LABORER (TEMPORARY) LABORATORY ASSISTANT

GRADE 10

PAY RANGE - $14.99/hr

Looking for a candidate with a strong science background or a student enrolled in a science program. Some duties to include: Water sample collection; Inorganic bench testing for potable and non-potable water; reagent preparation; source water micro-testing; general cleaning and dishwashing; assist with autoclaving; data entry in Excel; participation in summer Cyanobacteria and Lake monitoring program; assist with lead and copper bottle delivery.

General Statement of Duties:

Performs manual labor in contributing to public works and related civic projects; performs directly related work as required.

Examples of Essential Work:

• Removes worn, cracked or weathered asphalt using hand or power tools and loads debris for disposal;
• Grades and repairs underlay of roadbed to prepare surface for patching;
• Rolls asphalt patching material and assures patch meets grade and standards;
• Seals and repairs asphalt and concrete infrastructures;
• Constructs retaining walls and other masonry structures;
• Manually digs trenches, secures, lowers and installs pipes and places precast or builds inlet boxes and replaces and compacts bedding and overlay material;
• Grades and prepares surfaces for concrete curbs, gutters and storm water inlets;
• Operates mowers and weedeaters to maintain right-of-ways, medians and common areas;
• Cleans and clears storm water inlets, drains, bridges, creeks and drainage;
• Repairs or replaces landscaping disturbed during construction projects;
• Cleans and maintains City structures such as parking garages, decks and downtown areas;
• Pours and forms City street markers and helps set finished products;
• Cleans and restores construction areas, job sites and other project areas;
• Cleans equipment and facilities;
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions; and more..

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• Graduation from High School or possession of a GED; and
• Some experience in landscaping or the construction industry; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications:

• None.