Seasonal Laborer- Milling​/Gringing

Overview

Position: Seasonal Laborer
- Milling/Grinding

Location: Elkhart, IN

Job : 991

# of Openings: 1

Organization: City of Elkhart – Street Department

Department: Street

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

Performs a wide variety of heavy duty manual labor on the Asphalt grinding crew, including milling, grinding, shoveling, and backpack blowing on city streets and roadways.

• Assists in patching and sealing streets when needed.
• Shovel sand, gravel, millings, and asphalt to and from trucks.
• May act as a flagman along city streets to warn motorists of road construction 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.

• Good work record with prompt arrival and attendance.
• Ability to communicate, get along with, and work well with fellow employees.

Valid Indiana Driver’s License.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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 describes the general nature and level of work performed. Principal duties and responsibilities are those essential to the position; other duties may be incidental or secondary.
• This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by the Mayor. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

City of Elkhart

229 South Second Street
Elkhart, Indiana 46516
Phone: