Equipment Operator ; Port Arthur, TX

Salary
: $21.1338 - $26.3324, Hourly (DOE&Q) NON-EXEMPT
Opening Date
: 12/09/2025
Closing Date
:
Open Until Filled

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.

This is the entry level class in the Equipment Operator class series. Employees in this class normally work under close supervision performing a group of repetitive or closely related duties according to established procedures. Positions in this class can be distinguished from higher level classes by responsibility for operating a limited range of less complex equipment and vehicles.

Receive immediate supervision from upper‑level staff. Does not exercise supervision.

• 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.
• Travel between various city facilities and properties and other related external agencies, 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; provide functional and technical direction as needed.
• Perform minor repairs on equipment and report the need for major repairs.
• 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.
• 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 and apply traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in truck and heavy equipment operations.
• Ability to learn city and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform a variety of semi‑skilled and skilled construction, repair, and maintenance tasks; learn the basic geography and street system of the city.
• Ability to 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, communicating with others, and determining and avoiding dangerous situations.

• Constant walking, stooping, kneeling, lifting, bending, standing or sitting and operating heavy equipment for up to eight hours or more.
• Ability to operate heavy equipment for up to eight hours or more extended periods of time.
• Crawling or climbing to perform construction, maintenance, or repairs including tight spaces for extended periods.
• Lifting various materials and equipment—ability to lift up to 500 lbs or more constantly throughout…