Laborer - Water Department

POSITION DESCRIPTION
DPW Water Department Laborer
Department of Public Works
FLSA – Non-Exempt
TDPW Association Level: PW 1

Job Summary:
Perform a variety of unskilled or semi-skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, and maintenance of facilities.

Supervision Received:
Works under the immediate supervision of a Crew Supervisor; may receive guidance from a skilled laborer or other higher graded laborer in the Department. Procedures are clearly outlined, specific, and cover all situations encountered.

Supervision Exercised:
The employee is responsible for his/her own work but may provide occasional assistance to lower level, seasonal, or new employees.

Major Duties:
1. Assists in excavation work by digging manually and backfilling; uses shovel and wheelbarrow.
2. Carries heavy material (sand, stone, tools) and may assist Mason, mechanic, or other skilled laborer. Under specific directions, may assist in laying pipe and in resurfacing (e.g., patching berm).
3. Shovels snow and removes ice; May assist in spreading salt and sand on streets, sidewalks, pavements, and highways in the town.
4. Performs miscellaneous painting, seeding, and loaming.
5. May assist in clean up operations of public property (e.g., raking leaves and ball fields, filling sandboxes and sand containers, sweeping streets and sidewalks, mowing lawns, etc.).
6. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment; Refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment; Ensures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use.
7. Drives pickup trucks in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, gravel and sand; Plows snow using a 4-wheel drive pickup on public ways and parking lots.
8. Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, ditch digging, manhole and line cleaning, main and pipe repair, and laying and backfilling.
9. Operates a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment used in the water, sewer and street department.
10. Performs janitorial duties at the D.P.W. facility, including cleaning restrooms, sweeping, vacuuming and dusting, and painting.
11. Performs all duties in conformance with appropriate safety and security standards.
12. Performs other duties as assigned; May be assigned to other divisions within the department as necessary.

Tools and Equipment Used:
Motorized vehicles and equipment, including pickup truck, utility truck, tamper, plate compactor, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone, ditch witch.

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 the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk and hear at or correctable to normal range; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and use feet to operate pedals; to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.



Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

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

Selection Guidelines:
Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

The Town enjoys a long tradition of active, participatory, & professional government, and seeks a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community.