Equipment Operator IV DelDot Merit

Introduction

The mission of Maintenance & Operations is to provide excellence in transportation by keeping the state’s road transportation network in a state of good repair through the careful and consistent application of personnel, equipment and financial resources.

This position must be available to work overtime as needed, including storm events and other emergency events on short notice, and in some cases, no advance notice.

• Drives and controls on/off-road equipment to haul supplies to and from the work site, including public highway systems.
• Manipulates equipment with integrated mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic systems/controls by coding computers and or adjusting levers, gears, valves, switches and related controls.
• Operates mobile equipment and hand tools to dig, ditch, slope, strip, grade, backfill, mow, and excavate.
• Loads and unloads rock, debris, earth, trees and materials such as abrasives, de‑icing chemicals/hazardous material using hands, loaders, trucks, hand‑truck, forklift, dolly‑lift and hoist.
• Operates hand tools such as jackhammers, mechanical tampers, power saws, air compressors, hydraulic drivers, and similar equipment to make general repairs of roads, grounds, and/or structures.
• Performs construction/maintenance and repairs in a variety of labor/trades fields such as carpentry, welding, and masonry.
• Responds to environmental/highway emergency situations to control snow, storm water, hazardous debris, oil spills, etc. on roads, grounds and related areas.
• Uses traffic control techniques to control high/low speed vehicular traffic movements.
• Performs preventive maintenance, operational checks, pre- and post‑walk‑around inspections, and makes minor repairs/adjustments of assigned equipment; reports damage and/or required maintenance.
• May operate draw and swing bridges to permit both water and roadway traffic to pass safely.

• Six months experience in operating self‑propelled mobile equipment with wheeled or crawler type traction work to fine specifications on all types of terrain.
• Six months experience in constructing drainage systems for storm water management, road maintenance and construction.
• Six months experience in evaluating and establishing traffic controls in a work zone.
• Six months experience in preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment which includes lubricating, cleaning, and servicing.
• Knowledge of record keeping.
• Possession of a valid CDL Class B Driver’s License with Airbrake Restriction (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).

As a prerequisite to qualifying for the Equipment Operator IV level, the individual must be a DelDOT Operator III, or have been a DelDOT Operator III within the past two years from which the individual left the position in good standing. Every Equipment Operator III must, at a minimum, obtain DelDOT certification to operate:

• Four 400 series equipment pieces, identified in the Certification Manual, which must be needed for production in the individual’s area of assignment and must be approved by the District Engineer or a designee. “Float Crew pieces” of equipment may be used if both the employee and the District Engineer agree and make the necessary arrangements.
• Two 400 series plus three additional equipment pieces, identified in the Certification Manual, which must be needed for production in the individual’s area of assignment and must be approved by the District Engineer or a designee. The additional equipment pieces will be any combination of 300 or 400 series. If 300 series equipment is used it must be in addition to the equipment used to certify on for the promotion to Equipment Operator III.
  
  “Float Crew pieces” of equipment may be used if both the employee and the District Engineer agree and make the necessary arrangements.

The Equipment Operator III must regularly operate in situations where he/she is required to be a project leader (i.e. self‑manage), making plans, scheduling, performing operations, and recording work accomplished. Examples of project leader duties include operating a truck‑tractor 5th…