MSW4 Utilities Laborer

The UAF Facilities Services Utilities Department is looking for a dependable, hardworking individual to join our team as a Utilities Laborer – Coal Handler. This position performs hands-on work supporting the safe and efficient operation of the University’s coal handling facilities. Primary responsibilities include shoveling, sweeping, vacuuming, and removing coal and coal dust; transporting materials; maintaining clean and safe work areas; and assisting Utilities operations and maintenance personnel with general labor and equipment preparation. The position also assists with inspecting, cleaning, servicing, and performing light maintenance on coal handling equipment as trained and authorized. This is a physically demanding position that requires frequent climbing, bending, kneeling, standing, walking, pushing and pulling, and lifting or moving materials weighing up to 70 pounds. Work is performed in an industrial power plant environment with exposure to coal dust, elevated noise, moving equipment, and other industrial conditions, and requires the proper use of respiratory protection and other required PPE. If you enjoy hands-on work, take pride in maintaining a safe work environment, and want to be part of the team that helps keep UAF’s Utilities operations running, we encourage you to apply!

To thrive in this role, you should have knowledge of basic workplace and industrial safety practices, proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the safe use of basic hand tools and equipment. You should be comfortable performing physically demanding and repetitive work, including shoveling, sweeping, vacuuming, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, kneeling, climbing, standing, and walking for extended periods. The ability to routinely lift or move materials weighing up to 70 pounds and climb multiple flights of stairs is required. You must be able to safely work in an industrial power plant environment with exposure to coal dust, elevated noise levels, moving machinery, conveyors, rotating equipment, and elevated work areas while properly using required respiratory protection and other PPE. Successful candidates will be able to follow written and verbal instructions, equipment manuals, operating procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, and established safety practices; recognize and report unsafe or abnormal equipment conditions; and learn plant-specific operating and maintenance procedures. The ability to work independently, follow direction, and work cooperatively as part of the Utilities operations and maintenance team is essential.

Two years of experience in construction, moving, general labor, or a related field is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma/GED preferred. Basic understanding of construction principles and procedures. Valid driver's license.

Position Details:

This is a full-time, non-exempt, union-represented staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. 

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Current University of Alaska Local 6070 employees will be provided priority employment considerations for the first 5 days, when they meet the minimum qualifications for the posted position.  Current University of Alaska Local 6070 employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the posting should apply before the review date.  However, there is no requirement to be a Bargaining Unit Member in order to apply.  

Applications must be received prior to 11:55 PM Alaska time on September 13, 2026, to be considered. Applications received after this time and date may not be considered for this position.  To ensure consideration, please apply prior to the review date.

• If an adequate pool of applicants is not received at that time, applications will be reviewed by date received until the position is filled.

• This recruitment is Open Until Filled and successful submission of an application does not guarantee employment.

Salary Information: MSW4 /Step 1 $23.48/hr. (See Article 9.2 in the L6070 Collective Bargaining Agreement, Wage Grade Schedule).

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Facilities Services Human Resources at UAF-FSHR@alaska.edu

This position is represented by the Alaska Higher Education Crafts & Trades Employees (L6070).

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the ADA team at ua-ada@alaska.edu.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.