Posting number: 26-102
Department: PUBLIC WORKS
Division: Water
Job classification: Truck Driver/Laborer
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Works, Water Treatment, Urban Forestry, Maintenance, Drivers, Grounds & Landscaping, Forestry
The City of Northampton is seeking TRUCK DRIVER/LABORERS!
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Grade 1C, Hourly Pay Rate Range: $23.19-$26.80
Anticipated Hiring Hourly Rate Range: $23.19-$25.18
Additional Stipend available: $2.00 per hour for CDL license
This position is responsible for performing semi-skilled manual work in the operation of motor driven vehicles and in the operation of power-driven equipment and hand tools.
Participates in snow and ice removal operations; operates all necessary equipment and tools.
Provides emergency response during and after weather events or other disasters to stabilize and make repairs to City utilities and infrastructure.
Participates in flood control operations when necessary. Participates in on-call rotation.
Understands and follows all safety regulations. Provides assistance to other Divisions as directed.
Operates motor driven vehicles, mowers and power and hand tools to maintain and make repairs to the City’s parks, athletic fields, cemeteries and fountains.
Landscapes and maintains facilities; mows and trims, performs fall and spring cleanups, removes and disposes of litter.
Lines and paints athletic fields and restores infields as directed.
Performs maintenance on equipment to ensure its proper operation; may assist in performing minor repairs and maintenance.
Assists in performing maintenance and repair on cemetery monuments and foundations; prepares graves for interments.
Assists in performing maintenance and repairs on irrigation systems, including reading schematics and making repairs to low voltage wiring systems and fittings.
Assists in performing maintenance and repairs on fountains, including seasonal start up and shut down.
Spreads seed, fertilizer and lime as directed.
Operates motor driven vehicles and power and hand tools to maintain or replace trees in the public right of way or on other City properties.
Services equipment to ensure its proper operation; may assist in performing minor repairs and maintenance.
Assists in maintaining trees; plants new as directed, acts as groundman for the trimming or removal of all trees, including those proximate to high voltage lines; hauls and chips brush and grinds stumps; waters new trees.
Performs construction restoration repair and maintenance work, including asphalt and concrete work, curb repair, loam and seeding.
Operates motor driven vehicles and power and hand tools to install, maintain and make repairs to the City’s sewer and stormwater collection systems.
Assists in repairs and maintenance of the City’s sewer and stormwater infrastructure, including repairs to and the maintenance of sewer and drain lines, catch basins and manholes; clears blockages in sewer and drain lines while working in confined spaces.
Services equipment to ensure its proper operation; may assist in performing minor repairs and maintenance.
Responds to and assists in repairing sewer or drain line breaks.
Identifies deficient sewer and drain lines, catch basins and manholes; assists in preventative maintenance, repair or replacement.
Repairs, cleans and vacuums catch basins.
Places required chemicals in sewer lines.
Assists in locating and marking underground sewer and storm drain facilities.
Performs construction restoration repair and maintenance work, including asphalt and concrete work, curb repair, loam and seeding.
Operates motor driven vehicles and power and hand tools to install, maintain and make repairs to the City’s water distribution system.
Assists in repairs and maintenance of the City’s water distribution infrastructure, including repairs to or replacements of water mains and service connections; assists with taps of water mains and assists in installation and replacement of hydrants.
Services equipment to ensure its proper operation; may assist in performing minor repairs and maintenance.
Responds to and repairs water line breaks.
Performs construction restoration repair and maintenance work, including asphalt and concrete work, curb repair, loam and seeding.
Assists in maintaining Water Division buildings and grounds, water storage tanks and watershed property; weed whacks and mows.
Participates in water main and hydrant flushing; paints hydrants or other equipment as directed.
Assists in locating and marking underground water facilities.
Assists in installing water services.
Cleans Water Division facilities; sweeps, mops and organizes inventory and equipment.
High school diploma or equivalent; one to three years of experience operating heavy equipment and trucks and performing manual labor in a construction field; equivalent combination of education and experience.
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:
CDL Class B.
Additional licenses may be required after date of hire, by Division, and are defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement Contract.
Knowledge, Ability, and Skill:
Knowledge: Knowledge of operating, maintaining and performing minor repairs on heavy equipment and machinery; knowledge of snow and ice operations; knowledge of occupational hazards and proper safety precautions to be used to prevent injuries and protect property.
Abilities: Ability to operate construction vehicles and equipment; ability to perform strenuous physical labor for long periods of time; ability to effectively communicate; ability to properly operate a variety of tools, equipment and trucks for use in assigned tasks.
Skills: Communication skills; equipment operation, repair, and maintenance skills; computer and GIS skills.
Physical Skills: Work requires moderate physical strength and effort daily, such as lifting heavy objects, carrying the object(s) and stacking them or moving them. In addition, pulling, pushing, standing or walking for the full work day may also be involved.
Motor Skills: The work may involve assignments requiring application of hand and eye coordination with finger dexterity and motor coordination. The operation of heavy trucks or equipment may be required for long periods of time.
Visual Skills: Essential position functions require the ability to operate a motor vehicle and variety of light and heavy motor equipment, as well as the ability to use variety of power and hand tools. In addition, essential position functions require good close/distant and peripheral vision, as well as depth perception.
Full benefits and privileges consistent with the Local 98 Collective Bargaining Agreement Contract
The City of Northampton, known as "Paradise City" is situated between the Connecticut River and the foothills of the Berkshires 20 miles north of Springfield. Offering a sophisticated rural lifestyle rich in cultural, artistic, academic, and business resources, with one of the most vibrant downtown centers in New England, the Town of Northampton (originally the town of Nonotuck) was granted its Charter in 1654, and incorporated as a city in 1884.
The city has been recognized in recent years by numerous publications as top rated for the arts, for families, for historic preservation and for outdoor activities. Northampton is home to Smith College and is strongly influenced by Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts as part of the five-college system in the region. The superb quality of life in Northampton contributes to its strong economic base with growing manufacturing, technology and service sectors. The local labor force is diverse, well educated and highly skilled.
Northampton's blend of traditional neighborhoods, forged by the great care of generations of good neighbors, and a lively and sophisticated cultural community would make any great city proud. We have worked hard to blend the needs of a growing economy with our many buildings of historic significance. We honor our traditions, retaining the historic character of downtown and the mill villages of Florence, Leeds, and Bay State. We are proud to have been home to many generous and thoughtful individuals, whose legacies continue to inspire us: Jonathan Edwards, Sojourner Truth, Leonard Baskin, Lydia Maria Child, Amelia Earhart, Calvin Coolidge, Sylvia Plath and Richard Yarde, among others who have called this city home.
Here, you will find what many of us have found - a lively, caring community where people from all walks of life feel welcome and empowered to participate in the work of maintaining this remarkable, diverse city. Welcome to Paradise!
