Excavator

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Performs a variety of skilled construction and maintenance work, operating a variety of heavy duty construction and maintenance equipment in the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of City Electrical System facilities.

Works under the general supervision of the Underground Crew Working Forman, but is expected to exercise a considerable amount of technical skill, initiative, and judgment in the performance of assigned duties, without constant close scrutiny and supervision.

None generally. May serve as a lead worker lower level maintenance workers on a project, depending on the nature of the assignment and requirements of the project.

• Drives, operates, services, and performs minor repairs to heavy and semi‑heavy excavation equipment involved in any variety of construction and maintenance tasks.
• Operate directional boring equipment according to manufactures procedures. Maintain all equipment assigned to them and service at frequent intervals to insure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly. Operate sophisticated electronic underground utility locating equipment.
• Operate a trencher for ditching, leveling, and smoothing to grade.
• Requests and verifies the locations of gas, telephone, power, television, water and sewer lines from the appropriate sources prior to excavation.
• Performs the duties and responsibilities of an Excavator in training or lower level employee when necessary and in the best interest of efficiency. Performs material recordkeeping for equipment assigned to them. Consistently display an energetic and assertive initiative in pursuing goals.
• Hauls materials and equipment to job sites: loads and unloads equipment, materials, and supplies. Installs conduit and string lines also backfills ditches.
• Insures the proper maintenance of equipment and tools by cleaning and checking equipment and tools before and after use.
• Drives trucks, excavating vehicles and combination vehicles of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, soils, gravel and sand.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Uses trencher and or mini‑excavator in installation process of conduit and or pipe. Ability to determine when facilities are constructed to specifications. Locate underground obstacles using ground penetrating radar.
• Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
• Performs required labor involved in construction and maintenance projects as part of a crew, including pavement cutting, ditch digging, laying of electrical pipe and back filling.
• Performs concrete work on streets, sidewalks, parking lots, electrical equipment pads, patios, curbs, and retaining walls.
• Assists in the training of lower level employees to increase their skills in the performance of their assigned duties.
• Operates a variety of power construction and maintenance equipment used in the City Electrical Department.

None.

(A) Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, and

(B) Four (4) years of experience relating to construction, maintenance, or repair, or

(C) Any equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting nine (9) months experience for each year of vocational‑technical level education.

(A) Considerable knowledge of equipment, facilities, materials, methods and procedures used in maintenance, construction and repair activities;

(B) Skill in operation of some of the listed tools and equipment.

(C) Ability to perform heavy manual tasks for extended periods of time;
Ability to work safely;
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing;
Ability to establish and maintain…