Upcoming Meetings
- Veterans Committee will meet Monday, March 25, at 7 pm - Agenda
- Board of Supervisors will meet Wednesday, March 27, at 7 pm - Agenda
- Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83595494579?pwd=ZVhrM0FlU2hCMXBkNmN1RTl6Z2IyZz09
- Meeting ID: 835 9549 4579
- Passcode: 20240327
- Dial by your location: +1 267 831 0333
- Planning Commission will meet Monday, April 1, at 7pm
Employment Opportunity: Public Works Department Full Time Laborer
Towamencin Township is seeking applications for a full time Public Works Laborer. This position performs work assigned and supervised by the Public Works Director and Parks Supervisor. The majority of the work consists of the maintenance of Township grounds and facilities. The position will operate various hand and power tools, including zero-turn mowers, weed whackers, pole saws, chainsaws, brush cutters, tree chippers, and other equipment of similar complexity. The position also drives trucks and operates heavy construction equipment and requires a minimum of a class B PA license.
Specific work examples include: loading and unloading of materials and tools from trucks, cutting grass, brush and branches, using hand and powered tools, application of snow and ice control materials and other maintenance chemicals, performing minor maintenance and repair operations on equipment and vehicles and the cleaning and painting of Township facilities. The position will operate vehicles to transport tools and equipment, apply road construction materials, plow snow and spread ice and snow control materials. The position is responsible for performing preventative maintenance operations on the vehicles operated and for reporting other needed maintenance. Equipment operation will include: trucks, mowers, rollers, backhoes, material loaders and other vehicles of similar complexity. The position will be responsible to perform other related work as may be required or assigned.
Primary Duties/Accountabilities
- Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to learn and carry out simple mechanical operations.
- Knowledge of the proper operating procedures and safety practices associated with trucks, construction and maintenance equipment.
- Ability to recognize defective operation of vehicles and to perform routine maintenance operations.
- Knowledge of state laws pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles on highways.
Towamencin Township offers a great opportunity, with excellent benefits and a competitive starting salary range of $57,000.00 - $60,000.00, negotiable depending on experience. Applications and resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications are available here. Resumes/applications can be mailed to Towamencin Township, 1090 Troxel Road, Lansdale, PA 19446 or emailed to Colleen Ehrle at HR@towamencin.org.
