Road Maintenance and Landfill Equipment Operator (Tonto Basin/Roads)

Gila County Community College; Payson (AZ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Gila County Community College is seeking a hands-on Road Maintenance Worker to operate heavy equipment for road construction and landfill tasks. The role requires strong safety discipline, the ability to grade and repair roads, and coordination of inmate work detail.

You will assist landfill customers and help maintain road infrastructure, ensuring compliance with environmental and traffic safety regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; two years’ road construction/maintenance experience or landfill operations experience or equivalent combination.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License; within 3 months CDL written test; by 9 months obtain Arizona Class A CDL.

Responsibilities

• Operate road construction and maintenance equipment with safety regulations.
• Grade, pave, repair roads and maintain ditches and culverts.
• Coordinate inmate work detail and perform manual labor as needed.
• Assist landfill customers and manage waste handling and recycling activities.
• Follow safety and traffic control protocols at all times.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Analyzing operations

Troubleshooting

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Commercial Driver's License (CDL)

Arizona Class A CDL

Job description

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of this position is to perform semi-skilled work in the 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. Ensures the safe operations of recycling and landfill; weighs vehicles, directs traffic and assists customers at the landfill. Operates trucks, performs cleaning duties and trains 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not supervise other employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Operates 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.

Grades roads, paves roads, replace asphalt, patches and repairs roads, clean roadways and sweeps streets. Maintains ditches and culverts including removing debris from ditches, installing culverts and ensuring the efficient flow of culverts. Moves dirt at landfill operations according to precise regulations; plans land and slope grades for safe equipment operation and builds refuse lifts.

Coordinates Department of Corrections inmate work detail.

Performs manual labor assignments as needed, including fire control, accident and hazardous materials cleanup, guardrail and foliage maintenance and debris removal; cuts and removes brush and trees impacting roadways as required; assists landfill customers to unload refuse safely, and separates recyclable products at the landfill.

Follows 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; performs emergency road services in relation to fires, floods and roadway inspection.

Hauls materials and transports vehicles and equipment to jobsites using various trucks and transporters.

Inspects, cleans and performs routine operational check on trucks and heavy equipment. Reports necessary repairs.

Performs 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.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Budget Responsibilities

This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.

Project Responsibilities

This position provides project coordination support for road maintenance and landfill maintenance projects.

ORAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position may train colleagues.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, timesheets and reports.

INTERACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Interacts regularly with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person. Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location.

INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY WITH CUSTOMERS

Regularly (More than 55% but less than 70% in a year)

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, and two (2) years’ experience in road construction and maintenance and operation of related equipment; or two (2) years’ experience in landfill operations; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstates the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

Professional Credentials Required/Preferred

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License. Within three (3) months of employment, the written portion of the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) testing must be completed. By the end of nine (9) months, a valid Arizona Class A CDL must be obtained.

The probationary period will be met after six (6) months of satisfactory job performance and obtaining the Class A CDL. If the license has not been obtained during the first six (6) months of employment, the probationary period may be extended for an additional three (3) months. If the Class A CDL is not obtained at the end of nine (9) months, the probationary period of employment will be terminated.

This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing.

Supplemental Information

Customer and personal service; excavation; grading; compaction; traffic control procedures; landfill safety operations and handling of hazardous materials.

Knowledge Required

Customer and personal service; excavation; grading; compaction; traffic control procedures; landfill safety operations and handling of hazardous materials.

Skills Required

Skills necessary to perform semi-skilled road construction and maintenance activities and operating heavy equipment, machinery and vehicles. Critical thinking; problem solving; analyzing operations; troubleshooting and time management.

Abilities Required

Perform moderately heavy manual labor; safely operate heavy road construction equipment and vehicles; conduct traffic control activities; provides emergency road services in relation to flooding, fires, rockslides and heavy snow; inspect and maintain construction equipment and vehicles; lead and train other personnel. Read and write minimum High School level; solve problems using inductive reasoning; make sense of multiple information; speak clearly and sensibly and maintain calm demeanor in stressful situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Occasionally stands to direct traffic, to complete tasks and to attend to reported incidents.
• Regularly sits to complete reports, routinely sits to operate special equipment.
• May be required to lift work related materials, equipment, and tools of more than 75 lbs. in weight.
• Regularly requires dexterity for special gadgets and special machines.
• Incumbents in this position may be required to routinely walk to and from work sites, occasionally bend, stoop, crawl, kneel and routinely twist.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Incumbents in this position constantly perform work at external construction areas: new and maintained County roads, easements, water ways and County landfills.

SAFETY RISK EXPOSURE

Incumbents in this position may become exposed to verbal abuse by customers, or citizens; individuals with high level of emotional distress; physical danger, mechanical hazards, chemical hazards; electrical hazards; bloodborne pathogens and communicable diseases; fire hazards; explosives, respiratory hazards; extreme temperature; noise and vibration; and wetness and humidity.

PROTECTIVE GEAR & SAFETY MANUALS

Incumbents in this position are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department; constantly requires safety foot wear, hearing protection devices, eye protection devices and hard hat.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERROR

Potential errors can result in unfavorable public perceptions and legal ramifications.

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