Equipment Operator IV

County of Kauai

About The Position

Operates and maintains revolving crawler or truck-mounted cranes or excavators or standard power shovels with digging attachments of ¾ cubic yard capacity or more as a primary, regular assignment in performing 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 four (4) 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 four (4) years of work experience in the operation of: Truck-Tractor-Trailer and Excavator with digging attachments of 3/4 cubic yard capacity or more.
Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (Type 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

Operates revolving crawler or truck-mounted cranes or excavators with dragline or clamshell bucket attachments or with standard or long reach booms and dipper sticks with digging buckets or pullshovel attachments of ¾ cubic yard capacity or more
Excavates and backfills foundations or ditches
Dredges and reclaims land
Cleans debris from ditches and streams
Trims road banks and grades roads
Scoops, loads, and unloads dirt, sand, gravel, rock, and other materials
Lifts and set pipes, timber and boulders into trenches or other locations with a hook attachment
May equip crane with guideway and drop hammer for use as a pile driver
Performs rigging of necessary attachments or may supervise the work of a helper doing same
Instructs helpers and others in use of equipment for training purposes
Keeps equipment supplied with fuel, oil, water, and air
Lubricates gears and other moving parts
Maintains and makes repairs to power and lifting unites
May occasionally operate other types of motorized equipment representative of this class and/or lower classes as required
Performs other related duties as required