Equipment Operator III - BC-

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.

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 graveland/orsoil 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.

• 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.

• 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).

* Commercial Driver License (CDL):
If you have an out-of-state CDL, you must transfer it to a Hawai'i issued CDL by the time of appointment. Please contact the Hilo Driver Licensing Office at  or the Kona Driver Licensing Office at  for information on how to obtain a Hawai'i CDL.

Note:

Possession of combination and air brakes endorsements is required, prior to completion of probation.

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.

Please read the minimum qualification requirements carefully. Be certain to list all pertinent training and experience, as this may be important in determining your examination score. It is essential that the applicant describe fully the duties and responsibilities of each position held, specify the date of each position held (from and to, month and year), and indicate the number of hours worked per week.

Attach all required documentation (e.g. official transcript, professional license(s)/certification(s), DD-214, etc.) at the time of submitting your application.

Note:

In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawai'i County may be required at the discretion of the hiring department/agency. If…