Senior Equipment Operator Job Louisiana Missouri USA,Transportation

Position: SENIOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Location: Louisiana

** MUST POSSESS CLASS A or B COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE**

General Purpose

This is manual work in which the employee performs a variety of skilled maintenance work and operates a variety of medium-sized power equipment and machinery utilized in the maintenance and repair of public Drainage, streets, parkways, and easements.

Supervision Received

Works under the general supervision of a Heavy Equip. Operator, Sr. Crew Chief, Assistant Superintendent, or Superintendent.

Supervision Exercised

Serves as lead worker over other personnel as assigned (Equipment Operator, Maintenance Tech, and/or Laborer).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Utilizes medium-sized power equipment remove weeds, brush, and debris from City-owned property; spreads sand, dirt, gravel, and limestone; puts up street signs; loads and unloads trucks.

Uses High pressure jetter/inductor truck and culvert cleaning equipment to clean and inspect subsurface drainage and dewater worksites as needed.

Works with and assists work crews in digging ditches, repairing cave-in’s, Pump station cleaning, culvert installation, pole holes, hoisting material, tools and equipment, working on streets, easements, drainage and any related work.

Uses Leak detection materials and techniques to determine drainage and/or sewer/water leaks.

Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment.

Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.

Performs the duties of equipment operator, maintenance worker or laborer as required or assigned.

Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas, as required or assigned.

Perform safe operation of chainsaws.

Loads, unloads, and transports medium and heavy equipment via tractor trailer(low boy), 6yd dump truck with equipment trailer.

Operate 12 yd tandem dump trucks to haul materials to and from jobsites and dumpsites.

Maintain accurate logs and records(Log Book and Daily Worksheets).

Assists with any other job related duties as assigned.

Desired

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED.
Two (2) years experience in the operation of medium-sized mechanical equipment.
An equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional full-time related experience may be substituted, year for year, for the required education or has proven he/she can operate all required equipment through written and practical exams.

Necessary Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Considerable knowledge of light/medium equipment operating principles; considerable knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions common to light/medium equipment operations; considerable knowledge of the methods, materials and tools used in maintenance work for municipal streets, roadways, and drainage systems and other facilities.
Skill in operation of listed tools and equipment according to specific Departmental requirements.
Ability to issue, understand and follow oral or written instructions;
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing;
Ability to observe proper safety precautions;
Ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors and the public;
Ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions;
Ability to drive and operate a variety of equipment under varying conditions;
Ability to work from construction specifications;
Ability to work overtime.

Special Requirements

Valid Louisiana Class “A” or Class “B” commercial driver’s license (will require air brake endorsement).

Depending upon Departmental requirements may be required to obtain CPR and/or First Aid training.

Tools and Equipment Used

Medium-sized motorized vehicles and equipment, including backhoe loaders, pavement breakers, High Pressure Jetter/ Inductor trucks (Vac-Con), small tracked excavator, tandem dump trucks, dump trucks w/ debris body, knuckle boom loader, tractor trailers(lo-boy), skid steer loaders, stump grinders, tractors, tractor mounted side-arm rotary cutter, street sweeper, pickup truck with trailer, chainsaws, leaf blowers, hedge cutters, watering…


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