Full-Time Highway Maintenance Summer Laborer at Ramsey County
Available Openings: 1
Industry: Maintenance
Pay Type: Salary
Compensation: $15.94 Hourly

Note: This is a temporary seasonal position.

If an internal candidate is selected, salary will be set in accordance with personnel rules (i.e. promotion, transfer, or voluntary reduction).

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Equal Opportunity Employer: Ramsey County provides equal access to employment, programs and services without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex (except when sex is a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification), disability, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity, public assistance or national origin.

For further information regarding this posting, please contact mirian.simpson@ramseycounty.us or by phone at (651) 266-2711.

Responsibilities

Basic Function

To perform road maintenance duties and assist departmental staff; and to perform related duties as assigned.

Note: This is a temporary seasonal position.

Examples of Work Performed

 

  1. Perform designated road maintenance duties such as directing traffic around construction areas, shoveling and raking blacktop, cutting grass along roadways and performing related duties.  On occasion, may operate designated equipment under the supervision of departmental staff.
  1. Drive county vehicles to work sites within Ramsey County.

  2. Use a variety of hand and power tools such as shovel, pick, broom, weed whip, mowers, leaf blower, and pole saw.

  3. Assist in road patching operations.

  4. Drive pickup truck behind the road striping crew.

  5. Set up traffic control devices and direct traffic as flag person on roadway projects.

     

    (The work assigned to a position in this classification may not include all possible tasks in this description and does not limit the assignment of any additional tasks in this classification.  Regular attendance according to the position’s management approved work schedule is required.)

     

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

 

Education:  Sufficient to perform the work assigned.

 

Experience:  None.


Substitution: None.

 

Certifications/Licensure:  Must have a valid driver’s license.

 

Other:  Must be age 18 or older.

 

Exam/Screening Process Information

All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and properly complete an application will be forwarded to the hiring department/manager for consideration for this temporary position. Temporary appointments work up to a maximum of six months. Candidates chosen for hire into a temporary assignment will not gain any rights or preferences for other permanent, Ramsey County positions. 

Eligible List:  The names of all applicants who filed a properly completed application and passed the examination/screening process shall be placed on the eligible list for an employment opportunity as a Highway Maintenance Summer Laborer. This list will be certified to the appointing authority which may use this list to conduct interviews to fill a vacancy. Candidates will remain on the list for three months or until hired, whichever occurs first. A notice will be sent to applicants at the time the eligible list is posted, informing them that the list has been posted and their rank on the list.

Veteran's PreferenceThis is a classified position requiring an open, competitive selection process. Veteran's Preference points will be applied after a candidate passes the examination process.  Applicants who are eligible for veteran's preference should update their veteran's DD214, and other supporting documents, and submit them as an attachment at the time of application.

Criminal Background Checks: All employment offers are conditioned upon the applicant passing a criminal background check. The Ramsey County Attorney's Office also requires a fingerprint-based records check in addition to the standard criminal background check.
Convictions are not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered on its individual merits and the type of work sought. However, making false statements or withholding information will cause you to be barred from employment, or removed from employment.

E-Verify Participation:
Ramsey County participates in the federal E-Verify program. This means that Ramsey County will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Ramsey County is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers may not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and may not limit or influence the choice of documents you present for use on the Form I-9.
 

 

Ramsey County

Contact: Mirian Simpson
Phone 2 (651) 266-2711
121 East Seventh Place
Suite 2100
Saint Paul, MN 55101
United States