Equipment Operator I - Streets

City of La Porte, Texas•La Porte, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level position in the Equipment Operator class series. Employees in this class typically work under close supervision, performing a group of repetitive or closely related duties according to established procedures. This role is distinguished from higher-level classes by its responsibility for operating a limited range of light and moderate equipment and vehicles. The primary function is to drive trucks and light equipment, and perform semi-skilled and skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm drains, and right-of-way maintenance.

Requirements

Some experience in the operation of light construction equipment and vehicles.
High School Diploma or GED.
Possession of a valid Texas Driver’s License.
Possession of, or ability to obtain within three months, a valid Texas Class B CDL.
Knowledge of street and utility construction materials, tools and equipment.
Knowledge of methods employed in basic laboring and maintenance work.
Knowledge of safety precautions used in hazardous construction maintenance.
Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to perform semi-skilled tasks in the construction and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, gutters, and related public works facilities.
Ability to perform heavy physical labor.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Responsibilities

Drive and operate light to moderate construction equipment on routine assignments or on a training basis, including skip rollers, concrete saws, backhoes and tractor mowers.
Repair and patch streets by hand-sweeping surfaces, loading asphalt, and raking and shoveling asphalt.
Participate in working with a small street patching crew in completing work orders.
Operate tractors and mowers in the maintenance of drainage channels and right-of-ways.
May participate in concrete work such as curb, gutter, and sidewalk repair.
Inspect ditches, drainage areas and roadside shoulders for removal of weeds and application of herbicides.
Drive and operate trucks and equipment used in the application of larvicides and insecticides for control of mosquitoes.
Drive a variety of pickup and dump trucks.
Perform regular storm drain maintenance and emergency storm work.
Perform related duties as assigned.