Equipment Operator - Gruver

Performs complex transportation maintenance work operating heavy equipment such as: a tractor-trailer haul truck, motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt distributor, profiling/milling machine, and dump truck. Work requires contact with private entities. Employees at this level perform work independently on assignments; however, all unusual issues are referred to the supervisor.

• Assists in providing support to local law enforcement officials at accident sites; assists stranded motorists as required.
• Assists with traffic control; places and gathers cones, warning signs and barricades; flags traffic.
• Monitors and completes various required reports including time-keeping, equipment forms, inventory, accident forms, Preventative Maintenance Inspection (PMI) checklist, and records work in progress
• Operates light equipment such as a front-end loader-one and a quarter cubic yards or less, pneumatic roller, rotary broom, spreader box, backhoe, street sweeper, and mower.
• Operates one or more types of complex heavy equipment such as tractor-trailer haul truck, motor grader, large excavator, heavy bulldozer, crane, herbicide truck, heavy asphalt paving machine, self-propelled asphalt profiling/milling machine and dump truck.
• Operates heavy equipment performing highly complex transportation maintenance and roadway repairs.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections (PMI), routine servicing and minor repairs on equipment; as required uses/moves equipment/tools, materials and products related to these activities to include tires and equipment attachments.
• May serve as a work crew project lead ensuring work performed meets project specifications.
• Trains other employees on equipment operation and safety procedures.
• Sands or cleans bridges and roads, posting warning signs, helping the public and performing other work as directed during emergency situations such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, accidents and hazardous material spills.
• Coordinates equipment operations for daily work assignments.
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

No education required.

1 year experience in maintenance and/or construction equipment operation. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related college education or relevant technical training may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

• Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.
• Must have a valid Class A Texas Commercial Driver's License for equipment operation at time of application.
• Must have or obtain a Tanker endorsement within 120 days of hire.

• Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation engineering construction and maintenance work
• The Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Basic vehicle mechanics, maintenance and repair procedures
• Applicable industry safety standards, guidelines, and specification codes
• Methods and procedures involving storage & transport of hazardous materials

• Coordinating labor, materials, and equipment
• Prioritizing and organizing work assignments
• Training in a classroom, office, or field environment
• Using applicable hand and power tools, equipment, and mechanical devices of the trade
• Operating light and heavy highway equipment
• Maintaining a safe working environment and effective working relationship with others

• Communicate effectively
• Follow verbal and written instructions
• Drive and ride in a vehicle for extended periods

• Required to wear protective gear, including, respirator, hard hat, steal toed boots, and other equipment or devices
• Subject to extreme cold and heat; below 32 and/or above 100 degrees for more than one hour
• Subject to noise and vibration
• Subject to hazards-moving vehicles/mechanical parts, high places/heat, or chemicals
• Subject to atmospheric conditions-fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation
• Medium work:
  Lift up to 50 lbs. at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 25 lbs.
• Stooping-bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist and
• bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee(s)
• Reaching-extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral…