Equipment Operator 2 - Sewer Collections

City of Lancaster (PA); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Lancaster is seeking a dependable Heavy Equipment Operator to support street and sewer maintenance. The role requires operating a range of construction machinery, performing preventive maintenance, and ensuring safety protocols during all operations.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, at least two years operating heavy equipment, and one year of mechanical repair experience. A valid CDL may be required, and willingness to respond to emergencies after hours is essential.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Minimum two years of on-the-job experience operating heavy motor equipment.
• At least one year of experience in mechanical repairs and servicing heavy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and perform preventive maintenance on heavy motor equipment.
• Safely perform duties following established safety practices.
• Operate tank truck flusher, backhoes, loaders, rollers, paving machines and snow removal equipment.
• Assist and supervise laborers in loading/unloading and street maintenance tasks as needed.
• Maintain general maintenance of equipment and respond to after-hours weather events.

Skills

Safe practices

Vehicle operation

Teamwork

English proficiency

Multi-tasking

Customer service mindset

Education

High School diploma or GED

2+ years heavy equipment experience

1 year mechanical repairs experience

Tools

Jackhammers

Pavement saws

Tampers

Job description

Primary Function

Operates and performs preventive maintenance on heavy motor equipment.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Follows safe practices in the performance of duties.
• Operates a tank truck flusher.
• Operates small and medium size backhoes, rubber tire front end loaders, track loaders and other related construction equipment in a variety of public work projects.
• Operates road rollers in street reconstruction projects.
• Operates a paving machine in placing various courses of asphalt in the reconstruction and maintenance of streets.
• Operates a snow loader when removing heavy snow accumulations.
• Operates a dump truck with or without plow in excess of 26,000 G.V.W. in the control and removal of snow.
• Performs routine maintenance on motorized equipment as required.
• May oversee and assist a small group of laborers and operators in loading an unloading trucks, patching streets and other manual laboring tasks as required.
• Operates a truck mounted snowplow and drives a dump truck with a trailer.
• Performs manual labor involving loading and unloading trucks, digging of ditches, felling and trimming of trees, cutting brush, and similar tasks.
• Operates a rubber tire loader in general maintenance work and snow removal operations.
• Uses a jackhammer and other power-driven equipment.

Bureau of Sewer Collections:

• Safely operates and maintains a Vactor truck in order to clean and maintain components of the wastewater collection system.

Bureau of Streets

• Operates a Street Sweeper and fills in responsibilities of Sweeper Operator as required by management for business operation needs.

Position Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of safe practices related to Public Works.
• Ability to operate a vehicle on private and public streets is required.
• Skill in the use of hand tools, power and motorized equipment.
• Proven ability to work well under pressure and to maintain positive interactions is required.
• Positive interpersonal skills are required.
• Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Proven ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English is required.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and to collaborate successfully with others is required.
• Proven ability to adapt to new or changed situations and to show flexibility in making improvements in work processes and operations is required.
• Proven ability to exhibit customer-centered behaviors and to focus on customer needs is required.
• Proven ability to commit to excellence in service and to continuous improvement is required.

Education, Training and Experience

• Graduation from High School or completion of a GED is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years documented on-the-job experience in operating heavy motor equipment on a regular basis is required.
• A minimum of one (1) year documented experience in making mechanical repairs and adjustments and servicing heavy motor equipment is required.

Licenses and Certificates

• Bureau of Streets:
  • Possession of a valid Class B commercial driver's license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is required. Class A commercial driver's license is preferred. Tanker endorsement and/or ability to obtain the tanker endorsement within 3 months of hire.
• Bureau of Sewer Collections:
  • EO II at the Wastewater Treatment Plant must possess a Class B commercial driver's license with a tanker endorsement and/or the ability to obtain the tanker endorsement within 3 months of hire.

Environmental Conditions

• Indoors, environmentally controlled.
• Outdoor, exposed to inclement weather and extreme temperature.
• Exposure to noise, pollution.

Safety Equipment Used or Needed

• Personal Protective Equipment such as hardhats, gloves, safety glasses, ear protection, rain gear, steel toed safety shoes, rain boots and respirators.

Comments

• Works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery.
• Requires working long hours and must be available to handle emergency situations and weather events after hours, weekends and holidays as required.
• Requires the use of hand tools.
• Requires the use of air tools, hydraulic tools, and/or electric tools such as jackhammers, pavement saws, tampers.
• Knowledge, skills and/or abilities assessment tests may be conducted as part of the position screening process.
• This description was prepared to indicate the kinds of activities and levels of work difficulty required of positions in this class. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities.