Equipment Operator - Streets & Drainage

Equipment Operator – Streets & Drainage

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The City of Germantown is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an alcohol/drug‑free workplace and to providing equal opportunities regardless of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.

Under supervision, operate several types of construction equipment to perform excavating, grading, paving, and related activities in the construction and maintenance of city structures and substructures, ensuring safe and proper operation of equipment at all times. Perform routine and moderately complex tasks involving shallow excavating such as repairing street failures, curb replacement, and drainage, water and sewer repairs.

• Operate one or more of the following pieces of heavy construction equipment skillfully, safely, and in accordance with traffic laws and regulations: backhoe, telescopic boom excavator, pavement spreader, rollers, skid steer loaders, farm tractors, sewer machines, crack filler, or other light to heavy weight equipment.
• Load, transport, and dump various materials such as sand, pavement, dirt, and gravel using manual transmission tandem axle dump trucks.
• Maintain, troubleshoot and clean equipment. Check oil, water and tire pressure.
• Inspect job sites for underground utilities, overhead obstructions and hazardous conditions.
• Operate snow and ice removal equipment and assist with snow removal by performing manual tasks such as using shovel to throw materials onto roadway from rear of moving truck.
• Excavate and maintain proper grade on shallow excavations, exercising care to avoid damage to nearby utility lines.
• May be required to act in a lead capacity at job site where all other activities are secondary to equipment operation.
• Work as a crew member performing manual labor when not operating equipment.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of the operation of construction and maintenance equipment
• Knowledge of the hazards and applicable safety rules, regulations and practices for operating heavy‑duty equipment.
• Proficient skill in operating motorized construction and maintenance equipment and their accessories.
• Ability to read and understand operation manuals, verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate instructions and warnings to co‑workers.
• Ability to feel levers and listen to sound of engine to determine depth of cut.
• Ability to hear and interpret equipment sounds to detect equipment malfunction or obstructions.
• Physical ability to perform essential job duties.

High School graduate or GED, and one year of experience operating various types of motorized construction equipment, or any combination of education, training, and experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform essential job functions.

Valid Class B Commercial driver’s license or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire date.

Works outside exposed to extreme temperatures and inclement weather. Frequently exposed to dust and occasionally to dampness and unsanitary conditions. Subject to hazards of construction work and working around traffic. Subject to excessive noise from equipment. Subject to exposure to cut gas and electrical lines when performing excavating work. Subject to heavy lifting, as much as 50 lbs. a distance of four feet from the ground.

Subject to excessive reaching, pulling, pushing, feeling and climbing to operate equipment. Occasionally requires crawling, kneeling, stooping, and crouching to remove trapped debris from equipment or to perform routine maintenance on equipment. Must wear all safety equipment in accordance with safety regulations.

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