Senior Equipment Operator - Streets

Harker Heights, City of • Harker Heights Public Works Department, TX

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Operates heavy equipment in support of Public Works maintenance operations; participates in maintenance activities relative to area of assignment; and performs other related duties as required. Works under the general supervision of the Field Supervisor.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Driving record must be such that employee is insurable to drive City vehicles.
• Requires a valid Texas CDL-A license.
• Two (2) years experience in similar area of employment or display proficiency in heavy equipment operation.
• Work related experience equal to acceptable proficiency levels in required knowledges.
• Skills and/or abilities are acceptable substitutes for the above specified education and experience requirements.
• Requires knowledge of various sets of controls used in the operation of various types of equipment and attachments.
• Requires normal alertness to follow instructions and methods; mental application and concentration where tasks of operations are repetitive or where the work flow is intermittent; and simple examination or analysis by comparison with established facts, standards, or procedures.
• Requires ability to take initiative and/or to plan and improvise procedures and standards.
• Requires occasional exercise of independent judgement with obvious choices of action in handling the work in accordance with established methods, procedures, and/or regulations.
• Reads, understands, and follows written and oral job instructions (English).
• Hears clearly when working around equipment or in street and alley traffic, using proper safety precautions.
• Lifts and carries up to fifty (50) pounds, and pulls, pushes, or drags up to 120 pounds of installation and repair equipment or materials.
• Climbs, crawls, kneels, squats, bends, twists, and stoops for extended periods of time while performing installations.
• Works in trenches and confined spaces.
• Works indoors and outdoors in extreme temperatures including heat, cold, temperature swings, and inclement weather.
• Some exposure to mechanical, electrical, explosive, fumes, odor, dust, chemicals, and toxic waste hazards.
• Serves on standby crew for after-hours emergency work as required.
• Communicates effectively with the public and with other City employees.

Responsibilities

• Operates a bulldozer, front end loader, drag line compactor, motor grader, backhoe, scraper pan, roller, asphalt lay down machine, etc.
• Operates equipment for digging pits, pushing down trees, stockpiling gravel sand and dirt, cutting subgrade, landscaping, burning and burying waste materials, cleaning drainage channels, grading roads, etc.
• Performs maintenance service and makes minor field repairs on equipment, ensures that equipment is secure at the end of each work shift.
• Promotes a safe work environment.
• May serve as or act on behalf of the crew leader in his/her absence as required.
• Answers Duty Phone on weekends.
• Attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Exhibits the City of Harker Heights’ Core Values.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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