Equipment Operator

General Description:

The purpose of this class within the organization is to perform intermediate to complex maintenance work and operate and maintain light and heavy construction equipment.

This class works under close supervision according to set procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this job/class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job/class as necessary.

Essential Functions:

Performs semi-skilled maintenance work related to construction in areas such as roads/sidewalks, drainage structures, and utilities infrastructures.

Operates light and heavy equipment such as lawn mowers, tractor-bush hogs, clam and dump trucks, backhoes, loaders, excavators, and other equipment as assigned; loads and unloads materials, supplies, and equipment.

Keeps accurate records and submits reports on initial and completed work orders.

Performs manual labor and/or repairs on construction tasks when not operating equipment.

Handles a variety of manual and power tools.

Maintains the safe and efficient operation of equipment including regular inspection of tires, oil, fuel, brakes, hydraulic lines, steering, and other specified items.

Additional Duties:

On-Call Rotation for weekends and events

Assists with traffic control duties such as closing roads, setting up detours, or barricading a location and sets up work zones.

Responds to emergency calls while “on call” to repair equipment as needed.

Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements and Impacts:

Data Responsibility

Copies, transcribes, enters or posts data or information.

People Responsibility:

Serves others such as customers, attends to their requests and exchanges information with them.

Asset Responsibility:

Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management of a small division; handles supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money consistent with the operation of a small division.

Mathematical Requirements:

Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages.

Communications Requirements:

Reads simple sentences, instructions or work orders; writes simple sentences and completes simple job forms; speaks simple sentences using basic grammar.

Judgment Requirements:

Decision-making is focus of the job, affecting entire organization and surrounding population; works in an unstable environment with frequent and significant changes in conditions.

Complexity of Work:

Performs semi-skilled work involving set procedures and rules, but with frequent problems; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Errors:

The impact of errors is moderate – affects those in work unit.

Physical Demands:

Performs light to medium work that involves walking or standing virtually all of the time and also involves exerting between 20 and 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or considerable skill, adeptness and speed in the use of the fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving close tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Equipment Usage:

Leads or handles machines, tools, equipment or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.

Unavoidable Hazards:

Involves routine and frequent exposure to electrical shocks; heights.

Safety of Others:(Does not include safety of subordinates).

Requires responsibility for the safety and health of others and for occasional enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent.
• Requires six months of experience in equipment or utility operations, construction, maintenance, public works, or closely related experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

• Valid Driver’s License with a Class “B” CDL certification.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance:

The City of Palmetto is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S. C. 12101 et. seq.), the City of Palmetto will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

***Please Note: This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Pay: From $19.84 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person