| Position
Title:
Laborer
(Seasonal)
Department:
Grounds, Facilities and Operations
Reports
to:
Supervisor, Grounds and Event Support
FLSA
Status:
Non-exempt/hourly
Pay
Rate:
$16.47 per 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 immediately available.
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 25 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: Ongoing
interviews and immediate openings – Apply Now!
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