Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Payment Rate: $24.66 per hour

Telecommute Status: Onsite

Ability One: This is a federal Ability One contract that requires most of the work hours to be performed by employees with disabilities. This position must be held by a person with a disability.

Job Code: A85 - PK-Heavy Equip Oper

SCA Occupation: 23440 Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary Grade: Federal Wage Determination or Collective Bargaining Agreement

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Approval Date: March 2017

Under general supervision, employees in this class operate heavy equipment such as cranes, clamshells, power shovels, motor graders, heavy loaders, carryalls, bulldozers, rollers, scrapers, and large industrial tractors with pan or scrapper attachments to maintain and repair roads, parking facilities, airfields, and firebreaks. This job class requires knowledge of preventative and corrective maintenance programs for roads, parking facilities, and airfields.

• Operates heavy equipment used in excavation, back filling, and loading operations for moving dirt, gravel, or other materials. Equipment may include backhoe, large and small tractors, loader, trencher, grader blade, snow blade, dump truck, flatbed truck, pickup truck, hand and portable electric tools.
• Monitors and reviews equipment, structures, materials, events, and environment to detect and assess problems. Identifies causes and evaluates options for solutions.
• Reads and interprets grade and slope stakes and simple plans.
• Manages material resources and time; orders needed materials and accounts for materials on paper. Completes work within allotted time limits and acceptable quality standards.
• Adheres to procedures, regulations and guidelines while minimizing errors and safety risks.
• Drives vehicle equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
• May grease, adjust, and make emergency repairs to equipment.
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Denotes Essential Job Functions.

• One year of work experience in roads and ground maintenance, or demonstrated ability to properly use heavy equipment, and knowledge of road maintenance standards.
• CDL or other special classification of operators’ license may be required.
• Mathematics to calculate material usage, complete logs, timesheets, notate mileage, and to accurately use measuring tools, equipment and devices.
• Knowledge of vehicle and heavy equipment maintenance practices, repairs, and techniques.
• Ability to follow directions, instructions, structured process and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, provide information, signal others as needed, complete daily records, and respond to inquiries and requests from vendors, customers, management, and to appropriately escalated matters.
• Ability to manage and accurately track material resources and time, and adapt to changing work priorities.
• Ability to follow established safety rules applicable to heavy equipment operators, to maintain a safe environment, and to adapt and respond to potentially hazardous conditions and use the appropriate PPE.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing work priorities, and to build effective working relationships with staff, customers, and others.
• Demonstrated organizational, problem-solving, and common sense skills.

High School Diploma or GED

Technical/other training

• Class A License Hazmat End
• Valid Driver’s License

• Maneuvering over uneven ground
• Maneuvering in, around, and on equipment
• Climbing and working from high platforms
• Reaching, pushing, and pulling gears to operate levers, and steering wheel
• Bending, stooping, and reaching
• Lifting or moving tools, equipment and/or materials up to 50 pounds

Work is performed at a customer’s location on job sites in a construction environment with various tools, mechanical, electrical and construction equipment. Transportation to work locations within the site is required. Employees may have to work in confined spaces and may be exposed to hazardous equipment, toxic substances, noise from equipment, and weather conditions including wind, rain,…