Public Works - Greeley, United States - Weld County

Description

Salary:
See Position DescriptionLocation : Greeley, CO

Job Type:
Temporary, Full-time

Job Number:
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 01/25/2024

Closing Date:

ContinuousDescription Seasonal position (temporary employment approximately 9-10 months) that will perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled work in the operation of trucks, tools in construction and repair activities, and will be required to perform a certain amount of manual labor.

Health insurance benefits available for seasonal positions. Opportunities for fulltime, regular positions available. This position is non-exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Working HoursSchedule is generally 7:00 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday (some schedules will be on a 4-day workweek, start times may differ) and may involve overtime which could include evenings, weekends and holidays.$ $28.44 per hour plus benefits (see benefits tab on the job posting).As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings. This range encompasses the nine pay steps available should you receive the position and demonstrate satisfactory performance over time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)Field Work (80%)

• Must have basic knowledge of road construction/maintenance procedures, perform work with little direction to aid in the efficient and effective completion of the project or assigned task.
• Must perform work in a courteous and safe manner.
• Must be able to follow instructions from senior employees.
• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally through radio.
• When contact with the public is required, the employee must maintain a courteous helpful attitude.
• Assist in moving equipment. Manual labor duties may be required.

Administrative (10%)

• Must have basic computer skills and the ability to report/record data as per departmental requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees and the public.

Other Duties as Assigned (10%)

• Assist with snow desk, emergency operation responsibilities, and work extraordinary hours in such cases, including night-time hours, weekend and/or holidays.
• Additional overtime duties may be required.
• Assist Supervisor, foreman, and co-workers with assignments and tasks requiring independent and individual contribution.
• Not all duties mentioned may be applicable to every position, and the examples provided do not encompass all possible duties that may exist within this job classification.
• Percentages of time in the above job duty categories may fluctuate

Qualifications REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED AND
• Two years of experience and a working knowledge of construction activities.
• Two years of experience and working knowledge of heavy equipment and medium sized equipment necessary for maintenance and construction activities used in servicing county roads and bridges located throughout the county, including towns, remote areas and school zones.
• Must effectively present information in one-on-one situation with the public, subordinates, and supervisors.
• Add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply/divide with 10's and 100's. Perform these operations using units of money, weight, measurement, volume and distance.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and make appropriate day to day decisions without supervisory guidance to perform assigned tasks.
• Must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
• Candidate must pass background check prior to employment start date.
• Candidate must pass a substance use screening prior to employment start date.
• This position will participate in random substance use screening

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience By Division Pavement Management Division Working knowledge of asphalt, paving, milling, patching, crack seal and chip seal preferred.

Road & Bridge ConstructionWorking knowledge of culvert maintenance, road construction activities, cattle guard installation or repairs and barrow ditch maintenance, tree maintenance and bridge maintenance preferred.

Materials (Trucking/Mining) DivisionWorking experience with tandem axle dump truck, truck tractor with belly bump trailer, wheel loader, and/or dozer and aggregate crushing plant preferred.

Gravel Roads ManagementTanker endorsement and experience hauling liquids preferred.
Maintenance Support DivisionSigning, painting, striping and ability to work independently preferred.


CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES REQUIRED:

• A CDL A or B (tanker preferred) + valid Department of Transportation (DOT) medical certification

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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 or feel objects, tools, or controls.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally move and/or pull 50 plus pounds up to 92 pounds.

Employee will frequently stand, walk, or squat. The employee will occasionally climb, crawl, stoop, kneel, carry, and reach overhead.

Employee will regularly perform the following:
sit, reach angularly, wrist flexion/extension, elbow flex/extension, supination/pronation, and grasp.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.

The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually loudThe following benefit information is for regular, full time employees.

This summary is furnished as general information only and is not intended to be a full description of the benefits offered to Weld County Employees.

Specific information on benefits available may be obtained from the Weld County Human Resource office at Click to go to a Benefits information webpage.

Medical/Dental/Vision PlansWeld County offers two medical plans through Aetna. Employees who enroll in one of the health plans must enroll in dental and vision. There are two vision plans and three dental plans to choose from. Dependents may also be enrolled. Questions regarding eligibility and premiums should be directed to Human Resources.

Life InsuranceWeld County offers employees a Basic Term Life Insurance policy in the amount of 3 times their annual salary.

Eligible employees must regularly work at least 20 hours per week. The plan is provided at no cost to the employee. Employees also have the option to enroll in supplemental term policies for themselves and their dependents. Rates for those supplemental plans are based on age.

Long Term Disability InsuranceWeld County pays the premium for Long Term Disability Insurance for any regular employee that works at least 20 hours per week.

The policy provides a monthly benefit of 60% of monthly base salary (maximum benefit of $8,000/month) after a 6 month waiting period.

Short Term Disability InsuranceWeld County offers a Short Term Disability plan through Cigna to any regular employee that works at least 20 hours per week.

The premium is paid 100% by Weld County and the plan pays a monthly benefit of 60% of monthly base salary after the employee has been off work for 30 days and exhausted all of their own sick and vacation time.

Paid LeaveWeld County offers paid vacation, sick leave and holidays. Specific information regarding these benefits can be obtained from Human Resources.

RetirementAll full time regular employees at Weld County (except Health Department employees) participate in a mandatory defined benefit retirement plan.

The employees contribute 9% of their base salary on a before tax basis to the fund. Weld County matches that amount starting with the employee's first paycheck. Weld County employees also pay Social Security/Medicare (7.65%). In addition to the mandatory plan, employees have two optional deferred compensation plans to choose from. The 401K and the 457 plans are administered by Principal Financial.

Employees at the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment do not participate in the Weld County Retirement plan.

Instead they contribute 9.0% to the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) and only contribute to Medicare (1.45%). Health Department employees also have the option to contribute to a PERA 401K plan.

Section 125 and Flexible Spending AccountsThe Section 125 program allows employees to pay the premiums for the county's medical, dental and vision plans with pre-tax dollars.

Flexible Spending Accounts are also available for unreimbursed medical expenses and day care expenses.

Mental Health Counseling & Well-being ResourcesAs a Weld County Employee, you and your immediate family members, now have access to join IOME for FREE.

IOME is proud to be partnered with Weld County to offer you free counseling and coaching support, a self care central, and discounted self care.

Voluntary BenefitsEmployees at Weld County have the following Voluntary Benefit plans available to them through AFLAC. Aflac offers an Accident plan, Critical Illness plan and a Hospital Indemnity plan.

Recreation Center DiscountsAs part of the Weld County Wellness Program, employees are given discounts at the Greeley Recreation Center, the Family Fun Plex, Johnstown Family YMCA and the Ft.

Lupton Recreation Center. Active and Fit Memberships also available.

Tuition AssistanceRegular employees who work at least 20 hours per week and have been employed with Weld for 6 months may be eligible to receive tuition assistance for qualified college courses.

Benefits effective date is the first of the month after you have worked one full pay period.
Additional information on all of these benefits can be obtained through the Weld County Human Resources office.

Weld County Human ResourcesP O Box 758Greeley CO Do you have a Class A CDL? Yes No 02 Do you have a Class B CDL? Yes No 03 If you answered No to the previous question, do you have a Class B CDL with the ability toobtain a Class A CDL within a specified amount of time to be determined at the time of hire? Yes No 04 Do you have a Department of Transportation (DOT) medical certification? Yes No 05 Please indicate any restrictions placed on your commercial driver's license that may keep you from operating certain types of vehicles.

Do not list medical restrictions. 06 Are you a member of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse? (As of January 6, 2020, a full query of your drug and alcohol records is required.

You, as a CDL driver, must register with the Clearinghouse and execute a specific consent (electronic) in the Clearinghouse database in order to be considered for hire.)

Yes No 07 If you are not a member, are you willing to register with the Clearinghouse to be considered for hire? Yes No Required Question