Stormwater Services - Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee, I, II - Stormwater Utility

General Description

Under supervision, perform a variety of skilled work in the operation, maintenance, construction and care of the City’s stormwater infrastructure, equipment, and machinery. This position involves manual work in the performance of various tasks to improve drainage and flood control within Abilene, operation & minor maintenance of all Stormwater Utility Division construction and heavy equipment.

Supervision Exercised

• Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee exercises no supervision.
• Heavy Equipment Operator I may function as a crew leader on small projects or in small work groups and in the absence of the Heavy Equipment Operator II.
• This position exercises technical and functional supervision over assigned Equipment Operators.
• Heavy Equipment Operator II functions as a crew leader on assigned operations. This position exercises technical and functional supervision over assigned Heavy Equipment Operators and Equipment Operator Trainees.

Important and Essential Duties

• Skilled knowledge of maintenance operations performed in rough terrain, creeks and stormwater drainage infrastructure including project oversight, mowing, street sweeping and herbicide application.
• Advanced knowledge in the general operation and servicing of all Stormwater utility division construction equipment.
• Ability to perform minor preventive maintenance servicing to assigned equipment and report mechanical or other problems.
• Effectively utilize a variety of loaders in excess of three (3) yards capacity.
• Operate hydraulic & walking excavators including the tandem and trailer used for transport, boom truck, and dump trucks.
• Drive a truck tractor hauling equipment or a 2000-gallon tank, a vac-truck, a street sweeper, a mid-mount mower and tractor with pull mower attachments.
• Operate gradall, crawler or large rubber-tire tractors equipped with bulldozer blades used in moving earth in the maintenance and rehabilitation of creeks, drains and borrow ditches.
• Operate a motor grader with blade, scarifier, and other attachments in the maintenance and repair of creeks, drains, and borrow ditches to obtain grade and proper water flow.
• Operate power tools, shovel and attachments in excavation and loading work, and repair of storm sewer systems.
• Able to conduct training, safety review, and close coordination with Crew Chief and Maintenance Supervisor.
• Perform on-call services and attend to after-hour emergencies, when necessary.

Other Job Related Duties

• Perform other job related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge

• Operating features of heavy maintenance and construction equipment.
• Proper use and occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary for the safe operation of equipment.
• Heavy construction techniques and procedures.
• Safe driving principles and practices.

Skills

• Operate a variety of heavy equipment including:
• Crawler tractor
• Wheel loader
• Rubber tire loader
• Gradall
• Hydraulic excavator
• Knuckle boom truck
• Self-propelled scraper
• Tractor, mower, boom mower, and mid-mount mowers
• Street sweeper
• 3 to 16 cubic yard dump truck and truck tractor/equipment with a tanker trailer
• Operate a variety of heavy equipment including bulldozers, walking excavators or spiders including tandems and trailers used to transport the walking excavators, motor graders with blades and vac-out trucks.

Experience and Training Guidelines

• For positions with more than one level, all listed requirements at the lower levels are required at the higher levels.
• Any combination equivalent to experience and training to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be qualifying.

Special Requirements

• Bloodborne Pathogens training and HazCom training are required within sixty (60) days of employment.
• Exposure to outdoors, inclement weather, wet weather, rough terrain, poison ivy, wild animals and noise.
• Exposure to confined workspaces, vibration, chemicals, mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, and other pollutants during spill clean-ups.
• Ability to travel to different work sites and be available after work hours.
• Ability to safely traverse steep grades often found in creeks and drainage ways.

Physical Demand Codes

• Standing - M
• Sitting - M
• Walking - M
• Lifting - M
• Carrying - M
• Pushing/Pulling - I
• Overhead Work - M
• Fine Dexterity - M
• Kneeling - M
• Crouching - I
• Crawling - M
• Bending - M
• Twisting - M
• Climbing - M
• Balancing - E
• Vision - E
• Hearing - E
• Talking - E
• Other: Bloodborne Pathogens training and HazCom training are required within sixty (60) days of employment.