| Position
Title:
Laborer
(Seasonal)
Department:
Grounds, Facilities and Operations
Reports
to:
Supervisor, Grounds and Event Support
FSLA
Status:
Non-exempt/Hourly
Pay
Rate:
$16.47/hour
Posting:
Applications are now being accepted for Laborer in
the Grounds Department at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.
There are seasonal, non-benefited positions to be filled at
this time. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Summary:
Performs routine manual work in a variety of indoor
and outdoor work areas by performing the following duties.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities: include the
following:
- Provide
manual assistance to other workers and use various types
of hand and small power tools such as hammer, saws, axes,
drills, seedeaters, backpack blowers, shovels and scythes.
- Perform
minor adjustments and repairs to various types of hand
and small power equipment.
- Set
out flares, traffic control devices and provides work site
protection, as directed.
- Manually
dig trenches, fence post holes, and other holes using hand
tools; clean ditches, sewers and storm drains.
- Load
and unload materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Drive
pickup trucks, sedans, and other small motorized vehicles
in connection with manual work activities.
- Perform
minor repairs or adjustments, lubrication and safety checks
on trucks and trailers.
- Assist
in set-ups, room arrangements, and office relocations such
as in the set up and removal of chairs, risers, portable
turnstiles, and flooring.
- Operate
hand held scrubbers and polishers; sweep floors and wash
windows.
- Pick
up trash, sweep floors, dust, wash, disinfect, vacuum,
and perform other tasks to keep areas clean.
- Perform
routine custodial work on a comfort station route without
a lead worker.
- Perform
indoor and/or outdoor litter control and cleaning tasks.
- Assist
in the installation, repair, and maintenance of chain link
fences, backstops, benches, signs and bleachers.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
Education/Experience:
A high school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months
related experience and/or training is required; or equivalent combination
of education and experience.
Certificates,
Licenses, Registrations:
Valid Washington State Driver's License required. Other pertinent licenses may
be required.
Computer
Skills:
Basic computer skills are preferred.
Work
Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed
to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet
or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; work
in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals;
risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment
varies.
Physical
Demands:
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, frequently lift
and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk;
use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee
is frequently required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee
is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; talk or hear and taste or
smell.
How
To Apply:
Woodland
Park Zoo is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a
policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including
race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability,
veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.
<No Phone Calls Please>
Our
Application for Employment is available below in
two formats:
- Online
Fill out the online application (which allows you to attach your cover letter
and resume) and submit electronically.
- Portable
Document Format
Print and send the application along with a Cover Letter and Resume via U.S.
mail or fax. If you experience difficulty downloading the PDF document you
can obtain the necessary software (Adobe Acrobat Reader) here.
Attn: Laborer
(Seasonal)
Fax: 206-548-1538
Email: hr@zoo.org
US Mail:
Human Resources
Woodland Park Zoo
601 North 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
Application
Deadline: May
5,
2008
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