Equipment Operator II – Flexible Hours & Road Maintenance

Albuquerque International Sunport; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Albuquerque is seeking an Equipment Operator II in Albuquerque, NM to operate a range of medium to large equipment and support street and runway maintenance. The position is safety-sensitive and requires compliance with drug/alcohol testing.

Work includes grading, loading, sweeping, snow plowing, and equipment transport between sites, with potential night and weekend hours. A high school diploma or GED plus 30 vocational credits and one year of experience are required; a valid NM CDL

Qualifications

• Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.
• High school diploma or GED supplemented by thirty (30) credit hours of vocational training in the maintenance and operation of medium duty motorized gas or diesel powered equipment; and

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of medium duty, construction and maintenance equipment including, but not limited to; a motor grader, fork lift, front-end loader, water truck, portable chipper, snow plow, de-icer, medium duty bulldozer, single and tandem axle dump truck, tractor mower-spreader-sweeper-scraper, roller, stripping machine, compactor in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operation.
• Grade roads using motor grader; roll asphalt.
• Gather and load waste products from job sites onto trucks; transport to appropriate location.
• May clean debris from work areas, ditches, culverts and creek beds; bulldoze hill sides and fire trails as required; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• May perform additional construction and maintenance tasks including concrete work, spreading material, and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; transport equipment to and from construction sites.
• Operate rollers, chip-seal machines, road-grader and various equipment in constructing roads and trails,
• Operate a variety of equipment and vehicles used in the disposal division including backhoes, front-end loaders, skid steers, bobcats, tractors, roll-off trucks and a variety of recycling facility equipment, including but not limited to, grinders, shredders, screens, and crushers.
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as required.
• Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures; maintain effective communications with communications tower.

Education

High school diploma or GED + 30 credit hours vocational training in maintenance and operation of medium duty equipment

Job description

The City of Albuquerque is seeking an Equipment Operator II in Albuquerque, NM to operate a range of medium to large equipment and support street and runway maintenance. The position is safety-sensitive and requires compliance with drug/alcohol testing.

Work includes grading, loading, sweeping, snow plowing, and equipment transport between sites, with potential night and weekend hours. A high school diploma or GED plus 30 vocational credits and one year of experience are required; a valid NM CDL