Equipment Specialist

City of Baytown, TX; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Training opportunities

Job summary

The City of Baytown's Public Works department seeks an Equipment Specialist to operate and maintain asphalt crack sealing equipment and other heavy machines. You will perform preventative maintenance, ensure safety compliance, and assist with street, drainage, and sidewalk maintenance.

Duties include operating patch trucks, street sweepers, backhoes, and loaders; performing inspections and routine maintenance; and supporting Solid Waste tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Six months of related experience.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record; TX license required within 90 days.
• Valid State of Texas Class "B" CDL, or must be obtained within six months of date in position.

Responsibilities

• Operates equipment such as street sweeper, dump truck, backhoe, loader, and patcher truck; supports drainage and street maintenance.
• Inspects, cleans and performs routine maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
• Performs traffic control and reports safety hazards.
• Performs skilled and semiskilled construction and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, alleys, and drainage.
• For Solid Waste: operates brush/ stake bed and supports collection duties.

Skills

Heavy equipment ops

Safety compliance

Maintenance skills

Traffic control

Manual labor

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Street sweeper

Backhoe

Dump truck

Loader

Patcher truck

Job description

Join our team as an Equipment Specialist for Public Works, where you’ll operate and maintain specialized equipment for asphalt crack sealing to ensure safe and durable roadways. You’ll perform preventative maintenance, ensure compliance with safety standards, and contribute to the upkeep of vital public infrastructure. Bring your mechanical skills, attention to detail, and dedication to community improvement to this rewarding role!

The Equipment Specialist is responsible for performing skilled operations of several types of heavy equipment used to excavate, load, transfer or move dirt, gravel or materials in the maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, driveways, alleys, drainage and asphalt as well as brush removal. The ability to operate vehicles and equipment such as patch trucks, street sweeper, concrete breaker, dump truck, compactor, picker truck, backhoe and loader as well as assorted hand and pneumatic tools is a must. Work involves responsibility for efficient use of such equipment. Duties include performance of manual labor associated with street maintenance and construction.

For Solid Waste Only:
Drives and operates hydraulic picker or stake bed while collecting heavy brush and loads by hand when necessary. Maintains the Baytown Green Center and participates in operations.

Duties

• Operates equipment such as street sweeper, dump truck, compactor, picker truck, backhoe, concrete breaker and loader as well as assorted hand and pneumatic tools. Operates all necessary equipment in construction and maintenance of drainage and streets.
• Inspects, cleans and performs routine maintenance work on vehicles and equipment daily; identifies and reports mechanical problems and damage.
• Performs traffic control activities as needed; reports safety hazards and traffic problems. Utilizes proper safety precautions in all work performed; recognizes, avoids and reports unsafe acts, conditions, accidents and injuries.
• Performs skilled and semiskilled construction, maintenance and general labor work in the maintenance and repair of streets, sidewalks, driveways, alleys, drainage and asphalt repairs.

For Solid Waste Only:

• Operates and maintains brush or stake bed by checking oil and gas every morning and refueling as necessary.
• Drives and operates brush or stake bed. Loads by hand when necessary.
• Performs personnel related duties including training and coaching.
• Maintains grounds - mowing, weed eating, sweeping, picking up trash, cleaning around containers and all landscaping maintenance.

Required:
Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Six months of related experience.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days).
• Valid State of Texas Class "B" Commercial Driver’s License, or must be obtained within six months of date in position.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Ability to operate equipment including sweeper, patch truck, and dump trucks. Ability to keep accurate maintenance, sweeping and patching records. Knowledge of City streets. Ability to get along appropriately with co-workers and the public.

For Solid Waste Only:
Ability to operate and maintain all types of equipment used in collection of brush. Ability to get along appropriately with co workers and the public. Ability to work around cash and write receipts to customers. Ability to perform maintenance duties as needed.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands
Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well – 365 days a year.

Medical

• United Healthcare
• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
• Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family
• In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible
• $50 co-pay (general visit)
• RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses
• FREE virtual visits

Dental

• Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO
• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
• Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%
• Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

• Superior Vision
• Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment
• In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay
• Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

• Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan
• FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance
• Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year
• Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!
• Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.
• SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

• Texas Municipal Retirement System:
  • 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match
  • 5 year vesting
  • Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60
  • FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary
• MissionSquare 457 and 457 Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

• Equitable:
  • Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability
  • Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

• The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values
• Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave

• 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year
• Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit
• 15 days Paid Parental Leave

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