Heavy Equipment Operator

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The Heavy Equipment Operator operates various heavy and light motorized equipment and vehicles as part of the Village's maintenance program. Responsible for running equipment to clear snow, base course, dirt work and other functions of the Street maintenance crew. The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for operating equipment and helping other employees in the construction, maintenance, and repair of pavements, installing parking lots, curbs, culverts, and gutters, dirt and gravel streets, street cleaning activities, sidewalks, drains, and a variety of miscellaneous labor assignments of a public works nature.

This position is under the general supervision of the Street Foreman and has a regular workweek of 40 hours, though it may work an irregular schedule, long hours, weekends, and holidays, and may be subject to emergency call‑out. Non‑exempt FLSA.

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• May operate a street sweeper to clean streets on a scheduled route; responds to sweep requests from patch crews, road crews, utility crews, and law enforcement.
• Operates a variety of heavy equipment including but not limited to motor grader, rotomilling machine, paving machine, snow removal equipment, sweeper, dozer, loader, dump truck, transport rig, etc. and backhoes for street and utilities maintenance and construction.
• Transports light mobile equipment, materials and operate equipment at the job site; repairs roadways, washouts; operates equipment for road construction.
• May work with concrete crews to prepare, place and finish concrete surfaces on roads, walkways, curb and gutters; may determine quantities for concrete projects; may coordinate ordering of material to the work site.
• Repairs utility cuts or potholes; opens cuts in roadways.
• Clean out debris and silt from channels, irrigation ditches and storm drain runoff; removes heavy silt debris from sidewalks, ramps, radius and streets; back fills washouts.
• Operates sand and salt spreader equipment; picks up hot mix or asphalt.
• Picks up and disposes of large heavy debris.
• Inspects, cleans and performs routine maintenance work on vehicles and light equipment; identifies and reports mechanical problems requiring additional repair; performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs on equipment.
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance of guard rails, wood bollards, pond and drainage areas.
• Participates in erosion and flood control work projects.
• Sets up traffic control devices; follows safety regulations on all work zone and flagging sites, including placing barricades and cones.
• Performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled street maintenance tasks including: repairing Village Streets, potholes, culverts, and clean up flood damage.
• Chip seal roadways.
• Hot mix construction of roadways.
• Clean up after rain and wind storms.
• Cleans and cares for tools and equipment.
• Adheres to safety practices and standards, attends safety meetings and trainings.
• Completes equipment maintenance, inspections, and checklists.

• Performs manual labor activities when necessary to complete assigned projects.
• Installation and maintenance of street signs and streetlights.
• Completes log of work activities.
• Fills out personal timesheet and appropriate paid leave slips, overtime slips, and any other required paperwork.
• Ensures that any on-the-job injury is reported immediately and followed up with appropriate forms and actions.
• Ensures any reports of harassment are immediately reported to the Street Director.
• The above statements are not a complete list of all responsibilities and duties performed by employees in this job. Employees may perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

• Ability to maintain physical condition and stamina appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities which may include sitting, standing, or walking for extended periods of time, driving or riding in vehicles.
• Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional squatting or bending required.
• Frequently required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; reaching above shoulder level, talk or hear; and smell.
• Visual acuity sufficient to perform essential job functions.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity.

• Possess ability to adapt to inclement weather conditions and/or situations whether day or night.
• Work is performed outside with exposure to all weather conditions.
• Ability to drive, occasionally long distances.
• May work an irregular schedule, long hours, weekends, and…