POLK COUNTY APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ALL POSITIONS - DO NOT USE "APPLY" BUTTON AS IT WILL RESULT IN INVALID APPLICATION PROCESS - THE POLK COUNTY APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT: https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/3595/Polk County Employment Application.pdf

Description: LABORER CLASS NO. 114 EEOC CATEGORY: Service-Maintenance PAY GROUP: 107 FLSA: Non-exempt

SUMMARY OF POSITION: Ensures timely and efficient performance of a variety of manual labor jobs.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: 1. Reports to: Designated foreman. 2. Directs: This is a non-supervisory position. 3. Other: Has contact with other employees in the department and may have contact with the general public.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: Essential Duties* Trims trees, picks up brush, and loads brush onto a truck; Shovels dirt, gravel, or asphalt; Tamps, packs, and levels dirt, asphalt, or other material; Loads and unloads materials and equipment; Operates equipment such as chain saw, tractor, and mower; and Other Important Duties* Performs such other duties as may be assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Ability to: follow oral instructions; learn to use power and/or hand operated tools; tolerate outside working conditions, including exposure to adverse weather conditions; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with other county employees.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: None required, but some experience in road construction and use of related equipment is preferred.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED: None.

Applications are accepted for posted positions only. If you are applying for more than one position, you must complete a separate application for each position. A resume and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application, however, you may submit a resume and/or additional documents with completed application. Notice: Any position which requires the ability or skill to type must also have a typing test. You may take a typing test at your local Work Force Center or you may contact our office to schedule for the test to be administered at 602 East Church Street, Livingston, Texas. All applications and typing scores will be considered valid for 180 days. **Non Law Enforcement- All applications submitted for employment with Polk County must complete the background consent form listed athttps://www.co.polk.tx.us/page/polk.Jobs.Openings and submitted with the application or it is not considered complete.