Skilled Laborer

Requirements

• The following are job-related qualifications that are required for employment consideration for this position:
• Driver's license.
• Experience performing one or more of the following: using measuring equipment (e.g., tape measure, level); using hand tools (e.g., screwdriver, hammer, saw, rake, shovel); using gas powered equipment (e.g., weed eater, mower, chainsaw, compactor); mixing concrete.
• TYPICAL JOB DUTIES:
• Assists skilled craftsmen (e.g., plumbers, carpenters, painters, electricians, etc.) with necessary repairs to County/City facilities, responds to emergency calls, and other miscellaneous duties as needed.
• Conducts necessary equipment maintenance tasks including loading, cleaning, fueling and repairing all equipment, supplies, and tools to ensure proper storage, safety and efficiency.
• Conducts necessary and assigned maintenance functions for streets and sidewalks including patching potholes, repairing utility cuts, repairing damaged sidewalks, concrete work, etc.
• Conducts necessary and assigned maintenance functions for sewer lines, storm drains, culverts, etc. including assisting with laying pipes, digging trenches, clearing storm drains, repairing culverts and headwalls, etc.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Job involves moderate physical exertion required for occasional prolonged periods of lifting, carrying, balancing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. Job may involve occasional lifting of items or objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• EEO STATEMENT:
• ACCOMMODATION:
• To request an accommodation in the application or hiring process due to your own ongoing medical condition or disability, please contact our Accommodations Coordinator at accommodationrequest@pbjcal.org or phone at 205-279-3500 (select option 1) Mon

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Additional Information

TARGET CLOSE DATE: 07/06/2026 PAY GRADE: Grade 12 TYPE: Full time JOB SUMMARY: Skilled Laborers in the Merit System work in the construction and/or maintenance of streets, roadways, drainage systems, utility lines, buildings, and other public facilities. The duties they perform require the use of power tools and mechanical equipment, which require set up, adjustment, and operational knowledge, skills, and physical abilities used in digging, excavating, cutting, and repair work. Skills Laborers may operate trucks and other equipment for transporting personnel and tools to and from work sites, and in loading, unloading and moving materials. Incumbents work is assigned and carried out according to oral and written instructions, and supervisors provide additional instructions for new, difficult, or unusual assignments. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Agencies provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. Applications for this position will be considered for the following Merit System employing agencies. The pay range for this job varies depending upon the Merit System employing agency. Bessemer $14.38 - $22.30 Birmingham $14.69 - $22.78 Center Point $13.86 - $21.50 Gardendale $17.14 - $26.59 Health Department $17.46 - $27.09 Homewood $16.96 - $26.31 Hueytown: $15.57 - $24.16 Jefferson County $16.31 - $25.30 Kimberly $11.33 - $17.58 Leeds $16.41 - $25.46 Midfield $11.57 - $17.95 Mountain Brook $18.42 - $28.58 Pleasant Grove $15.10 - $23.42 Tarrant $12.66 - $19.64

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