Public Works Laborer

Join our dedicated Public Works team and play a vital role in maintaining the essential services that keep our community running smoothly! As a Public Works Laborer, you'll engage in a variety of hands-on tasks, contributing to the upkeep and improvement of the city's infrastructure. This position offers the chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment, with opportunities to operate a range of equipment and respond to diverse challenges.

We value teamwork, adaptability, and a strong work ethic. If you're eager to dive into the dynamic world of field operations and leave your mark as an essential team player, we're eager to hear from you! Go to Medfordoregon.gov to apply for this position!

Required Education and Experience:

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent; and
• Must be at least 18 years of age by date of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Four (4) months of experience in construction and/or maintenance.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• Knowledge of safety rules, accident prevention practices and traffic laws and regulations.
• Good reading, writing, and basic math skills.
• Ability to maintain acceptable driving record throughout employment.
• Must establish a residence no more than a 60-minute normal response time to the City's Service Center located at 821 N. Columbus Ave.
• Successful completion of a background investigation to the satisfaction of the City.

Available Schedule:

• Monday - Thursday, 10-hour shifts

Compensation & Information on Benefits:

This position is part of the Teamsters Construction & Maintenanceemployee group.

The anticipated hiring range for the Public Works Laborer position is $23.83 (first step) to $25.02 or $26.27 (second or third step). The City of Medford determines starting pay based on an evaluation of relevant education, experience, andqualifications as provided by the applicant in their application materials, alongside others who perform work of comparable character consistent with the Oregon Equal Pay Act. Six steps are included in this salary range, allowing opportunity for annual movement through the steps.

Healthcare Benefits:

• Medical, vision and dental benefits for employee and family, paid at 100% by the City with the opportunity to buy-up to a lower deductible plan
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance – policy value of $50,000 paid by the City
• Long-term disability insurance provided by the City
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA-VEBA) contributions provided by the City

Retirement Benefits:

• Oregon Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) lifetime pension after retirement at no cost to employee
• PERS is 100% fully paid as the City pays both the employer and the employee’s (6%) contributions
• Deferred Compensation retirement plan (Section 457 Plan) for employee's retirement planning

Additional Benefits:

• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• The City’s Wellness Program promotes physical, social, emotional, intellectual, financial and environmental wellness with various goals and challenges to participate in throughout the year. Employees may qualify for wellness incentives by completing milestones set within the program up to $200 annually
• Access to the City's fully equipped fitness center 24/7

Examples of Job Duties:

Essential Functions of the Position:

• Loads, drives, and unloads vehicles in transporting tools, materials, and equipment.
• Practices safety rules and accident prevention measures.
• Assists in the operation of, and occasionally operates equipment.
• Performs work zone traffic control and flagging.
• Documents a variety of work logs, maps, and recordkeeping.
• Operates a variety of hand and power tools.
• Performs emergency services during adverse weather conditions, which may include removing snow and debris from roadways, sanding roads, high water response, etc.
• Responds to afterhours/on-call needs.
• Scope of assigned area of responsibility will depend on departmental structure and is at the discretion of the Public Works Director.

Examples of responsibilities assigned to various sections may include:

• Street Section: Repair and maintain streets, alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and bridges.
• Sewer Section: Assist and operate pipeline clearing equipment, perform pump station maintenance, perform confided space entry, assist with pipeline inspection, pipe bursting, mainline patching. mainline replacement, lateral connection repairs, and manhole repairs.
• Traffic Section: Perform signing and striping maintenance, pavement markings, design and layout, sign construction and installation, and operation and maintenance of paint striping equipment.
• Storm Drainage Section: Assist in cleaning of storm drainage facilities including pipes, ditches, ponds, and vegetation control. Assist and operate pipeline cleaning equipment, mowing equipment, landscape maintenance tools, assist with water quality facility maintenance, culvert installations, culvert repairs, storm mainline patches, storm mainline replacement, inlet repairs, and manhole repairs.

Go to Medfordoregon.gov to apply for this position!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.82 - $30.41 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $200