Equipment Operator I - Storm Water Drainage

City of Gainesville; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Gainesville is seeking an entry-level Equipment Operator I to operate and perform minor repairs on a variety of street maintenance machinery. Duties include supporting street repairs, loading and hauling materials, and maintaining records with close supervision.

Applicants should have at least two years of related construction work and a high school diploma. A valid driver's license is required, with the ability to obtain Class A or B CDL within six months if requested by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Operate and maintain a variety of machinery and equipment.
• Repair and perform routine maintenance on equipment.
• Aware of hazards and safety precautions while working.
• Know locations of city streets and addresses.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and repair a variety of machinery and equipment on city streets.
• Assist in street repairs and patching procedures.
• Support in laying bricks and tar pot work as assigned.
• Keep work areas clean and maintain records for division machinery.

Skills

Equipment operation

Maintenance

Safety procedures

Street repair

Concrete finishing

Reading street layouts

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Backhoe

Loader

Dump truck

Job description

To operate a variety of machinery and equipment in the performance of a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and repair of City streets and related facilities. This is the entry-level class in the Equipment Operator series. This class is distinguished from the Equipment Operator II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions within this series under close supervision. This class is typically used as a training class; employees will need some related work experience.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Operate, maintain and perform minor repairs on a variety of machinery and equipment in the performance of duties including hand and power tools, street roller, welder, backhoe, front-end loader, jackhammer, dump truck, chainsaw, brushhog and tractors.
• Participate in street repairs; prepare holes in street surfaces for repair; apply patching material to fill hole.
• Assist in laying bricks and using the tar pot to tack streets; build fences as assigned.
• Trim and remove foliage obstructing traffic signs or signals; cut out weeds growing along cracks in the streets; mow creek area.
• Participate in mixing, pouring and finishing concrete.
• Clear storm drains of refuse and debris.
• Haul asphalt, sand and gravel to work site.
• Clean and maintain order of work areas.
• Repair tire flats in shop area.
• Maintain service and repair records on division machinery and equipment.
• May assist with refuse collection; may operate the collection vehicle and place refuse in vehicle compactor.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Operation and maintenance requirements of a variety of machinery and equipment utilized in the performance of job assignments.
• Practices and techniques for repairing and maintaining equipment.
• Standard practices and procedures for assigned division.
• Hazards associated with the work and proper safety precautions.
• Location of various City streets and addresses.
• Procedures for patching and repairing street surfaces.
• Procedures for installing poles, pipes and traffic signs.
• Modern construction methods and practices.
• Techniques for mixing, pouring and finishing concrete.

Ability to:

• Learn to pour and finish concrete.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Learn the location of various City streets and addresses.
• Learn the techniques for mixing and pouring concrete.
• Operate, maintain and perform minor repairs on a variety of tools, machinery and equipment relevant to work assignments.
• Perform the physical requirements of the job.
• Perform work in undesirable or hazardous equipment including inclement weather, confined spaces and improper illumination.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Establish and maintain cooperative-working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Lay hot mix asphalt.

Experience and Training Guidelines:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Two years construction related work.

Education/Training:

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

• Must have ability to obtain Class A or B CDL within six (6) months of request when requested by supervisor.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
• Regularly exposed to vibration.
• Occasionally works in high, precarious places.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level is usually very loud.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

This job description is not an employment agreement, contact agreement, or contract. Management has exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.