This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13128590

Job Objectives:

Manual labor involving a variety of duties associated with Reno Countyasphalt, bridge, dirt, mowing and sign crews.

Essential Job Functions:

Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in amanner to provide a harmonious relationship with customers, clients,co-workers, and management. Comply with all countywide and departmentalpolicies and procedures. Mow or trim grass, weeds, and other tallgrowth, cut trees and brush with tractor mowers or bucket truck. Installand maintain traffic control devices according to MUTCD. Haul, stockpileor dump road materials or debris using a dump truck. Operate front-endloader to load truck and move debris. Operate water truck in roadconstruction and maintenance. Compact asphalt or aggregate materialswith rollers. Power broom asphalt surfaces. Perform minor maintenance onequipment and assist mechanics in servicing or repairing equipment. Pickup loose paper and other debris. Train on heavy equipment. Plow snowwith truck plows and spread ice treatment materials. Maintain writtenrecords as required for completion of daily task sheets. Perform normalcleanup around work areas. Other duties as assigned when the work issimilar, related or a logical assignment of the position.

Equipment:

Operate all job-related machinery, equipment, tools, and other aids asrequired, necessary, or needed in the performance of these job functionsusing equipment such as: tandem axle dump trucks, over 1-ton trucks,bucket truck, tractors, tractor mowers, tractor attachments, front endloaders, rollers, brooms, brush chippers, water trucks, backhoes,pothole patcher, paint striping machine and other light and mediumequipment owned by Reno County Public Works.

Work Environment:

5% indoors and 95% outdoors. Exposure to summer heat, winter cold andother inclement weather conditions. Work around noise and roadmachinery, dusty work areas and occasional exposure to poisonousinsects, animals and plants. Some exposure to exhaust fumes fromequipment in truck shed and shop. At times will work in close proximityof public traffic. Periodic use of materials, which have an MSDS reporton how to safely handle them.

This position may be filled or closed to further application withoutnotice.

Reno County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reno County is an at-will, equal opportunity employer. Reno Countyprovides Family Medical Leave (FMLA) benefits to eligible, coveredemployees. Reno County considers applicants for all positions withoutregard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age(40+), disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected statusunder local, state or federal law. Reno County is committed to makingthe application, interview, and pre-employment testing processaccessible to persons with disabilities. If you wish to volunteerinformation regarding any special assistance you may need, please notifyReno County Human Resources by phone at 620-694-2982 or by email [email protected]. Applications must be submitted onwww.renogov.org. You will be contacted shouldthe department feel that you are a qualified candidate.

Reno County prohibits employment of family members when such employmentwill create a situation where one person is in the direct chain ofcommand and supervises, manages, or will be supervised or managed byanother family member. Family members are defined as spouses, biologicalparents, children and siblings, in-laws, grandparent, grandchildren,aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, adoptive parents, children and siblings whoshare (or have shared) the same household, step-parents, step-children,and step-siblings who share (or have shared) the same household, orin ividuals with whom an employee has a close personal relationship suchas domestic partners, cohabitants, and significant others. Employees areexpected to disclose relationships covered by this policy whenever theycome into existence.