Heavy Equipment Operator I – Landfill – FT

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Job Description:

Under the supervision of the Road or Landfill Supervisor, the Heavy
Equipment Operator I performs skilled work in operating different types
of construction and maintenance operations, or landfill operations. The
employee in this position operates a variety of heavy equipment
requiring a great degree of skill in performing a variety of job
assignments. This employee performs tasks related to road, bridge
maintenance and construction or landfill operations.

Job Duties:

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Operates heavy equipment such as a dump truck, track hoe, back hoe,
motor grader, broom, roller, oil distributor, scraper, compactor and
other heavy equipment to rebuild roads, bridges, or dispose of waste at
the landfill;
Breaks up asphalt on roads needing repair or replacement.
Patches road and bridge surfaces using cold or hot mix.
Performs finished grading operations.
Spreads dirt, cover, gravel, sand, rock and asphalt, haul material and
supplies to job sites.
Performs snow removal and ice removal.
Assists with fence building, bridge repairs, paint striping.
Performs bridge maintenance work such as mowing road ditches, installing
and maintaining culverts, filling washouts and installing guardrail,
cutting brush, tree trimming and removing debris, chipping brush.
Follows safety rules.
Performs light maintenance and servicing of work in connection with the
operation of related equipment, perform daily inspection of equipment.
Cleans or lubricates vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools,
work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and
cleaning equipment.
Performs unskilled manual work as assigned.
Uses tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers,
hoists, saws, chainsaws, drills, weed eaters, wrenches, shovels and
rakes.
Uses uniform traffic manual guidelines to install signage, repair
signage.
Sets out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic, flags
motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead, performs work
according to work zone safety guidelines.
Operates heavy equipment while paying close attention to public traffic,
conditions, drivers.
Sorts and segregates waste such as wood, brush, construction debris,
rock.
Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Heavy Equipment Operator – I

Ability to operator a motor grader, tractor and roller, loader, dozer,
backhoe and other heavy and light construction and road maintenance
equipment.
Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating
and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of
an organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions
furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in
standardized situations.
Ability to convey and receive detailed or important instructions and
information to and from other workers and the general public.
Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to the safe and efficient
operations of related equipment.
Knowledge of road and bridge materials and equipment and equipment
maintenance.
Knowledge of techniques and materials used in road and bridge
construction and repair.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that
must be met by an mployee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly
required to stand and walk, use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel;
reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally
required to sit; run; climb or balance and stoop, squat, bend, twist,
kneel, crouch, or crawl. Lifting, moving, pushing or pulling up to 25
pounds does generally occur. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, distance
vision and ability to adjust focus.