Equipment Operator I

County of Kauai

About The Position

Operates and maintains two (2) or more types of light motorized equipment as a primary work assignment in the construction, repair of highways, buildings, parks, and other adjacent areas; may perform manual tasks in connection with general construction and maintenance work; and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and one and one half (1 ½) years of work experience in the operation of equipment applicable to positions in this class or certification by a county trainer of the ability to satisfactorily operate equipment applicable to positions in this class.
Applicants will be required to demonstrate such competency by satisfactorily passing a performance examination.
Applicants must be certified by the county trainer on the following equipment or have one and one half (1 ½) years of work experience in the operation of: Roller and the Rubber Wheel Tractor with Boom and Flail Attachment (Bushwhacker).
Possession a valid Commercial Driver’s License (Type B) and a current State of Hawaii DOT examination certificate.
Applicants will be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
The examination will consist of a qualifying performance evaluation.

Responsibilities

Operates truck to haul rock, gravel, dirt, debris, and other materials and supplies used in the construction, repair and maintenance of roadways, buildings, parks, and adjacent areas
Operates rollers to compact aggregates, dirt, and other materials
Operates sweeper ½ cubic yard to sweep rubbish and trash in parking lot and adjacent areas
Stockpiles and loads dirt, gravel and sand cinders, crushed rock, and other materials onto truck
Operates a forklift to move supplies and materials or to load and unload supplies from a truck
Operates a diesel-powered rubber wheeled tractor with a sickle bar, boom, and flail mower attachment to trim bushes along roadways and highways
Furnishes equipment with fuel, oil, water, and air
Services and makes minor adjustments to equipment such as repairing spark plugs and adjusting clutches and brakes
Cuts grass and weeds, digs ditches, cleans dirt and debris from highways after storms
Spreads asphaltic concrete and rock in repairing pavement; may oversee the work of laborers performing manual tasks
May occasionally operate other types of motorized equipment representative of this class and/or lower classes as required
Performs other related duties as required