Heavy Equipment Operator - Sewer Maintenance

City of Chattanooga•Chattanooga, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the City of Chattanooga Team as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Sewer Maintenance. The City of Chattanooga is a vibrant and growing community known for its outdoor adventure and innovation. Our organization consists of 2,600 employees committed to excellence in public service. We offer competitive compensation, work-life balance, exceptional wellness programs, and opportunities for growth. This role is crucial for making Chattanooga the best city in America by ensuring our infrastructure and utilities thrive. The position involves operating heavy equipment for the construction and maintenance of city streets, utilities, and other infrastructure, including sewer systems. The ideal candidate will be skilled in operating various heavy machinery and committed to public service.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Three (3) years of any combination of relevant education, experience, and/or training sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Valid Class D driver’s license.
Demonstrated proficiency on a minimum of three (3) types of heavy equipment to include three (3) years of experience operating heavy equipment.
Must be able to use electronic devices to receive and track work.
Must be able to maintain good interpersonal relationships with staff, co-workers, managers and citizens.
Must accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner.

Nice To Haves

Typical equipment operated might include but is not limited to: excavators, rubber-tired loaders, compactor, scraper, wood chipper, paving machine, milling machine, motor grader, bulldozer, articulated dump truck, and backhoes.

Responsibilities

Maneuver heavy equipment and operate complex mechanisms involving digging, moving earth and materials, grading, loading, paving, and performing similar tasks to advance projects relating to construction and maintenance of city streets, utilities, and other infrastructure.
Operate various heavy equipment to assist in the maintenance and upkeep of the landfill; operates bulldozer, compactor, and/or scraper to move and compact waste and other materials to ensure proper placement, level, and contents of landfill mounds; operates same equipment to move and compact earth to provide a proper covering for landfill; keeps metal pile clean and assists with sorting of waste.
Operate milling and asphalt paving machines to grind existing pavement and lay down the new pavement for construction and maintenance of roads, parking lots and other paved surfaces; controls speed, depth and width spread/grinding of equipment; operates multiple mechanisms to control speed, volume and depth of asphalt application; monitors and oversees activities of crew workers assisting with the operation of equipment and application of asphalt.
Perform basic and semi-skilled labor as appropriate to assist in the completion of maintenance, upkeep and construction projects; picks up paper, limbs and other debris; uses hand tools and operates motorized tools as necessary to complete the assigned task.
Use, carry and answer cell phones, use other electronic devices to receive and track work, and/or two-way radio as determined by their job duties and supervisor.
Perform light maintenance of equipment, i.e.: greasing, blowing out air filters, keeping motor free and clear of debris, ensuring that all fluids are at manufacturers specifications, maintaining updated maintenance records.
Assist crew supervisor/crew members with loading and unloading equipment/other materials onto trucks and trailers, making sure loads are properly and evenly secured.
Keep the sewer department free of hazardous sewer organisms.
Ensure that job layouts don’t affect the quality of work done.
Assist truck drivers with materials and equipment on a daily basis.