Skilled Laborer
Skilled Laborer
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$ 14 - 22
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Job Description
TARGET CLOSE DATE:
06/09/2025PAY GRADE:
Grade 12TYPE:
Full timeJOB SUMMARY:
Skilled Laborers in the Merit System work in the construction and/or maintenance of streets roadways drainage systems utility lines buildings and other public facilities. The duties they perform require the use of power tools and mechanical equipment which require set up adjustment and operational knowledge skills and physical abilities used in digging excavating cutting and repair work. Skills Laborers may operate trucks and other equipment for transporting personnel and tools to and from work sites and in loading unloading and moving materials. Incumbents work is assigned and carried out according to oral and written instructions and supervisors provide additional instructions for new difficult or unusual assignments.COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension) generous paid holidays sick and vacation leave and more.Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency.
Bessemer: $14.09 - $21.87 USD Hourly
Birmingham: $14.54 - $22.55 USD Hourly
Center Point: $13.86 - $21.50 USD Hourly
Gardendale: $16.64 - $25.81 USD Hourly
Homewood: $16.24 - $25.19 USD Hourly
Health Department: $16.15 - $25.05 USD Hourly
Hueytown: $15.11 - $23.44 USD Hourly
Irondale: $16.96 - $26.31 USD Hourly
Jefferson County: $15.84 - $24.57 USD Hourly
Leeds: $15.07 - $23.38 USD Hourly
Midfield: $11.35 - $17.60 USD Hourly
Mountain Brook: $17.98 - $27.89 USD Hourly
Pleasant Grove: $14.66 - $22.74 USD Hourly
Tarrant: $12.66 - $19.64 USD Hourly
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:
Drivers license.
Experience performing one or more of the following: using measuring equipment (e.g. tape measure level); using hand tools (e.g. screwdriver hammer saw rake shovel); using gas powered equipment (e.g. weed eater mower chainsaw compactor); mixing concrete.
TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
Assists skilled craftsmen (e.g. plumbers carpenters painters electricians etc.) with necessary repairs to County/City facilities responds to emergency calls and other miscellaneous duties as needed.
Conducts necessary equipment maintenance tasks including loading cleaning fueling and repairing all equipment supplies and tools to ensure proper storage safety and efficiency.
Conducts necessary and assigned maintenance functions for streets and sidewalks including patching potholes repairing utility cuts repairing damaged sidewalks concrete work etc.
Performs proper preparatory tasks including gathering all necessary tools and materials conducting pre-trip inspections on all equipment to be used loading and unloading equipment and materials etc. Maintains and improves public parks rights-of-way and planting areas by mowing grass landscaping removing debris trash collection and cleaning and repairing city or county owned structures.
Conducts necessary and assigned maintenance functions for sewer lines storm drains culverts etc. including assisting with laying pipes digging trenches clearing storm drains repairing culverts and headwalls etc.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Job involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting carrying balancing climbing stooping kneeling crouching or crawling. Job may involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is primarily performed at outdoor worksites such as roadways and construction sites. Work may also involve the use of various hand tools such as hammer screwdrivers wrenches etc. Workers may be exposed to weather conditions such as extreme hot or cold temperatures or other potentially hazardous conditions such as near roadway traffic etc.EEO STATEMENT:
The Personnel Board of Jefferson Countyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training. Each Merit System member city/agencyoperate its own equal employment opportunity policies available on the individual city/agency website.
ACCOMMODATION:
To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at or phone at (select option 1) Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. The accommodation process is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the job application process.
NOTE:
This job posting may close before or be extended beyond the listed Target Close Date based on the employment needs of the Merit System. More detail regarding this job is available by clicking Apply.
DISCLAIMER:
This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of the job duties responsibilities or skills and abilities required to do the job and may be changed at the discretion of the Personnel Board at any time.
Employment Type
Full-Time
