Equipment Operator II

Position Summary

Operate medium duty, large stationary, and/or motorized construction and maintenance equipment; perform grading, loading, sweeping, snow plowing, landscaping, water tanker for dust control; street/runway repairs, water and wastewater line maintenance activities; may transport equipment on public right‑of‑ways and city‑owned facilities and perform semi‑skilled maintenance tasks. This is a safety‑sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

• Operate a variety of medium duty construction and maintenance equipment including, but not limited to, a motor grader, forklift, front‑end loader, water truck, portable chipper, snow plow, de‑icer, medium duty bulldozer, single and tandem axle dump truck, tractor mower‑spreader‑sweeper‑scraper, roller, stripping machine, compactor to support a variety of maintenance and construction operations.
• Grade roads using motor grader; roll asphalt.
• Gather and load waste products from job sites onto trucks; transport to appropriate location.
• May clean debris from work areas, ditches, culverts and creek beds; bulldoze hill sides and fire trails as required; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• May perform additional construction and maintenance tasks including concrete work, spreading material, and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; transport equipment to and from construction sites.
• Operate rollers, chip‑seal machines, road‑grader and various equipment in constructing roads and trails.
• Operate a variety of equipment and vehicles used in the disposal division including backhoes, front‑end loaders, skid steers, bobcats, tractors, roll‑off trucks and a variety of recycling facility equipment, including but not limited to grinders, shredders, screens, and crushers.
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as required.
• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures; maintain effective communications with communications tower.

• May install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street‑repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

High school diploma or GED supplemented by thirty (30) credit hours of vocational training in the maintenance and operation of medium duty motorized gas or diesel powered equipment and one (1) year construction equipment operation and maintenance experience.

• When assigned to aviation: possession of a valid New Mexico Commercial Driver's License (Class A or
  
  B).
• Possession of a valid City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Possession of a valid OSHA Forklift Operator certification within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Must be able to successfully qualify for and maintain a Sunport Access Control Card as determined by the criteria set forth by the policies and guidelines of the Aviation Department and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
• Successful completion of a security background check conducted by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, if applicable.

• Construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, toxic materials; waste and infectious materials; work in inclement weather conditions; work flexible hours, including evening and weekends as required.
• Physical: essential and supplemental functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for heavy lifting, climbing, operating motorized equipment and vehicles; work in confined spaces; work at heights; work around heavy construction equipment; travel from site to site.