MOTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

State of careers Rhode Island

1d • $22 - $23

About The Position

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To operate, service and maintain medium and heavy trucks or other internal combustion engine equipment used in routine road maintenance or construction operations; to operate a truck, picking up and delivering materials, equipment, supplies, etc., for a state department or institution; and to do related work as required.

Requirements

• A thorough knowledge of the state laws pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles on the highway
• Skill in the operation and servicing of motor equipment other than heavy diesel and gasoline motor equipment
• The ability to make emergency minor running repairs and adjustments to equipment
• The ability to understand readily and carry out simple oral and written directions
• Related capacities and abilities
• Completion of eight school grades
• Employment as an operator of trucks or other motor equipment, involving the performance of some manual labor
• Possession of the proper operator’s license issued in conformance to requirements of the Rhode Island Registry of Motor Vehicles to operate above-described equipment and must maintain such licensure as a condition of employment.
• At the time of appointment must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician’s certificate.

Responsibilities

• To operate, service and maintain medium and heavy trucks or other internal combustion engine equipment used in routine road maintenance or construction operations.
• To operate a truck for as state department or institution, performing such tasks as transporting food, laundry, equipment, supplies, refuse, etc., and to assist in loading and unloading such a vehicle.
• To operate a truck performing snow plowing and sanding duties.
• To be responsible for the proper use and care of assigned motor equipment; to request necessary repairs; to keep equipment clean; to check fuel, oil, grease, water and air.
• To make emergency minor running repairs to equipment.
• As required: to operate catch basin cleaner equipment; or to perform manual labor.
• To do related work as required.

Benefits

• For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
• Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

What This Job Offers

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