Equipment Operator - Regional Flood Control

Job Description Summary

Department - Regional Flood Control Job Description Job Type: Classified Job Classification: 5819 - Equipment Operator I Salary Grade: 5 Pay Range Hiring Range: $20.72 - $24.34 Per Hour Pay Range: $20.72 - $27.97 Per Hour Range Explanation:
Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. The Equipment Operator I performs skilled equipment operation and general construction and maintenance work for the Pima County Regional Flood Control District (RFCD) using a variety of heavy and small equipment to support the maintenance and repair of RFCD facilities.

Work may include equipment operation, site preparation, grading and layout, drainage and flood control maintenance, fence installation, utility-related work, and other maintenance activities. As the Equipment Operator I, you will work as part of a team and may be required to operate equipment and perform maintenance activities in a variety of outdoor environments and conditions and may include metal fabrication and welding to modify, repair, and maintain equipment, structures, and other District assets.

CDL Required

• Operates a variety of equipment to rough construction specifications used in public works construction and maintenance such as roads, parks, drainage ways, and wastewater systems
• Operates a variety of equipment such as street sweepers, water trucks, asphaltic materials distributors, front end loaders, graders, bulldozers, backhoes, boom trucks, tree spades, trenchers, tankers, semi tractors, belly dumps, scrapers, snow removal equipment, cranes, drag lines, rollers, striping equipment, pavement marking equipment and various other equipment
• Hauls materials using semi-tractors, trailers, and various trucks
• Loads, secures, and transports equipment on transport trailers
• Blade-mixes and lays bituminous road mix or asphaltic concrete
• Performs minor equipment repairs and servicing
• Participates in a variety of manual labor tasks

Two years of experience in the operation of heavy equipment/vehicles, which may include street sweepers, water trucks, asphaltic materials distributors, front end loaders, graders/scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, trenchers, tractors, tractor/semi-trailer combinations and like equipment. (Completion of a vocational/technical program from an accredited college or technical school in heavy equipment operations may be substituted for six months of the required experience.) Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application.

Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Minimum four (4) years experience operating heavy equipment, including excavators, backhoes, loaders, skid steers, and other small equipment; including equipment inspections, basic maintenance, and troubleshooting. Minimum three (3) years experience performing construction measurements and layout, including grades, elevations, calculations, fence installation, and interpreting plans, blueprints, maps, and utility drawings. Minimum two (2) years experience working around underground and overhead utilities, including following Arizona 811 procedures and applicable laws and safely working around existing utilities.

Minimum three (3) years experience in metal fabrication and welding, including modifying, repairing, and maintaining metal components, and structures. Minimum two (2) years experience applying job site safety practices, including identifying hazards, taking corrective action, following OSHA requirements, and safely operating equipment and vehicles.

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.

Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the…