JOB POSTING: DATE OF POSTING-SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Class Title:
General Laborer (FULL TIME)
Characteristics of the Class: An employee in this position
performs manual labor and routine driving for the Solid Waste
Department and Recycling Center. The position requires
accomplished pertaining to the operation, capability, and
maintenance of the equipment and its use.
Essential Job Functions: Performs manual tasks driving
light to medium trucks, including the use and general
application of associated equipment of the truck. Performs other
duties that require moderate physical stamina participating in
refuse and solid waste collection assignments and activities.
Knowledge of the equipment and truck’s capabilities; Tasks also,
require knowledge of routine preventive maintenance, in
maintaining tools, equipment, and trucks in good operating
condition and perform other duties as assigned when needed. Must
be able to carry out oral and written directions;
Job Related Physical Activity Requirements: This
position involves work requiring the employee to exert up to 100
pounds of force occasionally and less force frequently to move
objects. Physical activity related to this position may include
standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, carrying,
pushing, pulling, bending, squatting, climbing, reaching, and
repetitive motions. An employee in this position will be subject
to outdoor environmental conditions throughout the year
including extreme heat and cold; subject to noise and vibration;
subject to hazards including working near functioning machinery;
subject to fumes, odors, gases, poor ventilation, oils, and
cutting fluids; and subject to working in tight or enclosed
spaces. An employee in this position could “reasonably
anticipate” as a result of performing their job duties, to face
contact with roadside garbage, debris, and other potentially
infectious material.
Special Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities: General
knowledge of preventive maintenance of the equipment and trucks,
driving laws and codes, and safety procedures; knowledge of road
system, physical layout and adjacent areas. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with other
employees, supervisors, and the general public.
Acceptable Experience and Training: One or more
years of experience in truck driving, including minor
maintenance of vehicles; completion of a high school diploma or
G.E.D. or any equivalent combination of experience and training
which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Also possess a valid driver’s license.
Instructions for Application:
Complete a county employment
application and submit to office of Dan Mosley, Harlan County
Judge Executive, P.O. Box 956 Harlan, Ky. 40831.
Deadline for Applications to be submitted: September 15, 2023 at
4:00p.m.
The Harlan County Fiscal Court is an equal opportunity employer
JOB POSTING: DATE OF POSTING-September 8, 2023
Class Title:
General Laborer
Characteristics of the Class: An employee in this position
performs manual labor for the County Road Department which often
involves the use of acquired skills; the position requires more
than usual physical strength and endurance.
Essential Job Functions: Does various types of work in
the maintenance of county bridges and roads. The tasks may
involve, but are not limited to: manually trimming right-of-ways
removing trees stumps and other debris, clearing work site of
debris, grass cutting and trimming, building forms for bridge
piers, pouring concrete, cleaning stopped culverts and ditches,
performing minor carpentry, painting, moving garbage trailers,
and some masonry. Some tasks will require efficient and safe
operation and use of small hand tools and equipment such as: ax,
shovels, picks, hammer, hand saw, pry bar, chain saw, lawn
mower, string trimmer, etc. Does related work as assigned and
required by the county road supervisor and/or judge executive.
Job Related Physical Activity Requirements: This
position involves work requiring the employee to exert up to 100
pounds of force occasionally and less force frequently to move
objects. Physical activity related to this position may include
climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling,
reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting,
grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Sufficient visual acuity is required to operate machinery and
heavy equipment. An employee in this position will be exposed to
indoor and outdoor environmental conditions throughout the year
including extreme heat and cold; subject to noise and vibration;
subject to hazards including working near functioning machinery;
subject to fumes, odors, gases, poor ventilation, oils, and
cutting fluids; and subject to working in tight or enclosed
spaces. An employee in this position could “reasonably
anticipate” as a result of performing their job duties, to face
contact with potentially infectious material.
Special Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities: Some knowledge
of a variety of semi-skilled maintenance and manual tasks;
willingness to perform heavy manual work for an extended period
under varying climatic conditions; excellent physical condition.
Acceptable Experience and Training: Considerable
experience in performing maintenance or construction tasks and
completion of a high school diploma or G.E.D. or any equivalent
combination of experience and training which provides the
required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Instructions for Application:
Complete a county employment
application and submit to office of Dan Mosley, Harlan County
Judge Executive, P.O. Box 956 Harlan, Ky. 40831.
Deadline for Applications to be submitted: September 15, 2023 at
4:00p.m.
The Harlan County Fiscal Court is an equal opportunity employer
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