Job Specification
LABORER 3
DEFINITION
Under direction, supervises and works with a group of laborers
engaged in manual and unskilled work; 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:
Supervises and works with a group of laborers engaged
in sweeping streets, in loading, lifting, and moving supplies,
furniture, or equipment, and/or in loading and unloading
trucks and other types of manual and unskilled labor.
Provides assignments and instructions to assigned staff,
and supervises their work performance.
Inspects and checks completed work to ensure that work
is completed, that work is properly done, and that output
is maintained.
Supervises and performs the following tasks:
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.
May operate construction and/or maintenance equipment.
May operate a pneumatic drill.
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 on 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.
May learn to make routine repairs to valves, fittings, pipe
sections or other equipment used in the area of
assignment.
May plan for the use of personnel, equipment, materials and
supplies.
May organize and develop suitable work programs.
Gives assignments and instructions to individuals and groups
and supervises their work.
Ensures that proper safety precautions are taken by employees
at work.
Obtains, stores, safeguards and supervises the use of needed
equipment, materials and supplies.
Occasionally drives trucks.
Prepares reports.
Keeps records of personnel, equipment, materials, supplies,
work done, and time spent.
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:
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of experience in manual laboring work.
LICENSE:
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.
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.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of the methods, materials and supplies used to
perform varied types of manual and unskilled tasks.
Knowledge of the methods used to inspect, analyze, and
determine the work to be done.
Knowledge of the tools and equipment used to perform manual
and unskilled labor tasks.
Ability to provide assignments and instructions to groups and
individuals, and supervise their work.
Ability to analyze the problems involved in doing varied types
of laboring work.
Ability to organize assigned work and develop a suitable work
program and working procedures for a group of laborers.
Ability to work harmoniously with associates.
Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff, and
supervise their work performance.
Ability to use and assign the use of the tools and equipment
needed to perform routine, unskilled tasks.
Ability to follow safety precautions in the operation of tools
and equipment.
Ability to prepare a work schedule and develop effective
work methods.
Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use needed equipment,
materials, and supplies.
Ability to prepare records.
Ability to keep records.
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 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 | | 06633 | | L | C | | N/A | 08 | | - |
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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