HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - STREETS

City of Ardmore; Ardmore (OK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Ardmore is seeking a skilled operator to run heavy construction and maintenance equipment for street work and related operations. Responsibilities include excavating, grading, loading, and maintaining roads, as well as installing traffic controls and working with crews.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and a valid Oklahoma CDL, with the ability to perform heavy manual labor and adhere to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Requires High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Oklahoma Commercial Driver's License.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and operate power-driven equipment.
• Knowledge of safety practices and traffic control.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy construction equipment such as scrapers, graders, dozers, backhoes, dump trucks, loaders for street maintenance.
• Install street barricades and cones and direct traffic around work sites.
• Read grades and stakes for leveling and roadway work.
• Maintain and repair equipment and perform preventive checks.
• Plow snow and salt roads as needed.
• Respond to public inquiries courteously.
• Work with line crew in digging ditches and trenching.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Effective communication

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

To operate difficult and complex heavy construction and maintenance equipment in support of a variety of maintenance activities including excavating, grading, loading and related operations; and to perform skilled maintenance tasks.

• Operate heavy construction and maintenance equipment such as scrapers, graders dozers, backhoes, dump trucks, front-end loaders, fork lifts, chains saws, 18-wheeler trucks, and other types of equipment for maintenance and construction involving streets.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities, direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Identify needs for assigned projects. Pick up and deliver equipment from construction sites.
• Maintain and repair any type of heavy equipment or equipment used in streets department.
• Grade and crown City streets, roads and alleys using motor grader; roll asphalt; maintain asphalt and concrete roadway surfaces.
• Read grades and slope stakes in leveling, surfacing and rolling roads.
• Clean debris from ditches, culverts and creek beds; bulldoze land as required; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel;
• Operate street sweeper; clean and maintain roadways; clean storm drains; and remove ice and snow from roadways as appropriate.
• Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner. Provide information within area of assignment and resolve complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Works with and assists the line crew in digging ditches and trenches, hoisting material, tools, equipment, and any related work with a backhoe or front-end loader.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or repairs to the supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Assists in the installing and maintenance of traffic control devices.
• Plows snow and salts roads according to departmental policy.
• Spray chemical insecticides and herbicides as needed.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Education and Experience

• Requires High School Diploma or GED

Certificates and Licences

• Valid Oklahoma Commercial Driver's License

Knowledge and Skills

• Operation and maintenance of power-driven equipment,
• Practices, methods, and materials used in general construction, grounds maintenance, and general maintenance work.
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities including walking, standing, bending, sitting for extended periods of time and operating various types of equipment or vehicles.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices; and use of hazardous chemical, herbicides and fertilizers.

Physical Job Requirements

• Stand X Lift up to 25 pounds X
• Walk X Lift up to 50 pounds X
• Sit X Work Outdoors X
• Use hands to finger, Handle, and feel X Normal Vision with or without corrective lenses Moderate-High Noise Level
• Climb and balance X
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl X
• Talk and hear X
• Taste and Smell X

Conditions of Employment

• Subject to post offer, pre-employment drug screen
• Subject to post offer, pre-employment fit for duty examination
• Subject to post offer, pre-employment criminal background check
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Performance Measurements

• Policies and procedures relevant to Street Department are understood, followed, and modeled for other employees.
• Effective relations exist with co-workers as well as with the public and complaints are resolved in a timely manner.
• The City’s professional reputation is maintained.

This is a Safety Sensitive position

This job has been classified as a “safety sensitive” position as defined by the United States Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing regulations, the Oklahoma Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act and/or Oklahoma Medical Marijuana laws. In this position, you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing, which might include random testing. Marijuana is one of the substances included in the drug panel screening. Possession of a Medical Marijuana license will not excuse you from the testing process, or the consequences of testing positive for Marijuana.

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