Heavy Truck Driver, (B252720-2), 203, Street Maintenance

About the Role

Operates one or more types of trucks and assists with traffic control. Moves heavy equipment around the City on a lowboy trailer. Performs labor duties when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Drives heavy trucks including dump trucks, street maintenance vehicles, tractors, and lowboy trailers.
• Performs maintenance work on City streets including working with asphalt and patching potholes.
• Utilizes a variety of heavy equipment, machinery, and tools.
• Maintains proper working order of vehicles, equipment, and machinery.
• Cleans streets with a street sweeper; operates a truck loader, ditches material, and performs dump truck maintenance duties.
• Checks drains and ditches for any blockage; removes obstructions with a chain saw or hand saw; cleans ditches periodically and after heavy rains.
• Repairs and replaces damaged street signs; builds forms, fences, and barricades for use by the street department.
• May assist in performing unskilled or semi-skilled labor such as digging ditches, covering ditches, pouring concrete, mowing, trimming trees, shrubs, and all other duties as needed to perform paving projects.
• Will be required to drive a City vehicle for City business use.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• At least one (1) year of truck driving experience.
• Valid Texas Commercial Driver License (CDL) class A or B and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record.
• Valid Texas Driver License. If applicant holds an out-of-state license, a State of Texas Driver License must be obtained within 6 months of employment.
• Ability to maintain good health and physical condition sufficient to permit the full performance of the duties of this position.
• Ability to project a positive and professional image of the City of Laredo.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing in the English language and orally in the Spanish language.

Skills

• Knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of hazards and safety rules and precautions of operating heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in equipment operation.
• Knowledge of commercial trucks.
• Skill in organization and time management.
• Skill in performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain good planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to take and follow directions from supervisor.
• Ability to give directions to and gain compliance from assigned staff.
• Ability to perform strenuous work and routine work.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Frequent exposure to unpleasant environmental conditions and/or hazards.
• Majority of work performed outside or with exposure to risk.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, with occasional walking and standing.

Work Locations:

• Frequently: Office or similar indoor environment, outdoor environment, street environment (near moving traffic), construction site, confined space, vehicles, warehouse environment.

Exposures:

• Seldom: Extreme cold (below 32 degrees), communicable diseases, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals or substances.
• Sometimes: Individuals with known violent backgrounds.
• Frequently: Individuals who are hostile or irate.
• Often: Extreme heat (above 100 degrees), loud noises (85+ decibels such as heavy trucks, jack hammers, construction).

Travel:

• Often: Local travel.
• Never: Regional travel, national travel, international travel.