Laborer

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is preparing to hire a small number of laborers over the next four years.  These jobs are in Cook County at plants that treat sewage.  There are no jobs in downtown Chicago.  People in these jobs may work in unpleasant surroundings and are exposed to unpleasant odors.

Residency Requirement:  There is no residency requirement to participate in the examination; however, all District employees must be domiciled within the boundaries of the District within six months of successful completion of probation.  (The District is in Cook County, Illinois, covering approximately 90% of the county area.)  

Probationary Period:  The probationary period for this classification is one year (250 days worked).

Hiring and Employment Objectives: The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is committed to hiring and employment practices that:  base employee selection on a candidate's knowledge, skill and ability to perform effectively on the job; provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants; prohibit the entry of political reasons or factors and other improper considerations into any stage of the selection and hiring processes; and create a transparent, honest and fair hiring system.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities will be made in accordance with applicable laws.  Requests for testing accommodations are to be made within one week after the close of the filing period.  For information regarding accommodation for individuals with disabilities, phone (312) 751-5170 (voice) or (312) 751-5916 (TTY).

Laborer  

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is preparing to hire a small number of laborers over the next four years. These jobs are in Cook County at plants that treat sewage.  There are no jobs in downtown Chicago.  People in these jobs may work in unpleasant surroundings and are exposed to unpleasant odors.  

You must show your Social Security Card and photo identification (with your birth date) at the basic skills written test.  Failure to show these documents may result in disqualification from the Laborer examination process.  You must be at least 18 years old by July 14, 2019. 

How we will hire Laborers:

1.  We will use the Illinois State Lottery Pick 4 (evening) game on Sunday, May 19, 2019 to get the numbers for the Laborer lottery list.  (The Illinois State Lottery has no interest in the way the District hires people.)

2.  On May 20, 2019, we will post the winning numbers on the District's employment website at www.districtjobs.org and from May 21 to June 10, 2019 we will publish the winning numbers in newspapers.

3.  If the last four digits of your Social Security number match the winning numbers or are within the range of the winning numbers plus 500, you will have until June 14, 2019 to file an application for Laborer.

4.   Applications must be filed by the following method:

Submitted online through the District's Online Employment Center at www.districtjobs.org.  Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the closing date, June 14, 2019, in order to be considered.

5.  All communication with applicants during the selection process will be by email.  It is the applicants’ responsibility to check their email for important notifications from the District during the selection process.

6.  Applications from anyone whose numbers do not match the winning numbers or are not within the range of the winning numbers plus 500 will be disqualified.  You must show your photo identification (with your birth date) and Social Security Card at the basic skills written test to confirm you have the winning numbers or are within the range of the winning numbers plus 500.  Failure to show these documents may result in disqualification from the Laborer examination process.

7.  Candidates must be able to read and understand simple instructions at approximately the sixth grade level and be at least 18 years old by July 14, 2019.

8.  In the event that more than one applicant has the same last four digits of their social security number, ties will be broken by the date and time of application submission.

9.  A short list of candidates, based on their rank in the lottery, will be asked to take a basic skills written test which is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2019.  Candidates will receive more information about the basic skills written test if they are placed on the lottery list and are within the selected range.

10.  A short list of candidates who pass the basic skills written test, based on their rank in the lottery, will be interviewed.  Interviews are tentatively scheduled between the dates of September 3 and September 13, 2019.

11.  Candidates who pass the interview will be eligible for hire as a Laborer.  Appointments will be made from the rank ordered eligible list.  The eligible list has a duration of four years.

12.  If you are offered a job, you will take a physical exam, including a drug test, criminal history background investigation and an evaluation of your ability to meet the specific physical demands of the job.

13.  If you are hired, you will have a one-year probation period (250 days worked). 

14.  If you are hired, you must have a valid Illinois driver's license within six months of the date of appointment.

15.  If you are hired, you must live in the boundaries of the District within six months of completing probation. (The District covers about 90% of Cook County.)

16.  The hourly rate for a Maintenance Laborer B is $26.93.