Heavy Equipment Operator; WTP Press

Position: Heavy Equipment Operator (WTP Press)

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to operate heavy weight trucks and/or other moderately complex automotive equipment and/or machinery in support of operations of assigned department. Employees in this classification have considerable skill, dexterity, and manipulative abilities in heavy truck and equipment operation. Work requires close tolerances, fine adjustments, and constant attention to safety and cautionary factors.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATEMENT
Every City employee has emergency response responsibilities, though not every position will require routine assignments during an emergency event. All employees may be subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official job description.

Assignments in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature, with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically and operationally challenging conditions.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Operates City of Naples Water Treatment Plant (WTP) lime sludge vacuum press during the business hours of Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m.
  
  - 2:00 p.m.
• Monitors vacuum press equipment and makes necessary adjustments as indicated by current conditions with minimum supervision.
• Prepares daily vacuum press log sheets and maintains records.
• Monitors pumps, mixers, feeders, Belt Press bearings, rollers, electrical equipment, and gear boxes in the sludge de-watering process.
• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance on equipment such as (grease equipment, belt adjustments, belt replacement).
• Operates sludge presses, tractor-trailers and/or other moderately complex to heavy equipment in performing duties of the assigned work area.
• Observes safe and proper operating procedures when operating vehicles, equipment, machinery, and/or tools, in accordance with established and prescribed standards.
• Performs routine cleaning, maintenance, fueling, and/or servicing of assigned vehicles, equipment, machinery, and/or tools to maintain safe and proper operating condition.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs other related duties as required.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization
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Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate, or summarize data/information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.

Human Interaction
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Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well established policies, procedures and standards.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization
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Requires the ability to overhaul, restore, renovate, construct, and/or rebuild equipment, machinery, or objects, requiring adherence to prescribed standards and specifications. Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of the same equipment, machinery, and/or objects.

Verbal Aptitude
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Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude
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Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

Functional Reasoning
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Requires the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form. Involves semi-routine standardized work with some latitude for independent judgment concerning choices of action.

Situational Reasoning
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Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving a variety of generally pre-defined duties which are often characterized by frequent change.

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