LABORER

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Laborer

Department of Fleet & Facility Management

Bureau of Facility Operations

Number of Positions: 3

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $51.40 per hour

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with Laborers' International Union of North America Local 1092 (Bargaining Unit 53). Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 04/27/2026

Under immediate supervision, performs unskilled, physically demanding labor at new construction and repair and maintenance work sites, in the public way or at city facilities, and performs related duties as required.

Positions are allocated primarily to the Department of Fleet and Facility Management, Bureau of Facility Operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Loads and unloads trucks carrying a variety of equipment, power tools and construction materials including streetlight and traffic signal heads, concrete and cement bags, PVC and steel pipe, and electrical wire

* Digs and backfills trenches, holes, pole foundations and sidewalk/street excavations

* Sets braces and shoring equipment and drives sheeting to set up retention walls

* Operates pneumatic power and hand tools (e.g., jack hammers, concrete saws, shovels, picks, sledgehammers and grinding equipment) in the performance of general labor work and the placement and removal of street markings

* Assists in the installation of concrete forms, conduit and other materials, and mixes and pours concrete in specified amounts

* Sets up barricades, traffic safety cones and steel street plates, and uses hand signals and flags to slow or control traffic around work sites

* Cleans up work sites and city facilities at the completion of jobs, loading and removing debris and sweeping and clearing areas and performs light landscaping (e.g., cuts grass, removes weeds) duties to restore areas

* Spreads salt and operates snow blowers and uses shovels to remove and clean snow and ice from walkways and other areas around facilities

* Operates hand jacks and forklifts to lift, move, store and distribute large and heavy construction materials maintained at work sites and in central warehouses or supply yards

* Tracks the delivery and distribution of materials and tools at a warehouse or supply yard

* Assists skilled trades workers by readying and supplying needed tools and materials and maintaining cleaning equipment in good working conditions

* Moves furniture and office equipment to assist trades crews working on maintenance and rehabbing projects for city offices and facilities

* May prepare daily work activity reports

* Works on crews with seasonal Painters, assisting in the removal and placement of street markings on city streets and Lake Shore Drive. Operates small grinding equipment to remove street markings

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 1869 w Pershing rd., Chicago, Il 60609

Days: Varies

Hours: Varies

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

* One year of work experience as a general laborer on a construction work site

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

* Assignments involving the operation of a forklift will require positions to be trained and evaluated by the employer prior to the assignment, as required under OSHA standards administered by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL)

WORKING CONDITIONS

* Exposure to outdoor weather conditions

* Exposure to loud noise, fumes or dust, oily or wet environment

EQUIPMENT

* Manual equipment (e.g., shovel, broom, rake)

* Power tools (e.g., pneumatic jack hammer)

* Personal protective equipment (e.g., hard hat, shoes, glasses, gloves, vest, pads)

* Safety devices or equipment (e.g., cones, barricades)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

* Heavy lifting (up to 100 pounds) is required

* Ability to stand and walk for extended or continuous periods of time

* Ability to quickly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with one's body, arms, and/or legs

* Ability to move one's hands and arms to grasp or manipulate objects

* Ability to operate applicable hand tools, power tools, and equipment

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position does not require a test or interview. Applicants who successfully apply for the position, meet the minimum qualifications, and possess the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be hired in a lottery/random order. Qualified bidders will be hired in seniority order according to the collective bargaining agreement.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor