Lead Heavy Equipment Operator - Road & Utility Projects

Cityofirondaleal; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County is seeking Heavy Equipment Operators for the Merit System. You will operate a range of street maintenance and utility machinery, following established rules and procedures to ensure safe, efficient work at outdoor sites.

Requirements include a Class B CDL and prior experience around heavy equipment, with duties spanning backfilling, road prep, and ongoing maintenance while coordinating with supervisors and co-workers.

Qualifications

• Experience operating heavy equipment as part of street maintenance or utilities.
• Ability to follow safety standards and set up work zones.
• Experience reading orders and working with supervision.

Responsibilities

• Backfills, excavates, spreads, and scrapes specified parts of construction or maintenance projects using heavy equipment to meet project specifications.
• Cleans, clears, and prepares roads, ditches, sewer lines and land using heavy equipment for construction or property maintenance purposes.
• Communicates with members of the public, supervisors, and subordinates using verbal and written correspondence in order to exchange information concerning heavy equipment operator job duties.
• Acts as a lead worker of peer or support staff by assigning and reviewing work tasks, facilitating training, and providing feedback using policies, procedures, tools, and directives from management in order to ensure tasks are completed in accordance with established requirements.
• Loads, unloads, lifts, and places various materials using heavy equipment in order to complete construction, cleanup, or maintenance projects.
• Performs preventative maintenance and basic repairs on heavy equipment to maintain efficient equipment operations.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Safety standards adherence

Communication

Education

Class B commercial driver's license

Job description

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County is seeking Heavy Equipment Operators for the Merit System. You will operate a range of street maintenance and utility machinery, following established rules and procedures to ensure safe, efficient work at outdoor sites.

Requirements include a Class B CDL and prior experience around heavy equipment, with duties spanning backfilling, road prep, and ongoing maintenance while coordinating with supervisors and co-workers.