Equipment Operator II

Position Summary

Operate medium duty, large stationary, and/or motorized construction and maintenance equipment; perform grading, loading, sweeping, snow plowing, landscaping, water tanker for dust control; street/runway repairs, water and waste water line maintenance activities; may transport equipment on public right-of-ways & City owned facilities and perform semi-skilled maintenance tasks. This is a safety sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

Essential Functions

• Operate a variety of medium duty, construction and maintenance equipment including, but not limited to; a motor grader, fork lift, front-end loader, water truck, portable chipper, snow plow, de-icer, medium duty bulldozer, single and tandem axle dump truck, tractor mower-spreader-sweeper-scraper, roller, stripping machine, compactor in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operations.
• Grade roads using motor grader; roll asphalt.
• Gather and load waste products from job sites onto trucks; transport to appropriate location.
• Clean debris from work areas, ditches, culverts and creek beds; bulldoze hill sides and fire trails as required; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; transport equipment to and from construction sites.
• Operate rollers, chip-seal machines, road-grader and various equipment in constructing roads and trails.
• Operate a variety of equipment and vehicles used in the disposal division including backhoes, front-end loaders, skid steers, bobcats, tractors, roll-off trucks and a variety of recycling facility equipment, including but not limited to, grinders, shredders, screens, and crushers.
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as required.
• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures; maintain effective communications with communications tower.

Supplemental Functions

• May install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street-repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

• High school diploma or GED supplemented by thirty (30) credit hours of vocational training in the maintenance and operation of medium duty motorized gas or diesel powered equipment;
• One (1) year construction equipment operation and maintenance experience.

• When assigned to Aviation: Possession of a valid New Mexico Commercial Driver's License (Class A or B).
• Possession of a valid City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Possession of a valid OSHA Forklift Operator certification within six (6) months from date of hire.
• Must be able to successfully qualify for and maintain a Sunport Access Control Card as determined by the criteria set forth by the policies and guidelines of the Aviation Department and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
• Successful completion of a security background check conducted by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, if applicable.

Physical Requirements

• Maintain physical condition necessary for heavy lifting and climbing;
• Operate motorized equipment and vehicles;
• Work in confined spaces;
• Work at heights;
• Work around heavy construction equipment;
• Travel from site to site.