Equipment Operator III - BC-

Solid Waste Division Truck-Tractor and D-8 Bulldozer Operator

Operates and maintains a truck-tractor with a 16 ton trailer and a D-8 bulldozer as a primary work assignment for the Solid Waste Division; and performs other related duties as required. There are three (3) immediate vacancies with the Department of Environmental Management - Solid Waste Division:

• Two (2) permanent full-time vacancies in Kailua-Kona
• One (1) permanent full-time vacancy in Waimea

The eligible list may be used for other permanent and temporary vacancies as they arise during the life of the list. Temporary appointment may lead to conversion to permanent appointment. Special

Working Conditions:

Work 4 days/10 hours. Operations run 7 days a week. Scheduled work days may include weekends and holidays, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Must be available for stand-by duty and to report to work in all emergencies. Work in and around obnoxious odors and sludge; be able to lift more than 50 lbs. Submit to random drug testing per Federal DOT regulations.

• Operates truck-tractor with a low bed trailer to haul refuse material.
• Operates D-8 bulldozer to clear land of brush and small trees. Lowers and sets blade to strike and cut roots of trees; push brush and trees into large piles; push larger trees down; strip and remove top soil.
• Push, spreads refuse for sorting of recyclable materials using bucket loader.
• Push, spreads, and compacts refuse at landfills using bulldozers and landfill compactors as required.
• Push, spreads gravel and/or soil cover materials at landfills for daily refuse cover.
• Operates D-8 bulldozer to deploy and retrieve alternate daily cover (ADC) material using mechanical tarping machine.
• Spreads fill; backfills abutments, culverts, trenches, and ditches.
• Practices preventative maintenance on equipment. Maintains, lubricates, and services equipment; changes and sharpens blades; makes adjustments; cleans and changes filters and brakes; refills fuel tanks, etc.
• Assists mechanics in making field repairs to heavy motorized equipment such as pulling tracks; removing and welding dozer blade; and repairing the hydraulic system, engine, fuel pump, transmission, and power takeoff.
• Complies with all Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and policies relating to occupational safety and health, and the environment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Training and

Experience:

Experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to show competence in the operation and maintenance of a truck-tractor with a 16 ton trailer, and experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to show competence in the operation and maintenance of a D-8 bulldozer, as applicable to the position, and applicants will be required to demonstrate such competency by satisfactorily passing an assessment exercise administered by the Department of Environmental Management.

License/Certificate Requirement:
Possession of a valid State of Hawai'i Commercial Driver License (Class

A) at time of appointment; (If you have an out-of-state CDL, you must transfer it to a Hawai`i issued CDL by the time of appointment), and a current Department of Transportation Medical Examiner's Certificate at the time of filing (scan and attach a copy of your current certificate to your application), and possession of a good driving record certified by a traffic abstract confirming no DUI convictions, license revocations, or suspensions for three (3) years preceding and no moving violations for one (1) year preceding.

A current traffic abstract is valid for 30 days from date of issuance by the district court. (You will be required to submit your current traffic abstract at time of the job interview).

Examination:
All applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be assigned a score of 70 points. An education and experience evaluation will be conducted based on the applicant's training, education and experience as presented in the application.

Knowledge of: operation and maintenance of a truck-tractor with a 16 ton trailer and D-8 bulldozer as its primary work; operating characteristics, capacities, and capabilities of equipment, such as use of gears and power ratios; lifting; balancing; braking and turning capacities; determining power requirements for various ground conditions; determining safe operating speeds; laws, ordinances, and regulations governing the operation of equipment and motorized vehicles on State and County highways;

maintenance, service, and repair practices of heavy motorized equipment; and, occupational hazards and safety precautions applicable to operating such equipment.

Ability to: operate and maintain a truck-tractor with a 16 ton trailer and D-8 bulldozer; operate standard, automatic, hydrostatic, magnetic, and other types of transmissions applicable to primary equipment; apply skill and judgment in operating and maneuvering equipment in a safe and efficient manner; drive…