Equipment Operator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in activities related to the use of construction equipment used in the construction of roads and bridges, including graveling, crack sealing, delineator post, reflector, fence, sign, cattle guard, culvert maintenance and installation, snow removal, crusher operations, bridge repair and construction, and landfill operations.
• Operates heavy equipment which may include crusher, blade, compressor, dozer, scraper, backhoe, loader, baler, snowplow, and semi-truck.
• Performs minor maintenance of trucks and equipment.
• Checks and services equipment with fuel, hydraulic fluids, oil, anti-freeze, and water.
• Checks tires, hoses, and belts.
• Follows safe and effective methods of machine operation.
• Monitors work sites for potential hazards.
• Ensures applicable standards and specifications are followed.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and tools.
• Inspects loads for determination of disposal techniques and to monitor for special and hazardous waste.
• Weighs trucks, issues weight tickets, collects, and accounts for cash transactions.
• Maintains a variety of records. Completes activity records and reports.
• Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma (or GED equivalent)
• Up to one (1) year of experience in equipment operation
• Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities
• Provide a 10-Year Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) with submission
• Class A driver's license, with doubles, airbrake and tanker endorsements
• Flagging Certificate
• First Aid
• Defensive Driving

Competencies for Successful Performance of Job Duties

• Knowledge Of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Principles and practices of basic bookkeeping
• Modern office procedures, methods, and computer equipment
• Basic methods and techniques of construction, maintenance, and repair
• Operational characteristics of mechanical equipment and tools used in the area of work assigned
• Road construction and/or maintenance of landfill operations
• Principles of record keeping and reporting
• Safe work practices

Skills

• Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective and appropriate working relationships
• Performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature
• Performing basic mathematical functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, and ratios
• Communication, both oral and written
• Operating heavy equipment

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The position involves heavy physical demands, such as exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects

Benefits

• We offer a complete benefits package to eligible part-time and full-time employees working 20+ hours/week.
• Benefits include health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plan, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, life insurance, supplemental insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• Part-time employees who work at least 20-39 hours/week, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.