Seasonal Laborer - Year-Round

The City of Sterling Heights is seeking a Full Time Year-Round Seasonal Laborer. This position starts at $16.000/hr. with increases every six months and opportunities to grow within the Department of Public Works.

Position Summary

The non-unionized Year-Round DPW Laborer position is a 40-hour-per-week position. Employees will be expected to perform non-skilled general labor tasks throughout the year in any of the following maintenance divisions of the DPW: Streets, Water, Sewer, Refuse, and/or Fleet Maintenance. DPW is looking for efficient, safety-minded, and enthusiastic candidates that have the ability to follow directions both written and verbal.

Position Responsibilities

• Operation of City owned vehicles, i.e. pick-up trucks and small wheeled equipment as required to and from job-sites.
• Operation of power tools and landscape maintenance equipment such as mowers, trimmers, hand tools, etc. when required.
• Inspect and repair equipment as required by departmental procedures as well as able to make repairs to City streets, right-of-ways, sidewalks, and greenspaces as required.
• Turf maintenance, planting, and/or pruning of trees, flowers, and hedges.
• Maintain publicly owned properties, clean DPW garage, recycle centers, and facility, as well as litter control and empty trash cans.
• Maintenance of sanitary and storm sewers and/or conducting routine maintenance procedures as required.
• Sweeping and cleanup of debris and materials from roads and right-of-ways as required.
• Snow and ice removal, including manual shoveling of snow as required.
• Good communication skills and willingness to follow direction from senior staff to aid in the completion of non-skilled manual labor tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of 18 years of age with a valid Michigan Driver's License and a good driving record.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Requires good physical condition with the ability to perform physical labor.
• Assignments are in six month increments, assignment may be extended upon supervisor written approval.

EOE/M/F/D