LABORER II (Housing)

CLOSING DATE: 05/24/2024 @ 4:00pm (MST)

Salary Range: $15.45 - $18.24/Hour

**APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER’S LICENSE**

** RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Trims lawn using push type or riding lawnmower picks up and properly disposes of trash. Occasionally handles hazardous areas, cuts down or trims trees, bushes and shrubbery using axes, power chain saw or other cutting devices. Uses appropriate personal protection equipment.
• Maintains field equipment (i.e., tractors, power tools, vehicles, etc.) by routine inspection and maintenance checks. All equipment will need to be in working condition at all times. All equipment will be cleaned and properly serviced (fill gas tank, check oil, etc.) prior to turn-in.
• Performs preventive maintenance checks on all grounds keeping equipment at the hospital, identifies problems and brings to the supervisor’s attention for corrective actions to be taken.
• Helps the maintenance crew when they are performing plumbing, carpentry, pipefitting, electrical welding, or other trades and crafts type work when needed.
• Loads and unloads heavy boxes, bulky supplies and materials to and from trucks, by hand, hand-truck or dolly; opens crates or boxes using crowbars and cuts band using shears; stacks supplies and materials where directed; moves furniture when needed.
• Digs ditches and trenches with picks and shovels where dirt is hard and compact, does grading and sloping. Fills holes with dirt and levels bumps and low places using a shovel, hand tamper and rake, may occasionally, for a short periods of time, break up pavement or other hard surface with the use of a jackhammer.
• Removes snow/ice from walkways around the hospital and quarters during winter season.
• Removes weeds from sidewalks and patios, removes and cleans main entrances of the buildings, makes sure sidewalks are clear from debris.
• Re-stripes areas around the facility such as: heli-pad, fire zones, handicap areas, parking lot, etc.
• Operates heavy equipment, load equipment onto trailer, transport equipment for repairs or work in other offsite locations and pick up materials with trailer if needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

Two (2) years of direct work experience

 Education:

High School Diplomas or Equivalency (HSE).
Valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License

**Please email degree, transcripts, license and certifications to Glenda.Jim@fdihb.org

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE:

FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.