Equipment Operator
The Equipment Operator is a journey level position operating light and medium equipment and performing maintenance duties for Street Operations or the Water Department. In the Street Department, the job requires knowledge of the operation of power tools and light and medium equipment such as dump trucks with trailers, backhoes, loaders, sweepers, equipment transport vehicles, and snow plowing equipment. It requires knowledge of maintenance techniques for streets, storm drains, and levees. In the Water Department, the job requires knowledge of the methods of water distribution repair and installation of water mains, services, valves, hydrants, meters and storm/sewer related infrastructure, operations of power tools and light and medium equipment such as dump trucks with trailers, backhoes, compactors, power brooms, snow plowing equipment and loaders. The job requires Class I Drinking Water Distribution Operator certification. The job requires the ability to maintain a collaborative and cooperative working relationship with elected and appointed officials, other City employees, other organizations, and the general public. The work environment is a public street environment that may include exposure to adverse weather conditions, trench excavation, traffic hazards, moving vehicles and heavy equipment at the job site, and hazards involving the use of power tools and equipment. The noise level is generally moderate but with occasional exposure to noisy and/or loud equipment. The job is an on-call position, responding to emergency situations. Employees designated as immediate response personnel must live thirty (30) minutes or less from their usual daily work site.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operates power tools and light and medium equipment including, but not limited to, backhoes, loaders, compactors and dump trucks with trailers.
- Performs flagging and traffic control duties at work sites.
- Performs basic maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
- Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies, procedures, and safety practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Street Department:
- Performs maintenance and repair work on City streets, storm drain system and levees.
- Patches holes and seals cracks in asphalt pavement with hot asphalt and crack seal mixture.
- Prepares road surfaces for chip sealing, fog sealing, microsealing, and other related maintenance applications.
- Maintains levee system by cutting trees and clearing brush, cleaning head gates, and clearing debris basins.
- Maintains storm drain systems by clearing lines, spillways, debris grates, and debris basins using jet trucks and related equipment.
- Transports hot asphalt, chips for chip sealing, and other repair and maintenance materials to repair and stockpile sites.
- Transports debris from repair sites to dump, storage and/or recycling sites.
- Performs snow and ice control work on streets by pre-treating with brine solution. Performs snow and ice removal using equipment to plow, sand, and de-ice streets and roadways, including removing debris from streets and roadways and transporting to dump site. Mixes pretreatment (salt brine) solution for application ahead of storms.
- Trains to operate all equipment used by the Department.
Water Department:
- Assists plumbers in performing installation, maintenance and repair work on City water lines, service lines, hydrants and valves.
- Installs water meters, performs live main line taps, flushes lines and fire hydrants. Backfill, compact and patch utility cuts in pavement.
- Transports gravel, sand, asphalt or other backfill material used to repair utility cuts and stockpile sites.
- Performs snow and ice removal using equipment to plow, sand, and de-ice on City streets and sidewalks.
- May be assigned to assist with pulling pumps and cleaning water storage tanks.
- Assists in training other employees on operating equipment and trains to operate all equipment used by the Department.
Acceptable Experience, Training, Licenses and/or Certifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- Class A CDL with specified endorsements
- Flagging certification
- CPR and First Aid certification
- In the Water Department, Class I Drinking Water Distribution Operator certification
- Two (2) years of light and medium equipment experience is preferred
- An equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge and abilities to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.