Maintainer Operator

About the role

Located in the Belle Plaine area, the Maintainer Operator performs basic maintenance of rock and dirt surfaced roads within an assigned territory, with occasional travel to Vinton.

Responsibilities

• Assists with road maintenance including re-surfacing, shaping for adequate drainage, and snow/ice and debris removal.
• Blades and shapes road surface to improve safety and operates truck to haul and spread granular surfacing materials.
• Assists with construction of new driveways and driveway extensions.
• Reports damaged signs and/or roads to Road Superintendent.
• Assists with installation of new roadway pipe, culvert or bridge.
• Reports maintenance work needed for equipment and performs operator-level maintenance work to assigned equipment.
• Mows road shoulders, cuts trees and removes brush as needed.
• Maintains time and equipment records.
• Assists Grading crew and/or Bridge crew when working within one’s assigned territory.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid Class B Commercial Drivers License with air brake endorsement

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Understanding of basic math including adding, subtracting, multiplication, and division.
• Capacity to multi-task and prioritize job activities to achieve maximum overall results
• Ability to operate basic hand tools.
• Knowledge in operating heavy machinery including motor grader, tractor and a dump truck.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles, practices, materials and equipment in road maintenance and