DPI Laborer

Skilled Labor And Equipment Operator

The City of Manitowoc is an equal opportunity employer, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. The City of Manitowoc ONLY accepts online applications via the link below for current openings. We do not accept paper applications or emailed resumes.

This is a skilled labor and equipment operator position performing work required to maintain and operate the streets and sanitation, parks and cemetery subdivisions of the Department of Public Infrastructure. Employees working in this position will be assigned to one of the subdivisions, but will be required to perform tasks in the other two seasonally. Employees must be available for emergency work 24 / 7. The employee must possess the ability to get along well with the public, with employees and management. General assignments are received from a superior. Work is performed under the supervision of Subdivision Team Leaders and the Operations Division Manager, who inspect work in progress and upon completion for conformance with specifications.

Responsibilities

General :

• Good knowledge of procedures, equipment and skill needed to operate various pieces of equipment
• Must be a self-starter and be able to work with minimal supervision
• Perform maintenance and custodial work in the care of department facilities
• Must be available for emergency work
• Must be available for salting and / or snow plowing operations
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Dependability
• Ability to read blueprints
• Clean trucks and equipment
• Ability to make minor repairs to equipment
• Knowledge of chainsaws and forestry equipment and operations
• Capable of hard physical labor with thorough appreciation of the occupational hazards and an understanding of the appropriate safety measures required for the work
• Ability to supervise seasonal employees
• May be asked to assume Team Leader duties in Team Leaders absence

Streets and Sanitation :

Parks :

Cemetery :

Other duties :

Qualifications

Education : High school diploma or equivalent; apprenticeship or technical training relative to the positions. An equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable only if the City determines that the applicant's previous background provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job. Experience : Experience in construction, cemetery, or parks industry; roads and sewers, and working with blacktop, concrete and pipe-laying. Experience in operating equipment involved in road construction cemeteries, or park maintenance, operating large pieces of equipment and general outdoor maintenance. Grounds keeping, landscaping, construction, water main construction, small equipment, and prior training in confined space entry procedures preferred.

Other Requirements : Employee also must submit to a pre-employment drug test and participate in federally-mandated DOT random drug testing program.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

This position must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, government regulations and procedure manuals. Ability to complete routine paperwork. Ability to effectively present information to other employees and supervisors. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to apply situational reasoning ability by exercising good judgment in the implementation of work orders. This position must also possess the ability to get along well with the public, with employees and management.