Motor Equipment Operator

Longville Shop•Longville, MN

About The Position

The Motor Equipment Operator performs manual labor and operates heavy equipment for highway maintenance, helping provide the public with safe, well-maintained, and efficient roadways. Work includes hauling aggregate, plowing and treating icy roads, repairing gravel and asphalt surfaces, clearing culverts and rights-of-way, maintaining drainage, removing storm debris, and assisting with roadway signs. The position also performs basic equipment maintenance and maintains time records used for payroll, accounts receivable, inventory, and road-maintenance costs. Other duties may be assigned. The work involves field exposure to weather, moving mechanical parts, vibration, electrical shock, toxic or caustic chemicals, confined or restricted areas, and high, exposed places, as well as work inside a shop. Applicants must pass a pre-employment physical.

Requirements

High school degree or equivalent.
Knowledge of highway maintenance and construction practices.
Knowledge of operating heavy equipment related to highway maintenance, with two to four years of experience in the same.
Ability to operate heavy equipment such as a snowplow/dump truck and motor grader, and periodically operate light equipment such as a loader/backhoe or tracked skid steer.
Valid Class A CDL endorsement and valid driver's license.
Ability to follow directions and work without direct supervision.
Ability to perform physical work safely and efficiently, including work during adverse conditions.
Mechanical aptitude and the physical and mental attributes needed to perform the work satisfactorily.
Ability to deal tactfully with the public when necessary.
Must submit to and pass a pre-employment physical.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, handle, feel, talk, and hear; requires near and far acuity, depth perception, and color vision.
Occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Haul aggregate materials to designated roadways.
Plow and apply sand or salt to ice-covered roadways.
Repair sand pockets and soft spots on gravel roads.
Remove culvert obstructions and steam frozen culverts.
Clear rights-of-way and remove storm debris, trees, and brush that obstruct roadway visibility.
Perform ditch work to ensure proper drainage.
Seal cracks, patch potholes and repair breakups on asphalt roadways.
Repair gravel shoulders along asphalt roadways and repair washout areas when necessary.
Perform basic equipment maintenance, including oil changes, greasing, tire repairs, replacing hoses, bolts, and lights, and changing cutting edges.
Assist with installation of roadway signs.
Maintain time records for payroll, accounts receivable, inventory, and road-maintenance costs.
Perform other duties as assigned.