Summer Help

Summer HelpThe first level of the Highway Maintenance Series is responsible for operating equipment and performing skilled and semi-skilled manual labor to maintain and repair County highways, bridges, and other properties. Responsibilities may include a variety of manual tasks on County roads and in County facilities. Employees in this position are relied upon to plow and maintain roads during emergency conditions. Level of Decisions: Responsibilities in this classification are typically procedure based and not dependent on specific functional knowledge. Incumbents apply basic programmatic knowledge to answer questions and explain processes, but are typically not responsible for the application, interpretation, or review of function specific policies or procedures. Direction Received/Provided: Work is performed under general direction, applying procedures and standards to specific situations. May provide direction/guidance and delegate tasks to others on work methods and procedures. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: Equipment operating and maintenance techniques; Construction and maintenance principles. Hazards and safety precautions relating to motorized equipment, road construction and maintenance activities. Performing general labor and maintenance in assigned area of responsibility. Operating applicable tools, equipment, and machinery. Reading manuals, specifications, drawings, and blueprints. Troubleshooting systems related to area of assignment. Preparing records and logs. Using computers and related software applications. Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work directions. Physical Demands and Work Environment: In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the Physical and Environmental Demands: Work is physical in nature including working in all weather conditions, lifting and carrying up to 65 pounds on an occasional basis. Exposures may include, but are not limited to: various chemical agents, fuels, blacktop/diesel/gasoline fumes, temperature extremes, high-speed and heavy traffic conditions, above and below ground utility hazards, confined space and in rare instances body fluids. Duties include being able to perform the following movements on a frequent to continual basis: bending, turning/twisting, kneeling, squatting, lifting, climbing, reaching out, reaching up, grasping, pinching, wrist turning and finger manipulation. Equipment includes but is not limited to: telephone, 2-way radio, small hand and power tools and equipment, cement and blacktop tools and equipment, tandem and single-axle dump truck with wing and plow, one-ton trucks, skid loader with attachments, various rollers, road graders, dozer, backhoe, front-end loader, shoulder machines, forklift, boom truck, sweepers, cement and asphalt saws, cement mixers, welders/torches, mowers flail and boom arm, chipper, cranes, vacuum excavator, tack oil trailers, trailers, hydraulic equipment, chain saw, weed whips, computer and other equipment related to area of assignment. This work environment also includes the need to distinguish between colors based on work assignment. Work involves various schedules including evenings, weekends, holidays and/or irregular/extended shifts. Additional physical/mental requirements may not be listed above but are inherent in performing the positions essential functions. Access to Not Public Data: A county employee in this position may encounter Not Public Data as defined by Minnesota or federal law in the course of the job duties. Any access to Not Public Data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that is necessary to fulfill the defined job duties. While data is being accessed, the employee should take reasonable measures to ensure the Not Public Data is not accessed by unauthorized individuals. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished, the employee must properly store the Not Public Data according to the applicable provisions of Mower County employee policies and Minnesota or federal law. All employees are expected to become familiar with and comply with the requirements of the County's Data Practices and Data Security Policies and a breach of these policies may lead to disciplinary action against the employee.