Drainage Mitigation Seasonal Worker

Thank you for your interest in employment with the City of Lebanon. Applicants must use their own personal email address when applying. If you are using someone else’s email address, your application will be rejected. A completed application is required for your application to be considered and reviewed by the hiring manager. Do not leave blanks and do not skip the application questionnaire. Please ensure your are filling out your full work history to be considered for the position.

GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK
The Drainage Mitigation Seasonal Worker performs manual labor and basic maintenance tasks related to stormwater management and drainage systems. This position supports efforts to prevent flooding, control erosion, and maintain proper water flow throughout the city's drainage infrastructure. Work includes clearing debris from drainage channels, ditches, culverts, and storm drains; assisting with erosion control measures; and operating hand tools or light equipment under supervision. The role requires working outdoors in varying weather conditions and involves physical labor. This a temporary role and will only last six months from date of hire.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As follows but not limited to:

• Performs activities in the maintenance and repair of storm drainage system within the public right of ways.
• Works with and assists as part of a crew in digging ditches, repairing bridges, laying pipe, spreading asphalt and/or any other related work as necessary.
• Handles questions, concerns, and complaints from the general public with tact and diplomacy.
• Follows all safety rules and regulations.’
• May be responsible for grounds maintenance.
• May be required to work a stagger shift, depending on weather conditions if department needs require.
• Performs work of a skilled, semi-skilled or unskilled nature.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

NONESSENTIAL DUTIES
Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas, as required or as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES.

• Working knowledge of the methods, materials and tools used in road and bridge maintenance work.
• Skill in the operation of listed tools and equipment.
• Ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to observe proper safety precautions.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors, and the public.
• Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions.

MAY OPERATE
Motorized vehicles and equipment that may not require CDL, plus other light equipment such as pickup trucks, UTV, crew cab, saws, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, mobile radio, and phone.
EDUCATION
Must have a minimum 8th-grade education.
DRIVER’S LICENSE
A valid Tennessee license with a clear driving record is required. If a candidate does not have a valid Tennessee driver's license, they must acquire one within 30 days of hire. CDL Training is available.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift, push, pull or carry up to 75 pounds and up to 100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
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 the risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
It shall be the responsibility of the City of Lebanon Public Works Director to assess the type(s) of reasonable accommodations which may be necessary to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of this role and to provide such necessary reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to require the provision of reasonable accommodations if doing so will impose an undue hardship on the employing agency or a direct threat to the safety of himself/herself or others.