Laborer 1 (Seasonal)

The City of Jersey City is seeking Seasonal Laborers for the Division of Solid Waste & Recycling in the Department of Public Works under the Clean Communities Program. This temporary position involves performing manual and unskilled labor related to litter control and general sanitation throughout the City. Loads, lifts, and moves supplies, furniture, and equipment. Digs trenches and does manual grading. Cleans incinerators. Collects rubbish and other refuse. Cuts grass and trims hedges. Waters lawns, flowers, and vegetable beds. Loads and unloads trucks. Shovels snow, gravel, and sand. Whitewashes walls. Places forms used in concrete work. Performs cold patching. Cleans up underbrush, foliage, vines, and weeds. Cuts down trees. Digs out stumps of trees, and digs out and destroys poisonous vines, weeds, and undergrowth. Learns to operate construction and/or maintenance equipment. May learn to operate a pneumatic drill. May learn to operate and make minor repairs to the street, road, and related public works equipment. May rake asphalt mixtures used in paving to proper thickness and grade. May distribute asphalt mixtures to eliminate hollows and high spots on the surface under the c