Seasonal Equipment Operator-4

City of Streamboat Strings•Steamboat Springs, CO

4d•$27 - $37

About The Position

It's fun and rewarding to work for the City of Steamboat Springs! Our employees are passionate and proud to serve our community with excellence and distinction. Our teams are awesome, and we are committed to our community and the very special place that is Steamboat Springs, Colorado! When joining the City of Steamboat Springs, you can expect to work for an organization with: A team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked! A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that creates a welcoming city A highly engaged workforce proudly serving our community with excellence and distinction A passion for strategically providing outstanding municipal services A promise to each other to support the work we all do for the city, community & Yampa Valley Uniqueness Fuels Our Innovative Spirit Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity and experiences drives us forward every day. It's the collective sum of our experiences that makes Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley a powerful, insightful and welcoming community. The City of Steamboat Springs' Police Department is hiring Seasonal Equipment Operators to join their team! GENERAL PURPOSE This position performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance work, and operates a variety of equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City streets, alleys, cul-de-sacs, parks, pathways and storm drainage facilities and systems.

Requirements

Graduation from high school education or GED equivalent, and Four (4) years of experience relating to construction, maintenance, or repair, or Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Considerable knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods, and procedures used in maintenance, construction and repair activities.
Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment.
Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time
Ability to work safely
Ability to communicate effectively
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments, and the public
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
Additional skills and abilities include operation monitoring (watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is operating properly; active listening; critical thinking (using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems); control precision ( the ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions; multi-limb coordination; near vision, depth perception, problem sensitivity and rate control ( the ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene).
Must have a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and ability to maintain one.
Will be on call from November 1st to April 1st and be available to plow snow 24/7. This includes all weekends and Holidays.

Responsibilities

Serves as an ambassador of the City of Steamboat Springs and upholds City values of Service, Teamwork, Integrity, Well-being, Respect and Compassion, while always espousing safety.
Maintains approximately 80 miles of streets, 160 lane miles, 6 miles of alleys, 102 cul-de-sacs, 50 parking lots, trails and parks including painting of traffic markings and facilities; sanding, plowing and clearing of snow from streets, sidewalks and trails; mowing grass, trimming trees and shrubs in the City’s rights-of-way; collection and disposal of trash and winter debris; constructing, repairing and installation of drainage structures; placing and finishing concrete and asphalt materials; and performance of related duties.
Assists with scheduling and implementation of construction, maintenance, and operation and construction activities designed to provide quality street, pathway, and park facilities for the city.
Operates a variety of medium-sized to heavy construction and power equipment including backhoe, loader, tandem axle trucks, graders, excavators etc. in performing job duties.
Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections and fills out daily inspection sheets.
Maintains inventory of necessary material for street signs.
Creates, installs, replaces and/or repairs street signs and performs other duties relative to sign maintenance as required or assigned.
May be required to work Special Events during holiday periods.
May need to be available during periods of emergency or 24 hours call out. Such activities include snow removal, street sweeping and/or flushing, monitoring mudslides and high water, sandbagging, cleaning debris, fallen trees and stop sign repair.
Assists in the training of lower-level employees performing the duties of maintenance, construction and repair of streets, alleys, cul-de-sacs, parks, pathways and storm drainage systems and facilities.
Inspects and/or repairs, streets, alleys, cul-de-sacs and drainage systems, parks, and pathways at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.
Maintains a variety of records and logs relating to inspections, materials, and maintenance activity.
Determines the locations of gas, telephone, power, television, water, and sewer lines from the appropriate sources prior to excavation.
Ensures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools after use.
Drives trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, gravel, sand and snow.
Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor or mechanic.
Keeps equipment clean and in good operating order.
Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards and policies.
Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, ditch digging, pavement repair, snow removal, pothole repair, street sweeping, flagging traffic for normal work zone or emergencies and painting crosswalks, handicap spots, sharrows, etc.
Operates a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment.
Serves on various employee or other committees as assigned.