Senior Heavy Equipment Operator – Roads & Landfills

Hirebridge; Georgia; On-site; USD 40,872 - 44,179; Full time

Job summary

Hirebridge is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator Grade 13 to operate a variety of heavy equipment and perform manual work related to the transportation of materials and the maintenance and repair of county landfills, roads, bridges, and drainage systems.

You will monitor gauges, perform basic equipment maintenance, assist with logs and reports, and communicate with staff and the public while helping supervise inmate work details when assigned.

Responsibilities

• Operates a variety of heavy equipment used in construction, maintenance and repair of county landfills, roads, bridges, and drainage systems.
• Performs manual work such as constructing/repairing bridges; building/repairing roads; patching holes; rolling/packing asphalt; moving soil/earth; grading roads, shoulders, or other areas; digging holes or trenches; installing pipe; shoveling asphalt, road mix, rock, dirt, etc.; trimming and clearing shrubbery; removing trees and limbs; removing debris from ditches and right-of-ways; hauling materials; or loading and unloading trucks.
• Transports, loads and unloads various equipment and materials used in projects.
• Monitors equipment gauges and other indicators for non-standard conditions; reports faulty equipment for repair; performs basic equipment repairs.
• Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment/machinery in good working condition (which includes inspecting equipment, checking condition of tires, checking/replacing fluid levels, greasing equipment, and washing/cleaning equipment).
• Cleans/maintains grounds and buildings of county facilities as needed; cleans/maintains areas around compactors and trash receptacles.
• Prepares and/or receives various forms, logs, reports or other documents; processes and forwards as appropriate.
• Communicates via telephone and/or two-way radio; provides information; takes and relays messages; responds to requests for service.
• Responds to routine requests for information from employees, officials, the public or other individuals.

Job description

Hirebridge is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator Grade 13 to operate a variety of heavy equipment and perform manual work related to the transportation of materials and the maintenance and repair of county landfills, roads, bridges, and drainage systems.

You will monitor gauges, perform basic equipment maintenance, assist with logs and reports, and communicate with staff and the public while helping supervise inmate work details when assigned.