HMEO (R4) - Transportation Division

Job Title

The position provides laborer and equipment utilization functions for the department. Responsibilities include operating heavy trucks and unskilled laborer's tools required for work projects, and ensuring the safe and efficient operation of vehicles and machinery.

Employee works under the general supervision of a Working Foreman. The employee is familiar with the work routine and uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently, with specific instruction. Any questionable cases are referred to the supervisor for clarification or interpretation. The employee's work is reviewed only to an extent sufficient to keep the Working Foreman aware of progress, and to insure that completed work and methods used are technically accurate and that instructions are being followed.

Employee does not exercise any supervisory responsibility. Employee does not have access to any confidential information.

Position responsibilities require the use of judgment and initiative to interpret the numerous standardized practices, procedures, codes, or general instructions governing the work. Employee is expected to locate, select, and apply the most pertinent practice, procedure, regulation, or guideline for a given situation.

Errors can result in personal injury/loss, delay or loss of service, damage to equipment or injury to others.

The position has occasional contact with the public and frequent contact with City employees, in person to respond to inquiries and provide information and assistance.

Employee works on loud to very loud construction sites and is exposed to outdoor weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, more than 2/3rd of the time; toxic or caustic chemicals, extremes of heat and cold up to 1/3rd of the time. Employee is required to talk, listen, use hands, and reach with hands and arms more than 2/3rd of the time;

stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. Employee frequently lifts up to 60 lbs., occasionally lifts up to or more than 100 lbs. Normal vision is required for this position. Equipment operated includes trucks in excess of 26,001 lbs, pneumatic tools, and hand tools.

A candidate for this position should have a High School Diploma or equivalent; one to three (1-3) years of experience in operating heavy trucks and equipment, or an equivalent combination of education or experience. A candidate for this position must possess a valid Class B Massachusetts Commercial Driver's License. Class A preferred. A candidate for this position must have a valid Massachusetts Drivers' License.

A candidate for this position should have knowledge of:

• Mechanical, hydraulic, and power train systems
• Construction and/or landscaping methods and materials associated with the respective department
• Truck driving and small equipment operating practices and procedures
• Occupational safety precautions

Skill in:

• Performing duties safely and efficiently

And the ability to:

• Operate heavy trucks in a safe manner in accordance with department safety guidelines
• Detect mechanical problems, maintain vehicle and equipment, and may assist in performing minor repairs
• Read and follow oral and written instructions
• Perform strenuous physical work over a period of time and lifts, carries, and places heavy objects often under adverse weather conditions.