Equipment Operator

Below are the duty locations where positions may be filled under this announcement:

• Alpine, TX
• Fort Stockton, TX

Performs equipment operations work involving the operation, maintenance, and repair of heavy and light equipment. Operates vehicles and equipment to assist line crews in the construction, maintenance and operation of overhead and underground distribution lines by clearing and maintaining right-of-way. Work under general supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Operate a variety of light and heavy equipment, such as backhoes, front-end loaders, forklifts, dump trucks, or bulldozers, involved in clearing rights-of-way, according to RUS requirements and Cooperative policies, to prepare for construction and maintenance project
• Monitor performance and perform preventive maintenance inspections, routine servicing, and minor repairs on equipment; track scheduled maintenance of equipment
• Load and unload equipment from vehicles used to transport
• Ensures adherence to safety standards when operating equipment
• Inspects equipment to ensure that it meets specifications
• Prepares and maintains records, files, and reports on equipment and inventory
• Perform other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, accidents, and hazardous material spills
• Perform other jobs as directed
• Learn and comply with Cooperative’s safety rules and procedures
• Maintain confidential information

• Proven experience and skill in the use of heavy and light equipment that relates to right-of-way clearing;
  Apprenticeship, certificate or associate degree in heavy equipment technology, preferred
• Experience in the use of mechanical devices of the trade and hand and power tools; in resolving equipment related issues; in reading and monitoring gauges and instrumentation; and in adjusting electrical and mechanical equipment
• Knowledge of the operating principles, practices maintenance, and repair of heavy and light equipment; basic vehicle mechanics; and applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
• Ability to understand and follow instructions; to operate heavy and light equipment; to analyze operating difficulties in the equipment
• Must possess a valid Texas Class “A” Interstate CDL (Commercial Drivers License)
• Knowledgeable with TxDOT rules and regulations
• Proficient with maintenance and repair tools
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals
• Good organizational skills
• Insurable with the Cooperative’s auto insurance carrier
• Possess oral and written communication skills in the English language
• Possess good interpersonal skills, including the ability to maintain a harmonious working relationship with all Cooperative employees
• Must be or become certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• Exposed to moving mechanical parts, potential precarious places and loud or noisy equipment
• To ensure all employees are provided with drug free and alcohol-free working conditions, pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and random drug and alcohol tests are conducted on all employees
• Subject to irregular hours, which may include nights, holidays and weekends; some overtime hours may be required
• Must be able to work under adverse weather conditions, such as extreme heat, cold, high winds or stormy conditions
• Subject to travel, including multiple overnight stay(s)

• Required to pass a physical examination when employed
• Must have sufficient health to perform the essential functions, duties and responsibilities of the job
• Requires lifting, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, and/or carrying of various weights
• Standing, walking and sitting…