Amarillo
**JOB CLASS NUMBER:** TRD960**PAY GRADE:** 4**FLSA STATUS:** Non-Exempt**BUSINESS UNIT NAME:** Street Department**REPORTS TO:** Street Supervisor**SUPERVISORY WORK:** Supervises **SUMMARY****ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES*** Excavates asphalt pavement failures or corrections that occur due to utility work in streets, alleys, or other City facilities.* Operates and performs minor maintenance and repair to backhoe excavator.* Operates and maintains other equipment incidental to the job (truck, air compressor and roller).* Calculates material quantities necessary for job completion.* Obtains all supplies necessary for day's work assignment.* Oversees the coning and barricading of the work area.* Rakes asphalt in a prescribed manner.* Properly completes daily job reports.* Supervises utility worker, and on occasion, small work crew.* Operates truck-mounted snow-plow or front-end loader during emergencies.* May operate equipment in other comparable pay categories or be willing to train if necessary.* May be required to do manual work when necessary to assist in the performance of various tasks.* Responds to 24-hour emergency callouts.* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.* This position is subject to 24-hour emergency call out and will be required to carry an after-hours cell phone on a rotational basis.**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**Requires an Eighth-grade education or above and a minimum of four years of experience in the operation of light and medium equipment and trucks, two years of which are on a backhoe excavator.
High School education preferred.
Requires possession of a valid Texas Class "A" Commercial Driver’s License with "N" (tanker) endorsement within 30 days of hire. Knowledge of the mechanical operations of diesel and gas-powered equipment. Sixteen hours of training in Work Zone Traffic Control required within one year of date of hire. **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES** * Ability to integrate well with others.* Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and the public.* Working knowledge of light and medium construction equipment, i.e., dump truck (10 cu.yd.), tractor backhoe (1/2 cu.yd. capacity), and front-end loader up to 2 ½ cu.yd. capacity.* Ability to use 160 CMF Class air compressors, jackhammer attachment and all hand tools.* Ability to drive and work in heavy traffic, constantly exposed to hot asphalt mix or wet concrete.**ADA PROFILE**Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee are also required to balance, crouch, feel, finger, handle, pull, push, reach, speak, stand, stoop, talk, see, and walk.
Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and preform repetitive motions. **WORK ENVIRONMENT**The employee’s work is conducted primarily outdoors in all types of weather conditions, frequent exposure to traffic hazards, other associated hazards, and in a dynamic environment that requires the employee to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.
The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.**JOB TITLE:** Utility OperatorUnder general supervision, this position operates a backhoe excavator in the repair of utility cuts, minor asphalt repair in streets and alleys, or concrete excavation, and using trucks of 2 ½ ton to 10 cu.yd. (46,000 GVW) or smaller to complete skilled or semi-skilled tasks.
Oversees and directs the work of Utility Worker or a small work crew. This function may also require considerable manual labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr
High School education preferred.
Requires possession of a valid Texas Class "A" Commercial Driver’s License with "N" (tanker) endorsement within 30 days of hire. Knowledge of the mechanical operations of diesel and gas-powered equipment. Sixteen hours of training in Work Zone Traffic Control required within one year of date of hire. **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES** * Ability to integrate well with others.* Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and the public.* Working knowledge of light and medium construction equipment, i.e., dump truck (10 cu.yd.), tractor backhoe (1/2 cu.yd. capacity), and front-end loader up to 2 ½ cu.yd. capacity.* Ability to use 160 CMF Class air compressors, jackhammer attachment and all hand tools.* Ability to drive and work in heavy traffic, constantly exposed to hot asphalt mix or wet concrete.**ADA PROFILE**Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee are also required to balance, crouch, feel, finger, handle, pull, push, reach, speak, stand, stoop, talk, see, and walk.
Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and preform repetitive motions. **WORK ENVIRONMENT**The employee’s work is conducted primarily outdoors in all types of weather conditions, frequent exposure to traffic hazards, other associated hazards, and in a dynamic environment that requires the employee to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs.The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.
The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case by case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at 806-378-4294.**JOB TITLE:** Utility OperatorUnder general supervision, this position operates a backhoe excavator in the repair of utility cuts, minor asphalt repair in streets and alleys, or concrete excavation, and using trucks of 2 ½ ton to 10 cu.yd. (46,000 GVW) or smaller to complete skilled or semi-skilled tasks.
Oversees and directs the work of Utility Worker or a small work crew. This function may also require considerable manual labor. #J-18808-Ljbffr