Heavy Equipment Operator

City of Bradenton · Bradenton, FL · 6 days ago

Manufacturing$27.72/hrFull-time

About the role

This position is an Essential classification and will require the employee to report to duty before, during, and after a hurricane or emergency. This position normally works a regular weekday daytime shift and requires scheduled/unscheduled overtime, including evenings, weekends and holidays and/or immediate response to emergency conditions.

Responsibilities

Serves primarily as an operator of one or more kinds of assigned mechanized equipment utilized in the construction, alteration, repair, cleaning, and/or maintenance of various public works, landfill, parks or utility projects, to include but not all inclusive of the following types of equipment: medium-duty flat bed, dump and tank trucks, tractor mowers, semi-tractor trailers, semi-trucks, roll-off trucks, small front-end loaders, platform mowers, farm tractors with attachments, tandem dump trucks, bull dozers, pay loaders, large mowers, slope mowers, backhoes, excavators, motor graders, bush hog, garbage compactor, and other similar equipment;
Transports workers to work site, participates maintenance work as necessary;
Hauls debris, concrete and asphalt, digs, pushes, piles, and/or loads materials;
Performs a variety of equipment preventative maintenance duties; cleans, greases, and fuels equipment, and identifies and/or performs basic service and repair work;
Serves as an operator of assigned mechanized equipment utilized in construction, alteration, repair, cleaning, and maintenance of public works, roadway, drainage, utility, parks, and facilities projects.

Requirements

Knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances, and rules governing transporting of equipment and its operation on public streets and highways.

Knowledge of the functions, operating methods, and routine care/maintenance for standard automotive and construction equipment.

Knowledge of the hazards of operation and appropriate safety rules and regulations.

Knowledge of the principles and procedures of excavation, drainage, surfacing, and similar construction work.

Knowledge of street surfacing materials, including asphalt and aggregates and street paving processes.

Skills in the operation of assigned equipment in accordance with traffic laws and regulations.

Knowledge of safe work techniques and practices used in construction.

Ability to make independent judgments and decisions.

Knowledge of materials used in the construction and maintenance of utility systems and municipal infrastructure.

Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with employees and the public.

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.

Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Knowledge of job-related software as required by Department.

Ability to work in close, confined spaces, walk, stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear, reach above shoulders, work overhead on ladders and platforms, use fingers and hands with dexterity, and feel and reach with hands and arms.

Ability to perform heavy manual labor in confined and cramped spaces and uncomfortable conditions, climb ladders, bend, reach, and stand for long periods of time.

Occasional exposure to slippery and/or uneven surfaces; heights above twenty (20) feet; below ground level, with feet, legs and/or hands in water.

Occasional exposure to confined spaces.

Subject to 24-hour call back for emergency conditions.

Appropriate training and safety equipment will be provided for all conditions.

Equipment Used: Uses and operates a wide variety of office, communication, light, medium, and heavy equipment in support of Public Works field operations, construction, maintenance, and emergency response activities.

Serves as an operator of assigned mechanized equipment utilized in construction, alteration, repair, cleaning, and maintenance of public works, roadway, drainage, utility, parks, and facilities projects.

Computer and standard office software

Mobile phone, telephone, two-way radio, and related communication devices

Non-CDL City vehicles and trucks

Light-duty and medium-duty service vehicles

Trailers and truck-mounted equipment

Pumps, auxiliary pumps, generators, air compressors, concrete mixers

Power valve turners and trenchers

CDL Dump trucks, tandem dump trucks, flatbed trucks, tank trucks

CDL Vactor Truck, Street Sweeper, Valve Maintenance Truck

CDL Boom trucks, Grapple Truck, cranes, roll-off trucks

Tractors, tractor mowers, large mowers, slope mowers, bush hogs

Front-end loaders, pay loaders, skid steers

Backhoes, excavators, motor graders

CDL Semi-tractors, semi-trailers, tractor-trailer combinations (as assigned)

Garbage compactors and other similar heavy construction or maintenance equipment

Congrete saws, jackhammers, chain saws

Pipe cutters, ratchets, wrenches, saws

Shovels, sledgehammers, and other common hand tools

Qualifications

A high school diploma or GED equivalent with some vocational or technical training in equipment maintenance and operations.

Two (2) years of experience in operating equipment in the construction, repair, and/or maintenance of public infrastructure or a related field; or an equivalent combination of relevant training, education, and experience.

Skills