Laborer 1 (Seasonal)

• Loads, lifts, and moves supplies, furniture, and equipment.
• Digs trenches and does manual grading. 
• Cleans incinerators. 
• Collects rubbish and other refuse. 
• Cuts grass and trims hedges.
• Waters lawns, flowers, and vegetable beds. 
• Loads and unloads trucks. 
• Shovels snow, gravel, and sand. 
• Whitewashes walls. 
• Places forms used in concrete work. 
• Performs cold patching. 
• Cleans up underbrush, foliage, vines, and weeds. 
• Cuts down trees. 
• Digs out stumps of trees, and digs out and destroys poisonous vines, weeds, and undergrowth. 
• Learns to operate construction and/or maintenance equipment. 
• May learn to operate a pneumatic drill. 
• May learn to operate and make minor repairs to the street, road, and related public works equipment. 
• May rake asphalt mixtures used in paving to proper thickness and grade. 
• May distribute asphalt mixtures to eliminate hollows and high spots on the surface under the construction or repair. 
• May patch joints and edges of pavement with asphalt cement. 
• May tamp and smooth asphalt pavement. 
• Cleans sludge beds. 
• Sweeps streets and sidewalks, and cleans sewers. 
• Pries and hammers apart sections of wall and roof.
• Loads debris into the truck for removal. 
• Sorts, piles, and cleans salvageable brick, stone, lumber, and metalwork. 
• Performs other job duties as assigned. 

Required Education: High School Diploma or GED. 

Required Experience: One year of experience in performing labor manual and unskilled labor work preferred. 

Required License: Possession of a valid New Jersey Driver’s license. 

Preferred License: New Jersey Commercial Driver’s License is preferred

Essential Skills: 

• Knowledge of the methods, materials, and supplies used to perform varied types of manual and unskilled tasks. 
• Ability to perform manual tasks either alone or as a member of a group. 
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for prolonged periods under varying temperatures and climatic conditions. 
• Ability to follow prescribed instructions. 
• Ability to learn to use the tools and equipment needed to perform routine, unskilled labor tasks. 
• Ability to follow safety precautions in the operation of assigned tools and equipment.