Heavy Equipment Operator — Build City Infrastructure

City of Dallas; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Dallas is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to support construction and maintenance of city facilities and utilities. The role covers operating a wide range of heavy equipment to maintain roads, dispose of waste, and perform excavation tasks in all weather conditions.

The ideal candidate has four years of equipment operation experience, with at least two years on heavy equipment, plus a valid Class A CDL or Texas CDL with a clean driving record.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience as an equipment operator with at least two (2) years on heavy equipment.
• Valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) preferred.
• Texas Driver's License with good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Operates, drives, and manipulates heavy equipment such as trash compactors at landfills, track machines including crawler dozers, crawler loaders, and track hoes; safely operates maintainers, scrapers, dirt compactors, trailer tipping machines, cranes, and draglines.
• Operates and maintains heavy equipment by adjusting level and angle of grader blades, change-outs of buckets, and other parts of equipment.
• Plans, determines, and communicates daily work and routes of member crews in absence of the Crew Leader; provides direction and leadership when needed to ensure effective and safe operations.
• Trains crew, lower-level drivers and operators in maintaining and inspecting equipment to prolong usefulness and ensure adherence to all safety protocols and practices.
• Completes work orders, job tickets, and other administrative forms; ensures accuracy and quality of work completion.
• Drives truck and trailer rigs to transport earth moving or other medium to large sized automotive equipment to job site.
• Safely performs other related work as needed or assigned at all times.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety procedures

English literacy

Team leadership

Manual dexterity

Job description

City of Dallas is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to support construction and maintenance of city facilities and utilities. The role covers operating a wide range of heavy equipment to maintain roads, dispose of waste, and perform excavation tasks in all weather conditions.

The ideal candidate has four years of equipment operation experience, with at least two years on heavy equipment, plus a valid Class A CDL or Texas CDL with a clean driving record.