Paving Trade Helper

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Assists skilled workers in a variety of semi-skilled general street maintenance tasks. Loads and unloads equipment. Removes dirt, rock and tree debris from gutters and downspouts. Supplies skilled workers with materials, tools, machines and/or equipment and cleans working area.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Assist in the removal or replacement of damaged street signs and installs new signs as needed throughout the project. Digs ground for repair of service line breaks.

EQUIPMENT OPERATED:

Truck, asphalt roller, cement mixer, concrete and asphalt saw, jackhammer, asphalt roller, shovels, rakes, truck, airless sprayer, compressor, water blaster, high pressure sand blaster, scaffolding, ladders, road marking machine, brushes and rollers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to dust, dirt, solvent fumes and normal outdoor elements. Works from a man lift up to 40 feet above ground.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Educational development which produces the ability to read, write and apply common sense understanding to the carrying out of oral or written instructions and experience in cement, asphalt, street painting and operations of maintenance equipment or any equivalent combination of education and experience that produces the following:

· Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the job

· Knowledge of the work hazards and applicable safety precautions associated with assigned equipment and operations.

· Ability to perform the field maintenance requirements of assigned equipment.

· Ability to perform manual work requiring physical strength and stamina appropriate to the area of assignment.

· Ability to read and write work-related job instructions in English.

· Ability to communicate effectively with others in English and Spanish.

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, departments and the public.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

· Possession of a valid California Driver’s License.

· Ability to pass respiratory pulmonary function test and annual medical examination.

· Ability to pass qualitative and/or quantitative respirator fit test.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk, hear, see, and to use hands to finger, grasp, kneel, pull, push, stoop, balance, climb, crouch, and lift up to 20 lbs. The employee is regularly required to stand for periods of up to 6 hours. The employee is occasionally required to carry, kneel, pull, push, stoop, lift up to 100 lbs., and work at heights up to 40 feet.Company Description

Village Management Services, Inc. provides professional management services to the community of Laguna Woods Village, the largest Southern California independent-living community for people 55 and older. The Village is built on 2,100 acres, features 12,736 homes and is home to about 18,000 residents. Managing Laguna Woods Village is similar to managing a city. VMS, Inc.’s approximately 1,000 employees provide a wide variety of services to Village residents and maintain the community infrastructure. VMS, Inc. is a mutual-benefit, nonprofit corporation. Our commitment to quality and excellent customer service has made Laguna Woods Village one of the most emulated active retirement establishments in the country.