Equipment Operator II - G120 Right of Way Maintenance

Columbus Consolidated Government; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus Consolidated Government seeks a stormwater equipment operator to support installation, maintenance, and repair of the stormwater system. You will operate dump trucks to deliver materials and remove debris, while supervising assigned personnel and ensuring safety compliance.

The role requires skilled operation of heavy equipment, basic math and map-reading abilities, and the ability to work outdoors in varying weather. CDL eligibility and commitment to safety are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires specialized training or apprenticeship related to heavy equipment work.
• Must be able to operate multiple trucks and power tools safely.
• Ability to read basic plans and perform arithmetic calculations.

Responsibilities

• Operate motorized equipment to support stormwater installation, maintenance and repair.
• Deliver materials and remove debris with dump trucks; supervise assigned personnel.
• Perform daily safety checks and maintain vehicles; assist in cave-in repairs.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and document activities and records.
• Comply with safety rules and report issues to supervisors.

Skills

Dump trucks operation

Traffic control

Equipment maintenance

Map reading

Oral & written communication

Basic math

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Apprenticeship/internship or related experience

Tools

Dump trucks

Bucket trucks

Tractors

Chainsaws

Weed eaters

Leaf blowers

Grasshoppers

Dixie choppers

Chippers

Job description

This position is responsible for operating motorized equipment to support the installation, maintenance, and repair of the stormwater system.

• Operates dump trucks to deliver materials and remove debris from job sites.
• Trains, supervises, and monitors the work of assigned personnel.
• Performs daily maintenance and safety inspections of assigned equipment; cleans and secures trucks and equipment.
• Assists crews in identifying cave-in ownership and supports other departments with vacuum and high‑pressure water services.
• Maintains inventory of all supplies and equipment.
• Operates backhoes, tillers, dump trucks, box blades, and chainsaws.
• Participates in repair and maintenance activities, including repairing cave‑ins on storm sewer boxes and pipes, replacing pipe joints, broken grates, and inlets, removing trees from roadways, and building inlets as needed.
• Completes required records and documentation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the operation of dump trucks, bucket trucks, tractors, chainsaws, weed eaters, leaf blowers, grasshoppers, dixie choppers, and chippers.
• Knowledge of safety precautions.
• Skill in directing traffic.
• Skill in maintaining equipment.
• Skill in map reading.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic mathematical calculations.

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. This position is required to supervise state inmate labor. Employee must pass the Department of Corrections three‑day certification within the time frame required by this department, which is normally six (6) months but may be altered. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid commercial driver's license (CDL) issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and must be able to distinguish between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed outdoors, occasionally in cold or inclement weather. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, and machinery with moving parts. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.