Highway Laborer - Rhinebeck, United States - Village of Rhinebeck

Description

• Perform a variety of unskilled maintenance and cleaning tasks such as repairing and moving office furniture and equipment, replacing light bulbs, washing walls, polishing floors and cleaning bathrooms;
• Rake and shovel asphalt to patch potholes or assist in the paving of roads;
• Load and unload trucks;
• Manually excavate and backfill for construction and repairs;
• Clean streets, park areas, culverts and basins;
• Charge mixing machines with cement, sand, stone;
• May perform a variety of groundskeeping tasks including cutting grass, trimming shrubs and trees, raking leaves, cutting brush, spading flower beds;
• Work as helper on a snow plow or sander;
• Assist in the installation, maintenance, and repair of sidewalks or other projects by shoveling, jack hammering, laying forms, and pouring cement;
• Assist in cleaning sewers and catch basins and in laying pipe and building catch basins;
• Assist in soil and rock excavation;
• Assist with tree planting, removal and weed cutting;
• Assist in the installation and maintenance of traffic signs and markings, and in bridge construction and maintenance;
• Participate in snow and ice control activities;
• May assist in painting signs, bridges or other structures and facilities;
• May assist in the maintenance and repair of buildings;
• May operate motor equipment in the performance of duties;

Must have ability to perform routine physical work; ability to lift heavy weights; ability to follow oral instructions; work in a team environment and have good communication skills; willingness to work under all weather conditions; sobriety; physical endurance; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

• Competitive pay based on experience
• Union Membership-Health insurance
• NYS Retirement plan
• Paid time off.

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

• Driver's License (preferred)