Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee # 26-6-4

Duties Summary

• Performs flagging duties, allowing one line of traffic to proceed while stopping another.
• Communicates with other workers by operating a two-way radio.
• Ensures signs are maintained and ready daily.

Expected Light Duty Heavy Equipment Skills

• Snow plow
• Dump truck
• Loader
• Tractor/trailer
• Small broom
• Roller
• Bobcat/skid steer
• Boom mower tractors

Percentage Of Time Accountabilities

• 40% - Flagging and/or mowing
• 40% - Operating light duty heavy construction equipment (dump truck, loader, tractor/trailer, small broom, roller, and bobcat/skidsteer)
• 10% - Laborer utilizing various hand tools (shovel, jack hammer, crack sealer, chain saw, batch mixer, general housekeeping, SWPPP)
• 10% - Storm and Winter Watch on-call status
• 10% - Safety attendant, traffic management, and equipment inspection

Minimum Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of general Public Works roadway maintenance and construction activities.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and protocols for general labor tasks, heavy equipment operations, and proper loading, transporting, and unloading of materials associated with road maintenance.
• Basic mechanical operations to analyze any breakdown or failure of equipment operation and report to supervisor or mechanics.
• Knowledge of basic storm water prevention plans, best management practices, reporting associated with the duties as assigned to include but not limited to general housekeeping and trash collection, silt fences, seeding, and work area restoration.
• Skill in operation of light duty heavy equipment to perform Public Works activities.
• Use of hand tools such as chain saws, rakes, hammers, jack hammers, cutting torches, sand blaster, bridge jacks, power augers, and compactors.