Position Description

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING
Position Number: 00090453	Description Activated On: 7/8/2026 1:18:26 PM

Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively.

This wage position is semi-skilled manual work that entails routine construction and maintenance of the facilities in the Laurel Mtn. Division of the Forbes State Forest. Also works in other divisions and the District Office as required.

Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor.

The Laurel Mountain Division maintains a large signage presence on extensive trail systems. This position maintains those signs by constructing new signs (cutting,layout, routering, painting) and installing them throughout the trail system.

Clears roads and trails of brush and fallen trees using brush cutters (both manual and motorized) and chainsaws.

Clears, paints and maintains State Forest boundary lines.

Cleans restrooms/latrines, picks up trash and debris.

Installs and maintains culverts and headwalls/tailwalls on roads and trails.

Plows and shovels snow in winter and mows grass (including weed-whacking) in summer.

Performs basic maintenance (includes oil changes, filter replacements, tire rotation, washing and waxing, etc.) on vehicles and machinery.

Maintains/mows roadsides and wildlife openings using brush hogs and debris blowers mounted on farm tractors.

Installs, paints and maintains gates.

Assists in all aspects of facility and infrastructure maintenance including light carpentry (construction and installation of signs), electrical (changing receptacles and lighting fixtures), and plumbing (cleaning clogged drains and repairing leaks).

Operates product moving equipment such as pallet jacks, forklifts, tractors and skid steers as directed.

Employee is required to respond to wildfires and other emergencies (search and rescue) as a firefighter, single resource, or function in a support position when requested.

Actively participates with prescribed fire as directed.

Assists in grooming snowmobile trails as directed.

Assists Foresters with all aspects of state forest management.

Performs other duties as required.

Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature.

Employees receive oral instructions and work is checked by inspection during process and upon completion.

Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License

Experience:

Licenses, registrations, or certifications:

1.   Class C Driver's License

2.   N/A

3.   N/A

4.   N/A

5.   N/A

6.   N/A

Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.

1.	Traverses steep, rough and uneven terrain on foot, and works outside under varying temperatures and weather conditions.
2.	Uses hand tools to perform maintenance work such as cleaning culverts, gathering and removing debris, shoveling snow.
3.	Operates a chainsaw safely and effectively along with gas and battery powered weedeaters, brushsaws, and hedge trimmers.
4.	Operates standard power tools such as drills, impact drivers, reciprocating saws, circular saws, grinders, sanders, etc.
5.	Lifts and moves heavy loads, such as: bags of concrete, metal gates, rocks, brush, etc.
6.	Actively participates in wildfire suppression activities and prescribed fire.
7.	Assists with the construction or repairing of facilities using basic carpentry, electrical, and plumbing.
8.	Checks, inspects, services and makes minor repairs to equipment.
9.	Safely and effectively operates equipment including plow trucks, tractors, atv's, utv's and snow groomer.
10.	Operates a motor vehicle or alternate method of transportation.