Heavy Truck Driver; B252720-2 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.

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.

• 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

• Organization and time management
• Adaptability to a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Clear and effective communication both orally and in writing
• Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to take and follow directions from supervisor
• Ability to give directions to and gain compliance from assigned staff
• Ability to perform strenuous work and routine work
• Maintenance of a valid Texas Driver License and good driving record
• Projection of a positive and professional image of the City of Laredo
• Effective communication both orally and in writing in the English language and orally in the Spanish language
• Compliance with all City of Laredo policies and procedures
• Maintenance of good health and physical condition sufficient to permit full performance of duties

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.

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

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

• Extreme cold (below 32 degrees)
• Communicable diseases
• Moving mechanical parts
• Fumes or airborne particles
• Toxic or caustic chemicals or substances

• Individuals with known violent backgrounds

• Individuals who are hostile or irate

• Extreme heat (above 100 degrees)
• Loud noises (85+ decibels such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, construction)

Position will require the employee to travel

• Regional travel
• National travel
• International travel

• Local travel

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

• A valid Texas Commercial Driver License (CDL) class A or B and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record. Valid Texas Driver License. If applicant holds an out-of-state license, a State of Texas Driver License must be obtained within 6 months of employment.

A person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation related to a selection process is requested to contact the Human Resources Department at  two days prior to the scheduled interview and/or test if applicable.

Effective February 24, 1997, all selected applicants are required to undergo a drug and alcohol test prior to employment.

Effective January 7, 2008, all persons in safety-sensitive functions/positions, as per City of Laredo Drug and Alcohol Policy definition, shall be subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

City of Laredo is an Equal…