Road & Bridge Heavy Equipment Operator

County of El Paso; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

County of El Paso is seeking an Equipment Operator to work with medium construction equipment under close supervision. The incumbent supports road, park, and facility maintenance and may assist in warehousing tasks as needed.

Responsibilities include operating backhoes, loaders, rollers, and trucks, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring safety compliance. A valid Texas driver’s license and appropriate CDL are required or obtainable by hire, with testing as mandated.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and three (3) years experience in the operation of single axle trucks and related automotive equipment and two (2) years in operation of aforementioned equipment; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Must have or obtain by date of hire a valid driver's license applicable to job responsibilities, with a driving record acceptable to the County of El Paso;
• Possess and maintain a valid state of Texas Class B commercial driver's license. Preferred Texas Class A commercial driver's license;
• Subject to federal drug and local drug and alcohol testing regulations, which include pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return to duty and follow-up testing.

Responsibilities

• Operates backhoes, compaction rollers, and tractors with mowing machine and loader attachments and skid loaders; positions, guides and manipulate powered mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic apparatus.
• Services and makes minor repairs to assigned equipment, and performs preventive maintenance on equipment; inspects vehicles to ensure mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
• Trains on equipment utilized by Heavy Equipment Operator Intermediate, including but limited to front-end loaders, compaction rollers, pneumatic rollers and paving equipment.
• As directed, operates front-end loader, rollers (10-12 ton), large-scale gang, slope and rotary mowers.

Skills

Truck operation

Manual labor

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Backhoes

Compaction rollers

Tractors with attachments

Job description

County of El Paso is seeking an Equipment Operator to work with medium construction equipment under close supervision. The incumbent supports road, park, and facility maintenance and may assist in warehousing tasks as needed.

Responsibilities include operating backhoes, loaders, rollers, and trucks, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring safety compliance. A valid Texas driver’s license and appropriate CDL are required or obtainable by hire, with testing as mandated.