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Seasonal Laborer- Concrete Crew

CITY OF ELKHART – JOB DESCRIPTION


DEPARTMENT: Street
POSITION: Seasonal Laborer-Concrete Crew
DIVISION: Street
STATUS: Seasonal-26 weeks or 1040 total hours
CATEGORY: Hourly $20.00/hr
FLSA: Non-exempt
REPORTS TO: Asphalt Supervisor and Asphalt Crew Leader


JOB SUMMARY
Performs a wide variety of heavy duty manual labor type of work on the Asphalt grinding crew. Including but not limited to milling, grinding, shoveling, and back pack blowing city streets and roadways.

JOB FUNCTIONS
  • Assists in patching and sealing streets when needed.
  • Will shovel sand, gravel, millings, and asphalt to and from trucks.
  • May act as a flagman along city streets to warn motorists of road construction work in progress.
  • Clean up trash and debris along city streets when needed on job sites.
  • Rake, shovel, sweep, and pick up leaves as required by City Leaf Pick-up Program if within the allotted time frame of employment.
  • Carry in or remove heavy desks, file cabinets, and other office equipment in city offices.
  • Perform other physically heavy duties as may be required.

PERSONAL WORK TRAITS
  • Good work record with prompt arrival and attendance.
  • Ability to communicate, gets along, and work well with fellow employees.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Valid Indiana Driver’s License.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
  • Good mechanical aptitude.
  • Ability to use simple hand tools relating to basic job assignments.
  • Knowledge of and ability to follow safety rules and regulations required on assigned work projects
  • Ability to understand and follow instructions; ability to learn the methods and practices used in road repair; perform strenuous work in varying weather conditions.
  • Ability to use: shovel, rake, lute rake, leaf rake, sledge hammer, air hammer, hand tools, and other tools of the trade.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND VISUAL SKILLS
  • Follow one or two step instructions of routine and repetitive tasks.
  • Carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or verbal instructions.
  • Follow written, verbal, or diagrammatic instructions.
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
  • Ability to write identifying information; request supplies verbally or in writing.
  • Good vision with or without correction.
  • Exerting in excess of 100 lbs. in force occasionally.
  • Exerting in excess of 50 lbs. of force frequently.
  • Exerting in excess of 20 lbs. of force constantly.
  • Body agility and equilibrium is emphasized.
  • Position requires above normal lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, working, pushing, pulling, grasping, and use of legs, upper body, and back muscles.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Duties are performed outside in a variety of weather conditions; extreme hot and cold, wind, rain, snow, dirt, dust, noise, grease, unsanitary conditions. Hazards are chemicals, moving and vibrating equipment and street vehicle traffic.

POST OFFER TESTING REQUIRED
  • The City of Elkhart is a Drug Free Workplace. Therefore successfully passing a post offer drug screen is required (random drug testing may be conducted after employment).
  • Background checks producing acceptable BMV and criminal history reports required.
POLICY STATEMENT
  • The incumbent is required to possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities, and the physical, mental, and visual skills described in this job description to perform the principal duties, responsibilities and essential job functions.
  • This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent. Principal duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job and “other” duties and responsibilities include those that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job.
  • This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by the Mayor. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

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