Equipment Operator I - Storm Water Drainage

City of Gainesville•Public Works Department, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is the entry-level class in the Equipment Operator series. This class is distinguished from the Equipment Operator II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within this series under close supervision. This class is typically used as a training class; employees will need some related work experience.

Requirements

Two years construction related work.
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.
Must have ability to obtain Class A or B CDL within six (6) months of request when requested by supervisor.
Regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
Frequently required to stand; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
Regularly exposed to vibration.
Occasionally works in high, precarious places.
Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock.
Noise level is usually very loud.

Nice To Haves

Ability to Learn to pour and finish concrete.
Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Learn the location of various City streets and addresses.
Learn the techniques for mixing and pouring concrete.
Operate, maintain and perform minor repairs on a variety of tools, machinery and equipment relevant to work assignments.
Perform the physical requirements of the job.
Perform work in undesirable or hazardous equipment including inclement weather, confined spaces and improper illumination.
Perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
Establish and maintain cooperative-working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Lay hot mix asphalt.

Responsibilities

Operate, maintain and perform minor repairs on a variety of machinery and equipment in the performance of duties including hand and power tools, street roller, welder, backhoe, front-end loader, jackhammer, dump truck, chainsaw, brushhog and tractors.
Participate in street repairs; prepare holes in street surfaces for repair; apply patching material to fill hole.
Assist in laying bricks and using the tar pot to tack streets; build fences as assigned.
Trim and remove foliage obstructing traffic signs or signals; cut out weeds growing along cracks in the streets; mow creek area.
Participate in mixing, pouring and finishing concrete.
Clear storm drains of refuse and debris.
Haul asphalt, sand and gravel to work site.
Clean and maintain order of work areas.
Repair tire flats in shop area.
Maintain service and repair records on division machinery and equipment.
May assist with refuse collection; may operate the collection vehicle and place refuse in vehicle compactor.
Perform related duties as assigned.