Seasonal Laborer

Maintenance Services

Job Description

Reports to: Director and/or Assistant Director of Maintenance Services

Classification: Seasonal

Salary: $15.00 Per Hour

Benefits: None

Shift: 7:00 am – 3:00 pm / Monday – Friday (Weekends as Needed)

General Description:

Under supervision, performs unskilled or limited, semi-skilled work in the routine maintenance and repair of facilities and grounds, operates power mowers, trimmers, and small trucks.

Essential Functions:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following duties, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Mowing, trimming in parks and city property
2. Picking up refuse
3. Cleaning restrooms, shelters, and other city facilities.
4. Assists skilled personnel in the maintenance, repair and improvement of grounds and facilities.
5. Plants, waters, and cultivates small flowerbeds, trees, and shrubs.
6. Assists skilled personnel in shoveling asphalt, sand, gravel, mulch, and dirt by hand.
7. Performs maintenance and painting on outside structures using hand tools.
8. Operates non-CDL vehicles.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Education and Training:

• Equivalent of a High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent

License or Certifications:

• Valid Driver's License

Knowledge and Abilities:

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Types and applications of common tools, machinery and equipment used in grounds and building maintenance.
• Routine grounds and building maintenance methods and techniques.

Ability to:

• Perform physical activities frequently at a medium heavy demand level.
• Understand and follow simple oral and written instructions.
• Perform unskilled tasks in construction or maintenance activities.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and the general public.

Working Conditions:

The conditions herein 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 job functions

Environment and Physical:

There is frequent need to sit, drive; there is moderate need to stand, walk, climb, twist, bend, stoop, talk or hear, use hands to finger, lift to and over fifty (50); and perform other similar actions during the course of the workday. Position is subject to overtime, emergency call out and working in inclement weather. The City of East Moline promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.