Equipment Operator III - Road Department

Greenwood County•Greenwood, SC

6d•$42,468 - $63,702•Onsite

About The Position

Greenwood County is looking for a team player to join the road crew. In this position you will be operating heavy machinery to accomplish a variety of road construction and maintenance tasks, including gathering and transporting materials, grading and compacting roads, paving roads, digging drainage ditches, repairing roads and driveways, removing trees and vegetation adjacent to roads, building and installing catch basins, etc.

Requirements

High School graduate or GED equivalent.
Two years of heavy equipment operation experience or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Physically able to operate a variety of types of machines and heavy equipment including motor grader, tractor, backhoe, trucks, bushhogs, and various general maintenance equipment
Successful completion of heavy equipment skill set assessment provided by Greenwood County Public Works.
Valid Class A SC Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

Nice To Haves

Experience with a backhoe
Experience with a front end loader
Experience with a bush hog
Experience with a bulldozer
Experience with a motor grader
Experience with tractors
Experience with slope mowers

Responsibilities

Knowledge and ability to operate equipment to include but not limited to backhoe, front end loader, bush hog, bulldozer, crawler loader, motor grader, trucks, tractor, crane, slope mowers and mowers.
Utilizes various types of machinery and tools as necessary to perform road maintenance and construction duties, including a chain saw, weed eater, hand tools, mechanic's tools, and a two-way radio.
Safely load, unload and transport heavy equipment to job sites.
Receives work orders and completes jobs in a timely manner as prescribed by the department. Completes vehicle and equipment maintenance inspection and indicates when service and repairs are needed. Issues are reported to the supervisor.
Assists in traffic control for the job site, zone set-up and placement of construction signs and barricades for employees and public safety.
Assists with directing traffic at job sites using paddle signs or flags.
Performs related work with various other department duties as assigned.