Streets Operator

HURRICANE CITY – Street Operator I

Full-time – Salary Range: $39,135.20 – $57,779.20 depending on experience.

Full City Benefits Package. Hurricane City covers 100% of the premiums for the High Deductible health plan for full‑time employees and their qualified dependents. New hires receive 40 hours of vacation time after successful completion of their probationary period, and an additional 40 hours at their one‑year mark.

Incumbents in this position perform a variety of entry‑level skilled duties related to the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of city streets, street signing, and warning devices. Operates specialized heavy equipment and performs cement work on flat surfaces, curbs, and gutters; grouts surfaces and joints.

Works under the general supervision of the Street Superintendent.

• Operates specialized equipment such as single & tandem axle dump trucks, grader, water truck, frontend loaders, backhoe and other similar equipment in the construction, maintenance, and repair of various street department projects and sites.
• Operates light equipment such as sweepers, mowers, asphalt rollers, cement mixers, pickups, compacting equipment, crack sealer, tack machine and various hand and power tools as needed.
• Performs installation of various types of road signs; follows established federal standards and codes in placement of signing; selects posts, digs post holes using power post hole digger or auger; mixes and pours cement, sets posts; operates striping machine in striping of roads, parking lots, curbs and designated areas; assists in the fabrication and maintenance of barricades; may fabricate and build street signs;
  
  follows established standards and codes in the placement of letters on aluminum signs.
• Performs preventative maintenance on equipment by checking oil and grease levels, etc., makes minor mechanical repairs as needed.
• Transports and deposits various construction materials such as sand, gravel, dirt, etc.; performs hot‑mix patching, storm drain cleaning, repair and construction, gravel street maintenance, street sweeping, cold‑mix patching, debris collection, etc.
• Performs general maintenance functions such as painting, carpentry, plumbing, routine electrical, pouring and finishing cement and similar duties; maintains, cleans and repairs tools and equipment.
• Performs a variety of ground maintenance and construction work requiring the use of hand and power tools, such as building forms, framing projects, etc.
• Identifies need to initiate various aspects of spraying programs related to the prevention or eradication of pests, fungus and insects harmful to plants, trees, shrubs and other environs; selects appropriate chemicals and combinations to accomplish task; maintains records of spraying activities; assures chemicals are properly stored and used in conformity with city, state or federal regulations; operates spraying equipment.
• Assists with other department projects as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent AND one (1) year of progressively responsible experience in a field directly related to above duties.
• Possess and maintain a valid Utah Driver’s License throughout employment.
• Successful completion of a pre‑employment drug screening.
• Possession of or the ability to obtain a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class A or B with the required endorsements within 90 days of hire date.
• Possession of or the ability to obtain a Utah Department of Transportation certification in construction signing and flagging within 120 days of hire date.
• All accredited certification must be kept current; failure to do so may result in loss of position.

• Knowledge of drawings and specifications, grades, machinery, materials and methods of constructing roads, drainage systems, culverts, etc.
• Safety standards related to road construction.
• Ability to safely operate heavy equipment of various kinds under varying conditions.
• Ability to make minor repairs on assigned vehicles and perform equipment maintenance and repair as required.
• Perform heavy…