Construction Heavy Equipment Operator

JOB DESCRIPTION BILINGUAL SPANISH / ENGLISH REQUESTED Summary / Objective The heavy equipment operator shall possess skills to operate a variety of contractor equipment and trucks used in construction, maintenance and repair activities and performs a variety of semiskilled tasks in the maintenance of light, street, and storm drainage systems.

Heavy Equipment Operator Level I Essential Functions 1. Operates trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies.

2. Must be competent in safety, understanding the Excavation guidelines as defined by OSHA. 3. Basic operational techniques of trucks and construction or power equipment, such as mechanized broom, man-lift, dump truck, hydraulic excavators, skid steers.

4. Operates jackhammers, mowers, brush chippers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems.

5. Shoot grades. 6. Works with and assists the line crew in digging ditches and trenches, hoisting material, tools, equipment, and any related work with a backhoe, road grater or front-end loader.

7. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or repairs to the supervisor;

cleans equipment. 8. Assists in the installing and maintenance of traffic control devices. 9. Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

Preferred Education and Experience for Level I Operator · 1-3 years of previous Heavy Equipment and Construction Experience Heavy Equipment Operator Level II Essential Functions 1.

Operates trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies.

2. Must be competent in safety, understanding the Excavation guidelines as defined by OSHA. 3. Operates trucks and construction or power equipment, such as mechanized broom, backhoe, man-lift, dump truck, road grater, front-end loader, hydraulic excavators, skid steers, scrapers, and dozer.

4. Operates jackhammers, mowers, brush chippers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems.

5. Works with and assists the line crew in digging ditches and trenches, hoisting material, tools, equipment, and any related work with a backhoe, and front-end loader.

6. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or repairs to the supervisor;

cleans equipment. 7. Assists in the installing and maintenance of traffic control devices. 8. Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

9. GPS 10. Shoot grades and perform necessary math. 11. Identify soil classification. Preferred Education and Experience for Level II Operator 3 - 6 years of previous Heavy Equipment and Construction Experience.

Heavy Equipment Operator Level III Essential Functions 1. Operates trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies.

2. Operates trucks and construction or power equipment, such as mechanized broom, man-lift, dump truck, road grater, front-end loader, hydraulic excavators, dozers, excavators, Motor graders, Backhoes, skid steers and inductor truck.

3. Operates jackhammers, mowers, brush chippers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems.

4. Shoot grades. 5. Works with and assists the line crew in digging ditches and trenches, hoisting material, tools, equipment, and any related work with a backhoe, and front-end loader.

6. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or repairs to the supervisor;

cleans equipment. 7. Assists in the installing and maintenance of traffic control devices. 8. Plows snow and salts roads according to departmental policy.

9. Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards. 10. Finishing and grading functions 11.

GPS 12. Shoot grades and perform necessary math. 13. Interpret Civil Drawings 14. Identify soil classifications. Preferred Education and Experience for Level III Operator 3 - 6 years of previous Heavy Equipment and Construction Experience Heavy Equipment Operator Level IV Essential Functions 1.

Operates trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling, and unloading of various equipment, materials and supplies.

Non CDL 2. Must be competent in safety understanding the Excavation guidelines as defined by OSHA. 3. Operates trucks and construction or power equipment, such as mechanized broom, backhoe, man-lift, dump truck, road grater, front- end loader, hydraulic excavators, skid steers, motor graders, excavators, dozers.

4. Operates jackhammers, mowers, brush chippers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems.

5. Shoot grades. 6. Works with and assists the line crew in digging ditches and trenches, hoisting material, tools, equipment, and any related work with a backhoe, road grater or front-end loader.

7. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or repairs to the supervisor;

cleans equipment. 8. Assists in the installing and maintenance of traffic control devices. 9. Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

10. Finishing and grading 11. Shoot grades and perform necessary math. 12. GPS 13. Interpret Civil Drawings 14. Identify soil classifications.

Preferred Education and Experience for Level IV Operator 10 - 15 years of previous Heavy Equipment and Construction Experience Competencies 1.

Technical Capacity. 2. Time Management. 3. Thoroughness. 4. Customer / Client Focus. 5. Good communication skills 6. Attention to detail.

Supervisory Responsibility This position has no supervision responsibilities. Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions.

The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration.

The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risks of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to stand, talk, and listen. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell.

The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel Local travel to various worksites is required. Required Education and Experience 1. Graduation from high school or GED equivalent.

2. Four years’ experience involving the use of medium and heavy equipment, two of which must have been related to utility or street systems.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications 1. Valid CDL License. #Jazz1 Powered by JazzHR