Equipment Operator I or II

Garfield County Colorado•Rifle, CO

6d•$26 - $36

About The Position

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: Operates a variety of specialized light and heavy equipment to facilitate the construction and maintenance of all facets of County roads and bridges and other rights-of-way within the County and performs light to heavy physical labor. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS : Equipment Operator I: Works under close supervision. Performs entry-level to intermediate, standard level of work, and is the first in a series of three levels of equipment operators. Equipment Operator II: Works independently under minimal supervision and performs full-performance, more complex operations with both heavy and light equipment, and is the second in a series.

Requirements

Must currently hold a Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
Equipment Operator I: Two years of general labor experience and a minimum of six months operating light to heavy equipment.
Equipment Operator II: Two years of experience operating light to heavy sized equipment.
Equipment Operator I: Requires a Commercial Driver’s License CDL B with appropriate endorsement. Licenses must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Equipment Operator II: Requires a Commercial Driver’s License Class A with appropriate endorsement. Licenses must be kept current as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Operates heavy and light equipment which include tampers, mowers, truck, backhoe, and loader.
Operates a variety of work-related tools.
Responsible for keeping vehicles and equipment clean, and inspects vehicles for damage, loose parts, tires, and other items that are required for safe operations.
Assists in preventative maintenance of equipment.
Keeps trip logs and records, and pre-trip inspection forms, including the posting of equipment hours, fuel, oil, etc.
Performs manual labor related to construction, maintenance, and other duties when not operating equipment.
Performs snow removal duties, including other winter maintenance on roadways to ensure roadways remain open.
Safely operates equipment and vehicles, observes safety precautions, and wears appropriate safety equipment.
Grades dirt and/or gravel roads.
Builds or reshapes roadside shoulders.
Operate tandem-axle trucks and/or graders during snowplowing and ice-removal operations.
Operate backhoe or track hoe to dig culverts, lay pipe and to clean ditches and cattle guards.
May operate bulldozer to “rough in” roads and push fill material; operates bulldozer and tire/track front-end loaders/backhoes to build dumps and crusher sites, clear rights-of-way and build roads.
Operate loader to load trucks from gravel pile, cleans bar ditches and removes rock, mudslides, or flood debris from the roads.
Drive tandem-axle dump trucks with gravel or hot mix to road maintenance and construction sites.
Load, transport and unload heavy equipment with tractor-trailer.
Other duties as assigned.