Equipment Operator III

County of Kauai

23h

About The Position

Operates and maintains two (2) or more types of heavy motorized equipment as a primary work assignment to excavate and grade earth and to transport materials, supplies and equipment used in the construction, repair and maintenance of highways, buildings, parks and adjacent areas; and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and three and one half (3 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 three and one half (3 ½) years of work experience in the operation of: Truck-Tractor-Trailer and Hooklift Truck.
Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License A 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

Cuts, levels, grades, and reshapes land
Trims earth along roads and highways
Uses a scarifier to rip earth and pavement
Makes finished grades on road surfaces
Digs and excavates trenches, ditches and streams and spreads earth for backfilling of same
Scoops, loads, and unloads dirt, sand and gravel, rock, and other materials
Lifts and sets pipes, timber and boulders into ditches and other locations
Operates heavy diesel-powered D-6, D-7, or D-8, TD-25c hydraulic or cable controlled bulldozers to level and clear land of rocks, brush, trees, and other obstructions
Operates a large truck-tractor and tows a low bed trailer
Loads, hauls, and unloads heavy construction equipment such as bulldozers, graders, scrappers and etc. At construction sites
Operates a 12-cubic yard dump truck hauling rock and earth from cuts and dumps load at fill areas and at construction sites
Operates and adjusts a paving machine to spread and tamp asphalt for road construction and resurfacing projects
Sub-grades, sub-bases, shoulders and paved bases, surfaces and finished courses
Keeps equipment supplied with fuel, oil, water, and air
Maintains, lubricates, and makes minor repairs to equipment
May occasionally operate other types of motorized equipment representative of this class and/or lower classes as required
Performs other related duties as required