Heavy Equipment Operator Seasonal

Essential Functions

• Operates a variety of light, medium and heavy trucks, mowers and other equipment used in the building and maintenance of County roads.
• Assists in the building, repair, and re-building of new and substandard roads.
• May be asked to assist in preventive maintenance work on equipment and vehicles, including oil changes and greasing to minimize downtime of equipment.
• Assists with regular road repair and maintenance through asphalt patching and sealing.
• Uses a variety of small and large equipment to make such repairs.
• Performs road maintenance duties by removing litter, stones, trees, dirt from slides, and other debris from roadways, bridges and other areas.
• Cleans shoulders, ditches and other areas that impact the quality of the roadways.
• May assist with the maintenance of ditches and drainage culverts, guardrails and fences, roadway signs, delineators, traffic control devices and other items and equipment that enhance the safety of County highways and drivers.
• Performs winter road maintenance and snow removal through plowing, sanding and other activities to ensure that roads remain passable.
• Serves on call 24 hours, 7-days a week to respond to dangerous road conditions.
• Assists with Installation, repairs and replacement of signage as directed.
• Maintain vegetation control by cutting, mowing and pruning, etc. using a variety of small and mechanized hand tools and power saws.
• Communicates major problems with equipment the maintenance mechanic.
• Ensures full-time crew members are aware of issues in equipment maintenance and repair.
• Responsible for the safe operation and cleanliness of the equipment to which incumbent is assigned.
• Affords assistance in the maintenance of shop cleanliness and organization.

Secondary Functions

• May perform flagging duties in the absence of flaggers.
• May perform general labor as needed for the completion of assigned projects.
• May be required to assist the maintenance mechanic during major equipment repairs.