in outside-weather conditions
- Ability to work near moving mechanical parts
- Ability to be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
- Ability to be exposed to vibration
- Ability to work in high, precarious places
- Ability to be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals
- Ability to be exposed to the risk of electrical shock
- Ability to tolerate loud noise levels
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