Landscape Laborer, Dublin

SUMMARY 

Perform the following duties to maintain facilities, including streets and rights-of-way of industrial, commercial, public property, or parks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Include but are not limited to the following. This position also includes other duties as required. Some duties may not apply.

• Pick up litter in public right of way and grounds.
• Weed removal and brush cutting.
• Prune ground covers, shrubs, and trees to shape and improve growth or remove damaged leaves, branches, or twigs.
• Plant grass, flowers, trees and shrubs.
• Debris hauling and removal.
• Graffiti removal and vandalism repair.
• Temporary patching of asphalt and concrete surfaces.
• Maintain drainage facilities, including drop inlets, earthen and concrete v-ditches.
• Repair, replace, and install traffic signs.
• Install pavement markers and paint curbs.
• Perform limited spill cleanup.
• Ability to set up, maintain, and remove traffic control devices.
• Ability to fill out a simple daily project report (white tag).
• Ability to use or be trained how to use the equipment typically required of this job title.
• City events (holiday, storms, special), weekends and overtime may be required up to and including uncontrolled on-call.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE 

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred.
• Zero to one-year related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS 

Must possess a valid California Drivers License.  Must have and maintain a good driving record acceptable to the MCE Corporation insurance carrier. Ability to acquire and maintain any additional certificates, licenses, or registration as may be required

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 essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell.  The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must often use team lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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 essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions.  The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; vibration; and traffic control situations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.