Patch Truck Operator

City of Myrtle Beach•Sc, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Operator, Sr. performs semi-skilled to skilled work operating medium- to heavy-weight motorized equipment to maintain and repair City grounds, sewers, and streets and provide solid waste collection services. The position may operate in sanitation/solid waste, water/sewer, parks, or streets, and may serve as a lead worker by guiding crew members and reviewing assigned work. Senior operators may perform additional duties specific to their assigned division. The role includes safe operation of equipment in varied conditions, conducting vehicle inspections and preventive maintenance, completing records and reports, using hand tools, and communicating with supervisors, coworkers, other departments, and the public. Operators may assist with special projects, seasonal work, and hurricane or disaster preparation and cleanup. Work is performed outdoors and around heavy equipment and machinery, with exposure to potentially adverse environmental conditions and hazards.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
One year of experience in equipment operation.
Must possess and maintain a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), including appropriate endorsements.
May be required to obtain and maintain other certifications.
Knowledge of equipment operations and customer service principles.
Skills in gathering information before acting, problem-solving, basic arithmetic and measurement, handling frustration, and collaborating and communicating with others.
Ability to operate and control equipment, machinery, tools, or materials that require complex or rapid adjustments and monitoring of multiple conditions.
Ability to use reference data, follow detailed routine written or oral instructions, exchange information within established policies and procedures, and exercise judgment when evaluating information against measurable criteria.
Ability to perform the physical demands of heavy work, including moving objects with up to 100 pounds of force on occasion.

Responsibilities

Operate equipment in sanitation/solid waste, water/sewer, parks, or streets; provide guidance to crew members and review work when serving as a lead worker.
Follow safety procedures, monitor the work environment and safety equipment, direct traffic, and place markers, signs, and cones around work sites.
Drive or operate equipment to maintain and repair streets, rights of way, parks, water and sewer lines, and to collect solid waste, including in traffic, at night, and in adverse weather.
Conduct pre- and post-trip inspections; promptly report problems or repairs needed; and complete inspection, fuel-use, and related documentation.
Perform daily preventive maintenance and service equipment and vehicles, including minor repairs.
Assist with special projects and seasonal work, including installing or removing decorations and banners, clearing event debris, and moving staging materials.
Use hand tools such as shovels, hammers, pick axes, rakes, pipe wrenches, channel locks, transit levels, tape measures, and carpentry tools.
Prepare, complete, review, process, and maintain forms, reports, work orders, logs, accident reports, and other documents.
Communicate with supervisors, employees, other departments, the public, and others to coordinate work, review status, exchange information, and resolve problems.
Operate assigned equipment, which may include motor graders, spray trucks, street sweepers, asphalt rollers, dozers, track hoes, patch trucks, loaders, dump trucks, jackhammers, backhoes, mowers, and other equipment.
Attend meetings, workshops, and training; assist with preparation for and cleanup after hurricanes and other natural disasters; and perform other assigned related duties.
When assigned to Parks, perform or assist with maintenance and landscaping, sidewalk and curb repairs, mowing, painting equipment, beach cleaning, trash collection, planting, and tree trimming; assist other departments as needed.
When assigned to Solid Waste, drive garbage trucks on assigned routes; collect yard waste, garbage, recycling, and dead animals; maintain the transfer station; operate equipment in chipping and compost operations; provide dumpster service; service compactor sites; and direct traffic in congested areas.
When assigned to Streets, perform maintenance and landscaping; repair sidewalks, curbs, storm drains, ditches, streets, utility cuts, and signs; patch potholes; seal cracks; grade ditches; lay pipes; build storm-water drain boxes; and operate street sweepers.
When assigned to Water/Sewer, repair leaks and install water and sewer lines; obtain a Class D Water Distribution License if required.