Seasonal Laborer - Year-Round Job at City of Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights, MI

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  • City of Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights, MI

Job Description

Brief Description

The City of Sterling Heights is seeking a Full-Time Year-Round Seasonal Laborer. This position starts at $16.50/hr. with increases every six months and opportunities to grow within the Department of Public Works.

Position Summary

The non-unionized Year-Round DPW Laborer position is a 40-hour-per-week position. Employees will be expected to perform non-skilled general labor tasks throughout the year in any of the following maintenance divisions of the DPW: Streets, Water, Sewer, Refuse, and/or Fleet Maintenance. DPW is looking for efficient, safety-minded, and enthusiastic candidates that have the ability to follow directions both written and verbal.

Position Responsibilities

  • Operation of City owned vehicles, i.e. pick-up trucks and small wheeled equipment as required to and from jobsites.
  • Operation of power tools and landscape maintenance equipment such as mowers, trimmers, hand tools, etc. when required.
  • Inspect and repair equipment as required by departmental procedures as well as able to make repairs to City streets, right-of-ways, sidewalks, and greenspaces as required.
  • Turf maintenance, planting, and/or pruning of trees, flowers, and hedges.
  • Maintain publicly owned properties, clean DPW garage, recycle centers, and facility, as well as litter control and empty trash cans.
  • Maintenance of sanitary and storm sewers and/or conducting routine maintenance procedures as required.
  • Sweeping and cleanup of debris and materials from roads and right-of-ways as required.
  • Snow and ice removal, including manual shoveling of snow as required.
  • Good communication skills and willingness to follow direction from senior staff to aid in the completion of non-skilled manual labor tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Graduate or GED equivalent.
  • Minimum of 18 years of age with a valid Michigan Driver's License and a good driving record.
  • Ability to follow oral and written directions.
  • Requires good physical condition with the ability to perform physical labor.
  • Assignments are in six-month increments; assignment may be extended upon supervisor written approval.

Position open until filled.

EOE/M/F/D

Job Tags

Full time, Seasonal work,

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