Cemetery Laborer - City of North Adams - North Adams

GENERAL PURPOSE

Performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks in maintenance work, and operates
equipment required in the Cemetery Dept.

SUPERVISION:

Recieves general level supervision from Cemetery Forman. Technical or functional supervision may be provided by a Commissioner of Public Services, DPW Director. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Insures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking
equipment and tools after use.

Drives trucks of various sizes and weights, in the loading, hauling and unloading of
equipment and materials.

Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment
and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.

Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance of projects as
part of a crew or individually, including digging of graves, grass cutting, plowing road repair all aspects of landscaping as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Necessary Knowledge. Skills and Abilities:

(A)  knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures
used in maintenance, construction and repair activities including: hazards
associated with the work and proper safety precautions; traffic laws, ordinances, and
rules involved in truck and heavy equipment operations; purposes and uses of a
variety of vehicles, equipment, power tools and hand tools including motorized,
pneumatic, and hydraulic.

(B) Skill in operation of the listed tools and equipment.

(C) Ability to perform skilled maintenance, construction, and repair work in the area
of work assigned; perform heavy manual tasks; to work safely and adhere to
established safety principles and practices; to communicate effectively verbally and in
writing; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other
departments and the public; to work effectively in the absence of close supervision;
to operate a variety of vehicles and equipment in a safe and effective manner; to read
and interpret basic maps and blueprints; to understand and carry out written and oral
instructions.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Possession of a minimum Class D Driver’s License.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Motorized vehicles and equipment as assigned, for example, such as dump truck, pickup truck ( with plows), utility truck, tamper, plate compactor, saws, pumps"
compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, rakes, wrenches,
detection devices, mobile radio, phone, lawn equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job in compliance with
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. On a case-by-case basis, reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.

Requires the maintenance of physical conditioning necessary to operate motorized
equipment and vehicles. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach
with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk or hear, walk, sit,
climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or and smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or
move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,

distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust
focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather
conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently
exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in
high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or
caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The employee may be required to work night,
early morning, or weekend hours dependent on workload factors in addition to normally
scheduled work hours.

The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that
may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from
the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.