Streets Laborer (Asphalt Crew)

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #117: Streets Laborer - ASPHALT CREW
NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 2 DEPARTMENT: Community Works Works/Streets
WORK LOCATION: Municipal Operation Center 101 N. Browning Parkway
HIRING RANGE: $17.3250/hourly
PAY CLASS: D
DAYS WORKED: Monday Friday HOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
TYPE OF POSITION: Regular Full-Time
APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED: Until Filled

JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Under the supervision of Street Division Foreman performs routine street maintenance
construction tasks including a wide variety of semi-skilled manual tasks and extends to the
operation of light to medium sized automotive equipment.

Using excellent customer service skills establishes and maintains effective working relationships
with other employees officials and all members of the general public.

Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the City.

Operates jackhammers vibrating skid plate tampers chain saws weed eaters hand picks
shovels brooms rakes pitch forks pruners and other miscellaneous hand tools.

Upon obtaining CDL Class B operations of dump trucks in a wide variety of Community

Works maintenance and construction tasks.

Works with asphalt crack sealing material concrete salt liquid calcium chloride liquid
magnesium chloride oil gasoline diesel fuel herbicides paint traffic control signs trash
weeds tree limbs dirt rock sand and gravel.

Performs heavy manual labor duties out-of-doors in extreme weather conditions.

Operates and works around noisy equipment vibrating equipment.

Frequent exposure to gasoline diesel paint and asphalt fumes.

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

This position has the responsibility to participate in and comply with the Citys Environmental
Health and Safety program.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas and/or setting up
traffic control devices.

Assists in setting up and cleaning of job sites.

Cleans weeds trash and other debris from work site.

Performs custodial tasks.

Provides minor equipment maintenance inspections such as greasing checking oil transmission
fluid and water.

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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

This position is subject to the City of Farmingtons Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy
which includes pre-employment testing post-accident testing random testing reasonable
suspicion testing return to duty testing and follow-up testing.

Extensive background checks required.

This position requires a baseline audiometric examination.

Valid New Mexico Drivers License required with acceptable driving record for past three years.

Class B CDL preferred but not required.

If candidate does not have a CDL as a requirement the candidate will need to successfully pass
the Entry Level Driving Training (ELDT) course to obtain a Class B Commercial Drivers
License. Failure to obtain the required Commercial Drivers License within the time frame set
by the Streets Superintendent will result in termination of employment.

One year of work experience in a construction related field involving the operation of trucks or
other related light automotive equipment or equivalent vocational training courses.

Must have a telephone at residence.

Must be willing and able to be on 24-hour call.

Must be able to be at the Municipal Operations Center within 30 minutes after receiving call.

Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers supervisors other City
personnel and the public.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

Experience operating dump trucks water trucks crack sealing machine jackhammers steel
wheel and rubber tire rollers vibrating skid plate tampers hand picks and shovels chain saws
weed eaters brooms rakes pitch forks pruners and loaders.

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 use hands to finger
handle feel or operate objects tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee
frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. 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 10 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or
move up to 50 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 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 the essential functions.

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.

Works with asphalt crack sealing material concrete salt liquid calcium chloride liquid
magnesium chloride oil gasoline diesel fuel herbicides paint traffic control signs trash
weeds tree limbs dirt rock sand and gravel.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F/D/V