D/O Light Equipment

City-of-Shreveport,-L; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Shreveport is seeking a Driver/Operator Heavy Equipment to operate a variety of vehicles and support city infrastructure projects. You will assist in loading/unloading, and work with crews on street maintenance while traveling locally to sites as needed.

Must hold a Louisiana Class A/B/D driver’s license and be capable of performing physically demanding tasks in outdoor environments.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent.
• Possess a Class A, B, or D LA driver’s license.
• Demonstrated ability to perform tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operate a range of vehicles and heavy equipment as assigned.
• Assist in loading and unloading trucks.
• Work with City crews on physical tasks and street maintenance.
• Travel locally to job sites as required.

Skills

Physical stamina

Task execution

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

LA driver’s license (Class A/B/D)

Tools

Heavy-equipment operation license

Job description

• 1. Drives and/or operates automobiles,six-eight passenger van, bus, etc,. Drives and.or operates powered machinery such as: tractors, pickups, carryalls, asphalt burners, laydown machines, flat beds, tar pots, chippers, spreaders, trailers, compressors, yard equipment, street flusher, dump truck (up to five yards), and/or mud jacks.
• 2. May be assigned to work alone or with laborers.
• 3. May assist in loading and unloading trucks.
• 4. Assists City crews with physical work activities, which may include cutting grass, pulling or pushing things, objects, materials, tools and etc.,excavating and moving earth and other materials;spraying and flushing streets.
• 5. Services (gas, oil, water, clean, grease and etc.) and perform minor maintenance on assigned vehicles.
• 6. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

• 1). High School Diploma or GED, or the equivalent.
• 2). Demonstrated ability to perform tasks.
• 3). Possess a Class "A," "B," or "D" LA driver's license.

Physical Requirements:

1. Tasks involve sedentary to light work, involving some reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling of objects and materials;
2. Involve the ability to exert light to moderately heavy physical effort, but which may involve some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate to moderately heavy weight (12-50 pounds); and may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).
3. Tasks may require perception and discrimination of color, sound, odor, depth, texture, as well as visual ability and oral communications ability.
4. Jobs must be performed with or without accommodations.

Travel:

Travel will be required locally from location to location to accomplish assignments and visit job sites.

Work Environment:

1. Tasks may require exposure to extreme temperature, strong odors, smoke, dust, pollen, wetness and humidity, machinery and traffic hazards.

NORMAL PROMOTION FROM THIS CLASS:

DRIVER/OPERATOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT