Laborer II

We are seeking a skilled Laborer II to join our team at the City of Kalamazoo's Public Services Department.

This is a full-time position that requires manual labor of more than ordinary difficulty, involving the use of acquired skills and physical strength and endurance.

• Collects and hauls refuse from buildings
• Performs a variety of building maintenance, carpentry, painting, masonry, and inspection tasks
• Assists mechanics, carpenters, painters, and other tradespeople
• Digs and braces sewer and water lines and ditches
• Raises and lowers manholes and performs rough masonry work
• Builds forms for sidewalks and works as a cement finisher
• Makes water taps and cuts water on and off
• Sets up and operates sewer rodding markings
• Prepares soil, plants, cultivates, and fertilizes flowers, grass, and shrubs
• Operates dump trucks with snowplows, front-end loaders, backhoes, boom trucks, and other equipment
• Makes, repairs, and paints metal street signs and paints street markings
• Digs graves with tractor-digger as trainee or on a part-time basis
• Sets vaults and back-fills
• Paves and patches streets with asphalt mix
• Drills wells
• Operates tractor mowers and other lawn trimming equipment
• Replaces light bulbs and tubes
• Services equipment with gas, oil, and grease
• Sets up traffic barricades and delineators
• Builds sweeper brooms
• Cuts pavement, runs wires, places posts, and repairs parts of controllers and signal devices

• Some knowledge of a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and manual tasks
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to read and write
• Willingness and ability to perform heavy manual work for extended periods under varying conditions

• Experience in performing semi-skilled maintenance or construction tasks
• Completion of a standard grade school course
• Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license issued by the State of Michigan

The City of Kalamazoo is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where different perspectives and experiences are welcomed and encouraged.

The benefits for this position are negotiated between the City of Kalamazoo and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee (AFSCME) group.