Streets- Heavy Equipment Op

Job Posting

Performs skilled work in the operation of light, medium, and heavy-duty maintenance and construction equipment for city street construction and maintenance activities; performs other job-related duties, as required.

Essential Functions :

• Operate light, medium, and heavy-duty maintenance and construction equipment such as dump trucks, water trucks, rollers, sweepers, front-end loaders, backhoes, paint stripers, skid steer, road grader, and other equipment as required in the maintenance and repair of city streets and roadways.
• Perform a variety of heavy manual work in connection with the construction, maintenance, and repair of structures, devices, and systems in the right of way to include sidewalks, curbs, streets, storm drains, and concrete structures.
• Conduct winter maintenance operations to include applying sand, salt, and brine to road surfaces and snow removal.
• Respond to citizens questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Provide for the maintenance and repairs of city streets and roadways, including preparing road surfaces for patching, painting, chip sealing, and other repairs as needed. Install and maintain roadway and right-of-way markings, delineators, and paint schemes.
• Respond to work orders and emergencies on the roadway, right of way, or to ancillary structures that require repair, debris removal, or cleanup, and manage vegetation in the right of way.
• Respond to emergency calls, including reading maps, locating storm drains, and diagnosing storm drain problems.
• Operate a variety of hand / portable powered and unpowered tools such as air tools, grease guns, drills, wrenches, and equipment related to work assignments as instructed.
• Observe safe work methods and use safety equipment in the maintenance and repair of City streets and roadsides, including placing barriers, cones, and warning signs to secure work sites from traffic hazards as necessary.
• Provide routine maintenance of city vehicles and related tools and equipment, including washing trucks and checking oil, fuel, and fluid levels as needed.
• Communicate and coordinate regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Is punctual and timely in meeting requirements of performance, including attendance standards and work deadlines.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
• Assumes responsibility for other duties as required or assigned.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.