Road Maintenance and Landfill Equipment Operator (Star Valley/Roads)

Gila County; Payson (AZ); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Gila County is seeking individuals for roles involving construction, repair, and maintenance of roads and landfill operations. Responsibilities include operating various construction vehicles safely, coordinating inmate work details, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.

The ideal candidate will perform manual labor assignments as needed and participate in traffic control activities at multiple job sites. Previous experience in similar roles is beneficial but not mandatory. This position primarily operates within the Gila County area.

Responsibilities

• Perform semi-skilled work in construction, repair, and maintenance of roads.
• Operate trucks and various construction equipment in accordance with safety regulations.
• Coordinate Department of Corrections inmate work detail.
• Perform traffic control activities including directing traffic at landfill.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Perform semi-skilled work in construction, repair and maintenance of roads, right-of-ways, auxiliary structures, and secondary roads; operate various types of construction equipment in accordance with safety regulations and procedures.
• Ensure safe operations of recycling and landfill; weighs vehicles, directs traffic and assists customers at the landfill.
• Operate trucks, perform cleaning duties and train new employees.
• The employee will be assigned to the Roads Division or the Recycling & Landfill Division and will be asked to work in either Division as required on a temporary basis.
• Operate road construction and maintenance equipment including front end loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, motor graders, paving machines, street sweepers, transfer trucks and compactors, in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures; and landfill equipment, water truck for dust control, compactor, scraper, bulldozer, and loader for piling solid waste and maintain lifts as required. Ensures compliance with safety and environmental regulations applicable to solid waste disposal.
• Grade roads, pave roads, replace asphalt, patches and repairs roads, clean roadways and sweeps streets.
• Maintain ditches and culverts including removing debris from ditches, installing culverts and ensuring the efficient flow of culverts.
• Move dirt at landfill operations according to precise regulations; plan land and slope grades for safe equipment operation and builds refuse lifts.
• Coordinate Department of Corrections inmate work detail.
• Perform manual labor assignments as needed, including fire control, accident and hazardous materials cleanup, guardrail and foliage maintenance and debris removal; cut and remove brush and trees impacting roadways as required; assist landfill customers to unload refuse safely, and separate recyclable products at the landfill.
• Follow safety regulations on all work zone and flagging sites, including placing barricades and cones; landfill liner leakage testing, waste oil barrel cleaning, freon removal from appliances, recycle battery storage and waste tire program; perform emergency road services in relation to fires, floods and roadway inspection.
• Haul materials and transport vehicles and equipment to jobsites using various trucks and transporters.
• Inspect, clean and perform routine operational checks on trucks and heavy equipment. Report necessary repairs.
• Perform traffic control activities including setting up signs and flagging traffic; directing traffic at landfill.
• May perform emergency road services in relation to snow removal, flood damage repair, rockslides, and fires.
• Perform other duties as assigned