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Senior Laborer

Salary

$43,348.00 - $67,226.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

25-05419

Department

General Services

Opening Date

05/05/2025

Closing Date

6/2/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Position Description

Work. Serve. Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

The General Services Department's (http://durhamnc.gov/733/General-Services) innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you're interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

Hiring Salary Range: $43,348.00 - $67,226.00

Work Hours/Days: Monday - Friday

6:30 am to 2:30 pm

Position devoted to maintaining and enhancing lawns, beds and landscaped areas along roadways and on City property through the performance of semi-skilled and skilled labor, the operation of light-duty equipment and power tools, application of seed, fertilizer, water and herbicides, plant installation and other duties related to the field of Landscape Maintenance and the management of snow, ice and litter. Incumbents may also assist with general maintenance tasks in addition to their primary assignment. In the growing season (March-November), duties are mostly limited to following an established operational routine. Decisions are limited primarily to carrying out assignments, operating tools and equipment and performing work efficiently to meet established standards and deadlines. In the dormant season (December-February), incumbents will participate in snow and ice removal, landscape bed, retaining wall, unit paver, and tree installation, mulching, turf improvement activities, tree and shrub pruning, skills training and litter collection.

An incumbent is responsible for participating in the work assigned to a crew, to include; performing technical work (mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, spraying), following care and custody protocols on equipment and vehicles; operating light-duty equipment and power tools; fueling equipment, and filling/rinsing and properly storing spray-units; maintaining assigned PPE and supplies; reporting daily work metrics to a supervisor (including pesticide logs); and performing related duties.

Duties/Responsibilities

+ Performs mowing operations including deployment of necessary equipment and gear, adheres to use of PPE and proper work zone setup in a roadside environment, performs mowing and litter collection operations as assigned; picks up litter along service area, operates zero-turn, walk behind and ride-behind mowers, hedge trimmers, blowers, edgers, string trimmers (“weed-eaters”), vehicle-mounted tank sprayers and backpack sprayers, and salt spreaders.

+ Installs, irrigates and maintains shrub beds, flower beds and improved landscaped areas using fertilizers, mulch and post and pre-emergent herbicides.

+ Performs technical work, service checks, and preventative maintenance on applicable equipment. Performs and documents care, and custody protocols associated with assigned gear; and operates light-duty equipment, power and hand tools.

+ Gathers and reports information on work metrics to supervisor

+ Provides customer service; responds to customer questions and concerns; understands and stays current on policies and procedures.

+ Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

+ High School Diploma/equivalent.

+ Two (2) years of operations and specialized maintenance experience in the field of landscaping, agriculture or applied horticulture.

+ A valid North Carolina Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

+ Position critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.

The City of Durham Encourages Diversity in the Workplace.

Additional Preferred Skills

+ Experience working in outdoor environments.

+ Experience do you have in working outdoors in extreme conditions.

+ Familiar in the care and custody and the safe operation of landscape equipment.

+ Experience do you have in the care and maintenance of lawns and other landscape assets (shrubs, beds, gardens and trees)

+ Valid NC Commercial Drivers’ License. with a satisfactory driving record.

+ North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s License.

+ Education or coursework in landscaping or applied horticulture.

+ Knowledge of plant, shrub and tree maintenance.

+ Experience with commercial landscaping.

+ Experience with riding lawn mowers.

+ Experience do you have operating lawn equipment (string trimmers, edgers, blowers, etc.

How much experience do you have in working outdoors in extreme conditions (heat/cold) in proximity to vehicular traffic such as cars or construction equipment?

+ Some personal experience (yardwork and active hobbies), no traffic exposure or work zone safety training

+ Some professional experience (worked part-time/seasonal jobs in construction and/or landscape), minimal traffic exposure or work zone safety training

+ Extensive personal and some professional experience (gardening, landscaping) with work zone safety and traffic control protocols in place

+ Some professional experience (evenings/weekends, part-time/seasonal) with work zone safety and traffic control protocols in place

+ Extensive professional experience in outdoor work with work zone safety and traffic control protocols in place

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

+ 12-13 paid holidays per year

+ 13 standard work days of vacation per year

+ 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

+ 2 weeks paid military leave per year

+ Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

+ State and City retirement plans

+ Short and long term disability plans

+ Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

+ City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

+ Paid funeral leave

+ Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

+ Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

+ 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

+ 4 hours parental leave each year

+ Workman's Compensation Insurance

+ 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

+ 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

+ State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

+ Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

+ Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

+ City of Durham Website

+ Walk in

+ Job fair

+ Employee referral

+ Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

+ Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

+ Craig's List

+ Facebook

+ LinkedIn

+ GlassDoor

+ governmentjobs.com

+ Monster.com

+ Indeed.com

+ Employment Security Commission

+ Magazine/Newspaper

+ Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

+ Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

+ Associates Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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How many years do you have in operations and specialized maintenance experience in the field of landscaping, agriculture or applied horticulture?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of related experience

+ 1 year but less than 2 years

+ 2 years but less than 5 years

+ 5 or more years

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Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

+ I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.

+ I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.

+ I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

06

Please indicate which level of valid, unrestricted, CDL (Commercial Driver's License) license you currently possess?

+ CDL A license

+ CDL B license

+ CDL permit

+ No CDL license

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How many years of experience do you have working in outdoor environments?

+ No related experience

+ Less than 1 year of experience

+ 1 year but less than 2 years

+ 2 years but less than 5 years

+ 5 or more years

08

This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Do you understand this statement?

+ Yes

+ No

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How much experience do you have in working outdoors in extreme conditions (heat/cold) in proximity to vehicular traffic such as cars or construction equipment?

+ Some personal experience (yardwork and active hobbies), no traffic exposure or work zone safety training

+ Some professional experience (worked part-time/seasonal jobs in construction and/or landscape), minimal traffic exposure or work zone safety training

+ Extensive personal and some professional experience (gardening, landscaping) with work zone safety and traffic control protocols in place

+ Some professional experience (evenings/weekends, part-time/seasonal) with work zone safety and traffic control protocols in place

+ Extensive professional experience in outdoor work with work zone safety and traffic control protocols in place

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How much experience do you have in the care and maintenance of lawns and other landscape assets (shrubs, beds, gardens and trees)?

+ No experience

+ Some personal experience (Own yard, doing chores as a kid)

+ Extensive personal experience (gardening, landscaping, hobby)

+ Some professional experience (evenings/weekends, part-time/seasonal)

+ Extensive professional experience

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How familiar are you in the care and custody and the safe operation of landscape equipment such as mowers, edgers, hedge trimmers, string trimmers, sprayers, chainsaws, brush cutters and pumps/sprayers?

+ No familiarity

+ Familiar with retail grade equipment doing yardwork

+ Familiar with professional grade equipment in multiple settings

+ Familiar running professional equipment in commercial settings

+ Familiar running and maintaining professional equipment

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I have . . (check all that apply):

+ North Carolina Pesticide Applicator’s License.

+ Education or coursework in landscaping or applied horticulture.

+ Knowledge of plant, shrub and tree maintenance.

+ Experience with commercial landscaping.

+ Experience with riding lawn mowers.

+ Experience do you have operating lawn equipment (string trimmers, edgers, blowers, etc.

+ No item above applies to me.

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