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City of Richmond Heights, Missouri · 1 month ago

Public Works Skilled Laborer

Richmond Heights, MO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The City of Richmond Heights is seeking a Public Works Skilled Laborer to perform intermediate skilled trades work maintaining and replacing pavement. The role involves a variety of tasks including concrete and asphalt installation, street maintenance, and assisting with emergency snow removal.

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Responsibilities

Installs concrete sidewalks, driveway approaches, and street slabs; tears out, forms and pours concrete

Assists with leaf removal; drives truck with leaf vacuum, rake or works the leaf vacuum

Installs asphalt for cut outs, paving and other miscellaneous projects, makes pot hole repairs and saw cuts; operates bobcat, shovels asphalt and run the roller and compactor

Assists with street painting/street signs laying out stencils, grinding off old paint, and running sprayer; street signs include using federal guidelines for hanging and placing all new signs

Assists with 24 hour on call for emergency snow removal, pre-treating roads with brine and also making of the brine

Assists with crack sealing used for fixing roads and using the crack sealer to seal splits and patches in the road

Assists with street sweeping for general sweeping city wide, and also for storm damage

Assists with building maintenance and equipment maintenance working and maintaining all city owned properties, and maintaining all equipment and tools used on jobs and projects

Qualification

Concrete installationAsphalt installationHeavy equipment operationMechanical aptitudeEffective communicationTeam collaboration

Required

High school diploma or GED required

Minimal experience in concrete and asphalt construction and maintenance, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Training on heavy equipment, concrete, and asphalt work within six months of hire

Valid commercial driver's license with Class B endorsement in the State of Missouri, or the ability to obtain within six months of hire

General knowledge of the principles and practices of operating and servicing heavy equipment

General knowledge of the traffic laws and regulations governing equipment operation

General knowledge of the occupational hazards involved and the safety precautions necessary for the proper operation of various maintenance equipment

General knowledge and ability to identify and handle infectious and hazardous waste properly

Skill and care in the operation of several types of heavy equipment

Ability to operate vehicles and equipment fitted with automatic transmission

Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions

Mechanical aptitude

Ability to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 100 pounds of force and occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force

Work regularly requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions

Frequently requires speaking or hearing and occasionally requires sitting and climbing or balancing

Work has standard vision requirements

Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly

Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound

Work requires visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm's length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities

Work regularly requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration

Frequently requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus

Work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic)