Environmental Health Technician

Duties

• Operates six (6) or more pieces of the heavy highway construction and maintenance equipment, such as laydown machine, snow blower, plastic crosswalk machine, highway striping machine, graders, front end loader, chip spreaders, trucks including tractor and low boy trailers, excavator, backhoe, sewer cleaner, and bulldozer.
• Performs manual labor duties requiring the use of hand tools such as shovels, picks, axes, saws, power drills, post hole diggers, and 60 or 90 lb. jack hammer.
• Operates light equipment such as patch truck, patch roller, forklift, hand mower, tandem axle dump truck with snow plow, and crosswalk powder paint striper.
• Prepares and patches damaged roadway areas with asphalt including shoveling, and raking of the asphalt.
• Controls traffic at work site by flagging and/or placing barricades.
• Performs other manual labor duties such as cutting weeds, push mowers, weed eaters, etc.
• Performs journeyman concrete finishing duties when required.
• Removes snow from streets and other public thoroughfares; spreads salt or sand onto the roadway with tandem axle truck.
• Checks and maintains proper fluid levels and air pressures of equipment.
• Serves as lead person in absence of Foreman.

Requirements

• High school graduation or GED equivalent AND Three (3) years' experience with Heavy Highway Equipment with at least two (2) years as an Equipment Operator (per Arapahoe County position description) or equivalent combination of education and experience that satisfy the requirements of the job.

Necessary Special Requirements

• Possession of a Colorado CDL, "A" driver's license.

Qualifications

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity in any term, condition, or privilege of employment and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors. Arapahoe County is committed to making employment accessible to persons with disabilities. In accordance with Senate Bill 23-058, applicants understand that Arapahoe County will not request or require the applicant to include their age, date of birth, or date of attendance/graduation date on the initial application. Applicants understand that Arapahoe County can request or require an individual to provide documentation including copies of certification, transcripts, and other materials created by a third party. The applicant understands that the applicant can redact, if they so choose, information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance/graduation from an educational institution on those requested/required certification, transcripts and other materials created by a third party.

Benefits

As a Regular Full-Time employee at Arapahoe County Government, you are eligible for benefits such as: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Life and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, Mandatory Pension Plan, Deferred Compensation Plan, Pre-paid Legal Services, Vacation and Sick Leaves, Holiday pay, Training and Educational Reimbursement Opportunities. For a more detailed listing of our benefit programs, click on the MENU link on the left and then Benefits Summary.