Equipment Operator II - Transportation

About the role

Pima County Department of Transportation seeks an Equipment Operator II to lead and participate in operating vehicles and equipment to meet finish construction specification requirements for road maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operates a variety of equipment to meet finish construction specifications in public works construction and maintenance such as roads, parks, drainage ways, and wastewater systems;
• Leads and trains laborers, equipment operators, and other personnel in equipment operations and in the successful completion of work;
• Operates backhoe to excavate around high-pressure gas lines, electrical conduits, and water mains to access sewer lines;
• Operates grader to finish grades and base courses of roadways, checking and setting grade stakes for grading and leveling;
• Finish-grades roadways and drainage ways;
• Blade-mixes and lays bituminous road mix or asphaltic concrete;
• Loads, secures, and transports equipment on transport trailers;
• Performs minor equipment repairs and servicing;
• Participates in a variety of manual labor tasks;
• May perform any of the duties required of the Equipment Operator I.

Requirements

• Four 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.)
• One year of experience as an Equipment Operator I with Pima County.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a lead and training position, providing direction and training to other personnel in the use of operating equipment.
• Possess a valid Commercial Driver's License, Class B with Air Brakes & Tanker Endorsement.
• Experience operating various types of heavy equipment used in roadway maintenance and repairs, including road grading and shoulder repair operations.