Job Specification
LABORER 1
DEFINITION:
Under supervision, performs varied types of manual and unskilled
laboring work, and may drive a truck in connection with laboring work
on occasion; does other related duties as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes
only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed
in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may
not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Loads, lifts, and moves supplies, furniture, and equipment.
Digs trenches and does manual grading.
Cleans incinerators.
Collects rubbish and other refuse.
Cuts grass.
Trims hedges.
Waters lawns, flowers, and vegetable beds.
Loads and unloads trucks.
Shovels snow.
Whitewashes walls.
Shovels gravel and sand.
Mixes cement and mortar.
Places forms used in concrete work.
Performs cold patching.
Cleans up underbrush, foliage, vines, and weeds.
Cuts down trees.
Digs out stumps of trees, and digs out and destroys poisonous
vines, weeds and undergrowth.
Learns to operate construction and/or maintenance equipment.
May learn to operate a pneumatic drill.
May learn to operate and make minor repairs to street, road,
and related public works equipment.
May rake asphalt mixtures used in paving to proper thickness
and grade.
May distribute asphalt mixtures to eliminate hollows and high
spots in the surface under the construction or repair.
May patch joints and edges of pavement with asphalt cement.
May tamp and smooth asphalt pavement.
May operate and maintain asphalt heating kettle.
May assist in the repair and maintenance of zoo displays and
structures.
May perform the routine work involved in painting of interior
and exterior zoo displays.
May handle, when required, animals as necessary in performing
routine maintenance and repair of zoo displays and structures.
Cleans sludge beds.
Sweeps streets and sidewalks.
Cleans sewers.
Pries and hammers apart sections of wall and roof.
Loads debris into truck for removal.
Sorts, piles, and cleans salvageable brick, stone, lumber, and
metal work.
Under direction, may learn to make routine repairs to valves,
fittings, pipe sections or other equipment used in the area of
assignment.
Occasionally drives trucks.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by
the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS
LICENSE
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in
New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's
License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type
of vehicle being operated.
NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the
required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and
type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of the methods, materials and supplies used to perform
varied types of manual and unskilled tasks.
Ability to perform manual tasks either alone or as a member of a group.
Ability to perform heavy manual labor for prolonged periods of time
under varying temperatures and climatic conditions.
Ability to follow prescribed instructions.
Ability to learn to use the tools and equipment needed to perform routine,
unskilled labor tasks.
Ability to follow safety precautions in the operation of assigned tools and
equipment.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and
information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English sufficiently
to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or
Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
As they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made
because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons
may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 02248 | | L | N | | N/A | 01 | | - |
This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
10/8/2011 |
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