Equipment Operator

Job Description

The Equipment Operator is a journey level position operating light and medium equipment and performing maintenance duties for Street Operations or the Water Department.

The Equipment Operator is a journey level position operating light and medium equipment and performing maintenance duties for Street Operations or the Water Department.

• Operates power tools and light and medium equipment including, but not limited to, backhoes, loaders, compactors and dump trucks with trailers. Other equipment may include sweeper, camera van, equipment transport vehicles, snow plows, and related maintenance equipment of the assigned department.
• Performs flagging and traffic control duties at work sites. Performs basic maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies, procedures, and safety practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.
• Street Department
• Performs maintenance and repair work on City streets, storm drain system and levees. Patches holes and seals cracks in asphalt pavement with hot asphalt and crack seal mixture. Prepares road surfaces for chip sealing, fog sealing, microsealing, and other related maintenance applications.
• Maintains levee system by cutting trees and clearing brush, cleaning head gates, and clearing debris basins. Maintains storm drain systems by clearing lines, spillways, debris grates, and debris basins using jet trucks and related equipment.
• Transports hot asphalt, chips for chip sealing, and other repair and maintenance materials to repair and stockpile sites. Transports debris from repair sites to dump, storage and/or recycling sites.
• Performs snow and ice control work on streets by pre-treating with brine solution. Performs snow and ice removal using equipment to plow, sand, and de-ice streets and roadways, including removing debris from streets and roadways and transporting to dump site. Mixes pretreatment (salt brine) solution for application ahead of storms.
• Trains to operate all equipment used by the Department.
• Water Department
• Assists plumbers in performing installation, maintenance and repair work on City water lines, service lines, hydrants and valves.
• Installs water meters, performs live main line taps, flushes lines and fire hydrants. Backfill, compact and patch utility cuts in pavement.
• Transports gravel, sand, asphalt or other backfill material used to repair utility cuts and stockpile sties.
• Performs snow and ice removal using equipment to plow, sand, and de-ice on City streets and sidewalks.
• May be assigned to assist with pulling pumps and cleaning water storage tanks.
• Assists in training other employees on operating equipment and trains to operate all equipment used by the Department.

• High school diploma or GED
• Class A CDL with specified endorsements
• Flagging certification
• CPR and First Aid certification
• In the Water Department, Class I Drinking Water Distribution Operator certification
• Two (2) years of light and medium equipment experience is preferred

An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities to successfully perform the essential functions of the position may be considered.

• Hiring
  
  Note:

The Equipment Operator position requires a Class A CDL with endorsements within six (6) months of hire date in Street and Water; and/or a Class I Drinking Water Distribution Operator certification within eighteen (18) months of hire in Water. Failure to acquire this certification by the established date will violate the terms of the position and will result in layoff from the position.

The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required for an individual to satisfactorily perform each essential duty satisfactorily and be successful in the position.

• Methods and techniques of safely operating power tools and light and medium equipment, including but not limited to, backhoes, loaders, dump trucks with trailers and related equipment of the assigned department;
• Methods, techniques, and objectives of snow and ice pretreatment and removal;
• Methods and techniques of using power and landscaping equipment;
• Methods, techniques, and objectives of…