Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Title

Heavy Equipment Operator I

Performs a variety of skilled tasks involving the operation of light to heavy duty trucks with trailers and limited heavy construction equipment. Repairs, maintains, and constructs county roads and bridges and other related tasks as assigned under the direction of the County. Maintains and repairs roads including plowing snow, sanding roads, grading, patching, etc. to ensure safe transportation by all.

• Operates a variety of road maintenance equipment including dump trucks, front‑end loaders, pickup trucks, forklifts, compressors, mowers and other equipment used in building and maintaining County roads.
• Assists in the building, repair and rehabilitation of new and substandard roads, including culvert installation, road shaping, hauling materials, etc.
• Performs preventive maintenance work on equipment and vehicles (oil changes, filters, greening, tire changes, etc.) to minimize downtime.
• Performs regular road repair and maintenance through asphalt patching and sealing and by using a variety of small and large equipment.
• Removes litter, stones, trees and other debris from roadways and keeps shoulders and ditches clear.
• Installs and maintains ditches, drainage culverts, guardrails, fences, roadway signs, delineators, traffic control devices and other safety equipment.
• Performs winter road maintenance and snow removal through plowing, sanding, etc. to keep roads passable.
• Responds 24‑hour/day, 7 days a week to dangerous road conditions and flooding situations.
• Maintains vegetation control by cutting, mowing and pruning using hand tools and power saws.

Entry level

Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Government Administration

Bonner County is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other protected status.