Equipment Operator II - Cleaner

City of Temple•Temple, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Temple is seeking an Equipment Operator II - Cleaner. This position can encompass a variety of tasks depending on the crew assignment, including operating heavy equipment like loaders, backhoes, and rollers for street reconstruction, patching potholes, and operating a bucket truck for vegetation trimming. The role involves working with different crews such as Reconstruction, Forestry, Drainage, Sweeper, and Asphalt Repair, each with specific operational duties and equipment usage. All crew members are expected to assist other crews, work in emergency situations, follow safety guidelines, and may rotate on-call duties.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Two (2) years of City of Temple experience (for Internal Candidates)
Class A CDL (for Internal Candidates)
Flagger Training (for Internal Candidates)
TXLTAP Training - 72 Hrs (for Internal Candidates)
Class A CDL (for External Candidates)
Flagger Training within 6 months (for External Candidates)
TXLTAP training may supplement 4 years of outside experience (truck driving and construction equipment) for TXLAP training, then 72hrs within 12 months (for External Candidates)

Responsibilities

Operates loaders, backhoe, and gradall in street reconstruction work and full depth repair work.
Removes asphalt and concrete, excavates sub-grade to desired grade and loads dump trucks.
Operates various trucks: dump truck, backhoe, loader, roller, etc. while performing tasks related to street reconstruction and maintenance of City streets, alleys, drainages, rights-of-way, and other property.
Hauls dirt, grass, road base, asphalt, water, pipe, equipment, debris, and other material used.
Uses hand tools and equipment for tasks such as shoveling, hammering, and picking.
Performs routine preventative maintenance on trucks and equipment.
Assists on a crew to trim and cut trees along City streets and alleys.
Chips tree limbs and brush or to load them on a dump truck.
Clears trees, brush and vines from drainages and creeks and reviews for stoppage.
Operates backhoes, loader, and other various equipment: dump truck, backhoe, wheel loader, dozer, boom mower, excavator, etc. while performing tasks related to the maintenance of City creeks, detention ponds, and drainage channels.
Operates a regenerative air street sweeper following an established route to sweep City streets, and other areas as assigned.
Deposits sweeping debris at landfill, and fills truck with water.
Completes daily maintenance of truck, ensuring that hopper and screens in sweeper body are cleaned, and all safety equipment (rotating beacon light, flashing lights, camera, etc.) are always operational.
Assembles gutter brooms for sweeper, sweeping before and after asphalt and seal coat work, and sweeping other City of Temple areas when assigned.
Operates patch truck in the patching of potholes, utility cuts in streets and alleys.
Prepares jobsite and lays asphalt material for new construction, overlay and major street repairs.
Takes on leadership role in absence of Crew Leader.
Works in emergency situations with sanding oil spills and frozen streets, etc.
Assists other crews in the performance of duties as needed.
Rotates on-call for nights, weekends, and emergency calls.
Follows policies, procedures, safety guidelines and inspections of equipment and tools.
Performs other duties as assigned.