What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Laborer (Cemetery) position at City of Durham, NC?
Salary : $43,348.00 - $67,226.00 Annually
Location : Durham, NC
Job Type : Full time with benefits
Job Number : 24-05174
Department : General Services
Opening Date : 12 / 04 / 2024
Closing Date : Continuous
Position Description
Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.
The innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you're interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!
Hiring Salary Range : $43,348.00 - $52,017.60
Work Hours / Days : Monday - Friday
7 : 30 am to 4 : 00 pm
Position devoted to maintaining and enhancing lawns, beds and landscaped areas in our City-owned cemeteries and preparing grave sites for burial services through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor, the operation of light-duty equipment and power tools, application of seed, fertilizer, water and herbicides, plant installation and other duties related to the field of landscape maintenance and the management of snow, ice and litter. Incumbents may also assist with general maintenance tasks in addition to their primary assignment. In the growing season, duties are mostly limited to following an established operational routine. Decisions are limited primarily to carrying out assignments, operating tools and equipment and performing work efficiently to meet established standards and deadlines. In the winter months, incumbents will participate in snow and ice removal, landscape bed maintenance, tree installation, mulching, turf improvement activities, tree and shrub pruning, skills training and litter collection. Weekend work schedule is routinely rotated among cemetery staff.
Duties / Responsibilities
- Performs mowing operations including deployment of necessary equipment and gear, adheres to use of PPE and proper work zone setup in a roadside environment, performs mowing and litter collection operations as assigned; picks up litter along service area, operates zero-turn, walk behind and ride-behind mowers, hedge trimmers, blowers, edgers, string trimmers ("weed-eaters"), vehicle-mounted tank sprayers and backpack sprayers, and salt spreaders.
- Provides customer service; responds to customer questions and concerns; understands and stays current on policies and procedures.
- Prepare grave sites for burial services at both City-owned cemeteries.
- Provide general grounds maintenance support including, but not limited to, mowing / trimming, grave maintenance, and brush removal.
- A weekend work schedule is normally rotated among cemetery staff.
- Work well on a team with a sense of urgency.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
The City of Durham Encourages Diversity in the Workplace.
Additional Preferred Skills
Benefits - General Full-Time Employees
Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.
Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
How many years do you have in operations and specialized maintenance experience in the field of landscaping, agriculture or applied horticulture?
Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).
Please indicate which level of valid, unrestricted, CDL (Commercial Driver's License) license you currently possess?
How many years of experience do you have operating lawn equipment (string trimmers, edgers, blowers, etc.)?
How many years of experience do you have working in outdoor environments?
What is your level of experience with riding lawn mowers?
What is your level of experience with commercial landscaping?
This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Do you understand this statement?
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Salary : $43,348 - $52,018
