Laborer I - Cemeteries

Laborer I

Parks & Recreation Department

Requires successful post-offer completion of a background investigation, physical exam, and drug test (including marijuana/THC) as a condition of employment with the City of Joplin.

Primary Purpose

Performs strenuous unskilled and some semi-skilled labor of routine difficulty, semi-skilled building maintenance, routine landscape/grounds maintenance and similar duties.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School diploma or GED equivalent is preferred, but not required.

Experience: Entry level position with no specific work experience required; some experience performing manual labor, including use of power tools and equipment, is required.

Licenses and Certifications: Possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license.

Schedule

Monday

• Friday, 7am

• 3:30pm

Salary & Benefits

Starting at $15.037 per hour ($31,277 annually).

We provide free health insurance to the employee, and a great family rate (that does not increase per additional member) with a low deductible, low co-pays, and free preventive care services.

Additional Benefits include:

• 2 weeks of vacation accrual per year.

• 11 paid holidays per year + 2 paid "floating holidays" per year

• Free life insurance to the employee, with supplemental options.

• Dental insurance starting at $9.02/month with fully covered preventive services.

• Vision insurance starting at $1.44/month.

• Tuition reimbursement, longevity pay, Care Leave and sick leave buy-back programs.

• Missouri LAGERS Retirement - employees do not pay into it; employee is fully vested after only 5 years of employment.

• Access to 457 retirement plans with several benefits over traditional 401k plans.

• Free library cards & gym access, fun employee events, and more!

Floating holiday accruals depend on employee's start date.

Essential Job Functions

1.Mows lawns and grounds, trims plants and shrubs, and prunes bushes and trees.

2.Physically moves large quantities of dirt and turf.

3.Operates equipment such as riding and push lawn mowers, brush hog, air hammer, weed eater, pickup and other small trucks.

4.Assists Equipment Operator in day-to-day tasks.

5.Picks up trash and maintains the clean appearance of facilities and grounds and provides preventative maintenance.

6.Cleans and maintains groundskeeping equipment and tools.

7.Cleans and maintains restrooms and other park/recreation facilities, including picking up trash, washing facilities inside and out, ensures restrooms are supplied with soap, toilet paper, and paper towels, and painting/performing minor plumbing repairs as necessary.

8.Performs building and grounds maintenance work necessary to ensure that City facilities are clean and neat.

9.Maintains the buildings, grounds, and equipment at the city facilities, including sweeping and mopping floors, cleaning and sanitizing laboratory, restroom, and lunchroom areas, changing light bulbs, and painting.

10. Performs minor plumbing, carpentry, and miscellaneous repair/maintenance work with appropriate supervision for wastewater and building code positions.

11. Cleans clarifiers, sludge drying pits, and skims scum from digesters in wastewater positions.

12. Applies herbicides and insecticides, as necessary.

13. Performs a variety of strenuous manual labor activities associated with repairing/maintaining streets and alleys, setting, locating, and inventory of traffic signs, and signal lights, cleaning catch basins, and picking up and hauling trash and debris from City owned/maintained parks, golf courses, cemeteries, wastewater treatment plants, and buildings.

14. Contributes to the work team, communicates effectively with co-workers, both within and outside their department. Maintains satisfactory attendance to ensure duties are performed without negatively impacting co-workers or delivery of service to the public.

Physical Demands, Requirements, and Working Conditions

This position works in an outdoor environment. Must possess mobility to work outside as well as inside City facilities, to operate a motor vehicle and drive on city streets; strength, stamina and mobility to perform light to heavy physical work in confined spaces; operate a variety of hand and power tools and equipment; vision to read printed manuals, materials, and work instructions; hearing and speech to communicate in-person and over the telephone and radio. Finger dexterity is needed to safely operate equipment and tools. The position requires walking, climbing, standing, reaching, twisting, squatting, pushing, and pulling for long periods of time. Positions in this classification bend, stoop, kneel, and reach while operating tools and equipment and completing tasks at ground level and overhead. Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 100 pounds or heavier weights with the use of proper equipment. Depending on assignment, exposure to herbicides and insecticides may be required. Work assignments require exposure to a variety of extreme weather conditions, exposed to loud noise levels,fumes and odors; may work in cramped spaces and conditions with poor lighting and ventilation; susceptible to mechanical hazards associated with equipment and other hazards due to working in and around traffic and public.

Apply Online

https://www.joplinmo.org/FormCenter/Human-Resources-12/Online-Employment-Application-90