Equipment Operator

The purpose of the class is to operate heavy machinery in the performance of various Public Works construction and road maintenance duties throughout Richland County. This class works according to established procedures but determines how and when work is performed.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains and operates a variety of heavy machinery, including dump trucks, excavators, farm tractors, dozers, skid steers, front-end loaders, and backhoes, in the performance of assigned duties.
• Operates Class A trucks and trailers.
• Assists with road and concrete construction and maintenance, including preparing and paving roads; repairing concrete and asphalt driveway aprons; and removing and replacing sidewalks, curbs, and roads.
• Assists with digging ditches and the placement and installation of underground pipes.
• Performs daily inspections and field checks of current and future projects.
• Delivers gravel and other materials to work sites.
• Operates lawn maintenance and light machinery equipment, including weed eaters, leaf blowers, chainsaws, and lawnmowers, to maintain sidewalks and roadways and clear debris from walkways and roads.
• Assists with debris removal from residences, roadways, and other locations throughout the County.
• Monitors assigned equipment to ensure proper operating condition and performs preventive maintenance as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One (1) year of related experience.

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• Any combination of education and experience that meets the requirements for performing the essential functions of this job.

Licenses/Certifications/Other:

• Must possess a valid state Class A commercial driver's license or be able to obtain within six months of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Data Involvement: Requires coordinating or determining time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data or information and may implement and report on operations and activities.

• People Involvement: Requires counseling or instructing/training others through explanation, demonstration and supervised practice or making recommendations based on technical expertise.

• Involvement with Things: Requires handling or using machines requiring moderate instruction and experience such as specialty equipment and tools, computers, and software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets or custom applications.

• Reasoning Requirements: Requires performing skilled work involving rules/systems with constant problem-solving.

• Mathematical Requirements: Requires using mathematics involving the practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions, or measurements, logarithmic or geometric construction.

• Language Requirements: Requires reading routine sentences, instructions, regulations, procedures or work orders; writing routine sentences and completing routine job forms and incident reports; speaking routine sentences using proper grammar.

• Mental Requirements: Requires doing clerical, manual, or technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

• Computer Requirements: Must be proficient in use of Microsoft Office.

• Judgments and Decisions: Is under general supervision; must be able to apply independent judgment and discretion.

The work is heavy to very heavy work which requires the person to occasionally exert in excess of…