Motor Equipment Operator III - Line Maintenance and Construction

City of Johnson City • Johnson City, TN

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About The Position

The City of Johnson City, Tennessee, is hiring a Motor Equipment Operator III for Water & Sewer Services. This skilled position operates the City’s most complex and specialized heavy construction and maintenance equipment, requiring significant care and skill to move, place, and smooth materials safely and efficiently. Work also includes installing and repairing water and wastewater infrastructure.

The employee works with considerable independence, while a superior assigns and inspects work during and after completion for quality, quantity, safe operation, and care of equipment. The position may supervise lower-level operators and workers performing related activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, plus considerable experience operating and routinely maintaining heavy and complex construction equipment at the Motor Equipment Operator II level, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Valid Class A commercial driver's license issued by the State of Tennessee, with or without a 57 restriction.
• Thorough knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances, and rules related to equipment operation.
• Thorough knowledge of the operation and care of a variety of heavy construction equipment used for excavation, grading, rolling, and related work, as well as street paving processes.
• Thorough knowledge of methods, tools, and equipment used to service and repair heavy equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions for operating heavy construction and maintenance equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of the geography of the City, including the location and layout of streets and alleys.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions and work independently on regular duties.
• Skill and care in operating heavy maintenance and construction vehicles and equipment.
• Physical strength and agility sufficient to operate heavy equipment over rough terrain, occasionally in adverse weather.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment DOT physical, drug screening, and background check.
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment, random, and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing as permitted by law.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment, including graders, scrapers, large backhoes, front-end loaders, tub grinders, boom mowers, bucket trucks, and compactors.
• Use a motor grader for snow removal, road and street grading and ditching, scarifying street surfaces, and spreading and smoothing base and surface materials to designated grades.
• Operate bulldozers and motor scrapers to dig and load dirt and rock, compact and bury refuse, and perform general construction work.
• Service, repair, and adjust assigned equipment, and assist skilled mechanics with repair work.
• Instruct lower-level operators in the operation and servicing of assigned equipment.
• Occasionally operate less complex machinery and equipment as needed to complete assigned tasks.
• Perform general skilled and semiskilled labor when not operating equipment.
• Operate core-drilling and tapping machines and install water and wastewater lines, taps, meters, manholes, hydrants, valves, and other appurtenances.
• Perform related tasks as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED