Heavy Truck Driver; B252720-2 Street Maintenance

Position: Heavy Truck Driver, (B252720-2), 203, Street Maintenance

Operates one or more types of trucks and helps with traffic control. Moves heavy equipment around the City on a lowboy trailer. Performs labor duties when necessary.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Drives heavy trucks including dump trucks, street maintenance vehicles, tractors, and lowboy trailers.
• Performs maintenance work on City streets including working with asphalt and patching potholes.
• Utilizes a variety of heavy equipment, machinery, and tools.
• Maintains proper working order of vehicles, equipment, and machinery.
• Cleans streets with a street sweeper; operates a truck loader, ditches material, and performs dump truck maintenance duties.
• Checks drains and ditches for any blockage; removes obstructions with a chain saw or hand saw; cleans ditches periodically and after heavy rains.
• Repairs and replaces damaged street signs; builds forms, fences, and barricades for use by the street department.
• May assist in performing unskilled or semi-skilled labor such as digging ditches, covering ditches, pouring concrete, mowing, trimming trees, shrubs, and all other duties as needed to perform paving projects.
• Will be required to drive a City vehicle for City business use.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE OF JOB DUTIES Knowledge of:

• English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Hazards and safety rules and precautions of operating heavy equipment
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in equipment operation
• Commercial trucks

Skills and Abilities:

• Organization and time management
• Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with others
• Communicating clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Planning and organizational skills
• Taking and following directions from supervisor
• Giving directions to and gaining compliance from assigned staff
• Performing strenuous work and routine work
• Maintaining a valid Texas Driver License and a good driving record
• Projecting a positive and professional image of the City of Laredo
• Effectively communicating both orally and in writing in the English language and orally in the Spanish language
• Complying with all City of Laredo's policies and procedures
• Maintaining good health and physical condition sufficient to permit the full performance of the duties of this position

WORK ENVIRONMENT/CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical Effort Requirements Position will have the following exposures:

• Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards. Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Work Environment Locations

Position will require the employee to work in the following types of work environments Frequently:

• Office or similar indoor environment
• Outdoor environment
• Street environment (near moving traffic)
• Construction site
• Confined space
• Vehicles
• Warehouse environment

Exposures

• Seldom
  • Extreme cold (below 32 degrees)
  • Communicable diseases
  • Moving mechanical parts
  • Fumes or airborne particles
  • Toxic or caustic chemicals or substances
• Sometimes
  • Individuals with known violent backgrounds
• Frequently
  • Individuals who are hostile or irate
• Often
  • Extreme heat (above 100 degrees)
  • Loud noises (85+ decibels such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, construction)

Travel

• Never
  • Regional travel
  • National travel
  • International travel
• Often
  • Local travel

Required

Education and Experience

• At least one (1) year of truck driving experience.

Valid Licenses or Certifications

• A valid Texas Commercial Driver License (CDL) class A or B and a satisfactory Motor…