Highway Maintenance Worker II: Medium Equipment Operator (61033374)

Responsibilities

• Operates and maintains medium-duty equipment such as tandem dump trucks, skid steer loaders, aggregate spreaders, self-propelled belt loaders, and combination tractors with side-mounted mowers.
• Performs duties using manual labor, including clearing right-of-ways, cleaning drainage ditches, repairing shoulders, patching potholes, making base repairs, bridge repairs, paving driveways, and laying sideline/cross line pipe.
• Flags traffic during road repairs to control flow and protect workers, the public, and equipment.
• Operates 5 to 10-yard standard dump trucks for hauling materials such as asphalt, limestone, dirt, soil, cement, pipe, construction materials, and debris.
• Operates and maintains electric/gas-powered tools including chainsaws and pole saws, and uses hand tools in various phases of roadway maintenance.
• Assists in emergencies and inclement weather operations, which may include working outside of normal work schedule; available 24 hours a day when crew is on-call.
• Assists in the operation of backhoes, excavators, motor graders, slope mowers, and tractors with ditchers.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Six (6) months of related work experience; or an approved acceptable equivalence.
• Valid motor vehicle operator’s license is required.
• Must attain a Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within six (6) months of placement in the position.

Physical Requirements

• Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, grasping, and physically manipulating objects of varying size, shape, weight, and material.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Requires walking for extended periods, treading rough and uneven terrain, and working in close proximity to motoring traffic and natural environmental hazards.
• May be required to work outside of normal work schedule, especially during inclement weather and/or other departmental-related emergencies.
• Frequently exposed to outside environment in all weather conditions, noise, and oil or grease on a daily basis.