Equipment Operator

JOB SUMMARY

To perform a variety of semi‑skilled and skilled tasks in the operation of equipment for various public works activities and operations including construction, maintenance, and related operations according to required standards; and to participate in a variety of maintenance and construction work.

• Operate a variety of equipment including trucks, pumps, blowers, weed eaters, welders, saws, lawnmowers, tractors, loaders, bobcats and other similar equipment and machinery in constructing, repairing, maintaining streets and moving various materials and property.
• Participate in identifying equipment needs for each assigned site or route.
• Utilize a variety of manual tools to complete assigned projects including shoveling various materials, hammering nails, collecting debris, building small wooden objects and repairing equipment.
• Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various city facilities and properties and other related external business and government agencies which may include hauling materials and debris and mowing herbage on city property.
• Assist with the installation, repair, cleaning and maintenance of various public works materials and city property.
• Ensure safety of the worksite, set up barricades and other safety devices.
• Provide technical support to assist division staff in the completion of their duties and responsibilities and provide functional and technical direction as needed.
• May perform minor repairs on equipment and report the need for major repairs.
• May inspect and restore equipment fluid levels including oil, fuel, water and transmission fluid; verify operation of gauges and tires; lubricate equipment as needed; service and adjust as necessary.
• Assist in preparing and pouring concrete, clean worksite. Report all daily work to immediate supervisor.
• Mark various city property with a variety of marking materials including paint and chalk dust.
• May calculate various measurements to include those for cuts, trenches, depths, and curb lines.
• Plant, cut or trim herbage as requested including trimming trees; remove and transport a variety of debris and excess material.
• Collect, empty, and distribute commercial and recyclable material containers; collect and transport refuse to landfill.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of practices, methods, and materials used in road construction and street maintenance. Safe work practices.
• Ability to learn traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in truck and heavy equipment operations; learn city and departmental policies and procedures; perform a variety of semi‑skilled and skilled construction, repair and maintenance tasks; learn the basic geography and street system of the city; perform simple maintenance on assigned equipment in an efficient, safe manner; understand and follow oral and written instructions;
  
  work independently or in a crew situation as assigned.
• Maintain effective audio‑visual discrimination and perception needed for making observations, reading and writing, operating assigned equipment and communicating with others; maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of determining and avoiding dangerous situations and interpreting written communication.
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, including constant walking, stooping, kneeling, lifting, bending, standing or sitting; operate heavy equipment for up to eight hours or more extended periods of time; crawl or climb to perform construction, maintenance, or repairs including tight spaces for eight hours or more to operate equipment; lift various materials and equipment and ability to lift up to 500lbs or more constant throughout the day.

Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate Texas Class A or B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six months of employment.

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain knowledge and abilities would be:

• One year of increasingly responsible experience performing maintenance work involving the operation of various construction and maintenance equipment.

Completion of formal or informal education provides the ability to read and write at a level required by the job.

The City of Port Arthur is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.