Equipment Operator I
About The Position
Operates heavy equipment to construct, maintain and repair paved and unpaved County roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, ditches, catch basins and storm drainage systems. Also maintains public rights-of-way and assists other divisions and departments, including maintaining County landfills. This role involves manually loading/unloading materials, transporting equipment, and using hand and power tools. The operator is responsible for inspecting equipment for proper and safe working condition, reporting defects, and performing routine maintenance and cleaning. All duties must be performed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and standards of quality and safety. Accurate work records must be maintained.
Requirements
- Requires high school diploma, GED equivalent or specialized vocational training.
- Must possess a valid state commercial driver’s license (CDL) with appropriate endorsements.
- Requires over six months and up to and including one year of experience.
Nice To Haves
- Must obtain CDL permit (3) months after date of hire.
- Must obtain CDL (Class “B”) with appropriate endorsements (6) months after date of hire.
- Total (3) months for Permit (3) months for CDL license (Class A or B) within 12 months of hire.
Responsibilities
- Operates heavy equipment to construct, maintain and repair paved and unpaved County roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, ditches, catch basins and storm drainage systems.
- Operates heavy equipment to maintain public rights-of-way.
- Operates heavy equipment to assist other divisions and departments as necessary, including but not limited to maintaining County landfills.
- Manually loads / unloads materials onto vehicles; transports equipment and materials to / from work sites.
- Uses hand and power tools in various manual tasks as required.
- Inspects equipment to ensure proper and safe working condition; reports defects or required maintenance to the supervisor.
- Performs routine maintenance and cleaning of assigned tools and equipment.
- Performs all duties in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and standards of quality and safety.
- Maintains accurate and complete work records as required.
- May operate dump trucks and other equipment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
