Laborer 1-MUA -Solid Waster Operations Division

Ongoing Applications

  • Job TypeFull Time

Brief Description of Job and Division/Department

Under direction of a supervisory official, performs varied types of manual and unskilled laboring work and may drive a truck in connection with laboring work on occasion; does other related duties as required. NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Examples of Work:

  • Loads, lifts, and moves supplies, furniture, and equipment
  • Digs trenches and does manual grading
  • Cleans incinerators
  • Collects rubbish and other refuse
  • Cuts grass, trims hedges, waters lawns flowers, and vegetable beds
  • Loads and unloads trucks
  • Shovels snow
  • Whitewashes walls
  • Shovels gravel and sand
  • Mixes cement and mortar
  • Places forms used in concrete work
  • Performs cold patching
  • Cleans up underbrush, foliage, vines, and weeds and cuts down trees
  • Digs out stumps of trees, and digs out and destroys poisonous vines, weeds, and undergrowth
  • Cleans sludge beds
  • Sweeps streets
  • Cleans sewers
  • Pries and hammers apart sections of wall and roof
  • Loads debris into truck for removal
  • Sorts, piles, and cleans salvageable brick, stone, lumber, and metal work
  • Occasionally drives trucks
  • Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units

Qualifications

Ability to perform manual tasks either alone or as a member of a group. Ability to perform heavy manual labor for prolonged periods of the time under varying temperatures and climatic conditions. Ability to follow prescribed procedures. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Department and Division

Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority

Address

  385 Dover Chester Road 

 Randolph NJ, 07869