Equipment Operator II - Transportation

Job Description Summary

Department - Transportation

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5727 - Equipment Operator II

Salary Grade: 7

Hiring Range: $22.18 – $26.05 per Hour

Pay Range: $22.18 – $29.92 per Hour

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

• Operates a variety of equipment to meet finish construction specifications in public works construction and maintenance such as roads, parks, drainage ways, and wastewater systems;
• Leads and trains laborers, equipment operators, and other personnel in equipment operations and in the successful completion of work;
• Operates backhoe to excavate around high‑pressure gas lines, electrical conduits, and water mains to access sewer lines;
• Operates grader to finish grades and base courses of roadways, checking and setting grade stakes for grading and leveling;
• Finish‑grades roadways and drainage ways;
• Blade‑mixes and lays bituminous road mix or asphaltic concrete;
• Loads, secures, and transports equipment on transport trailers;
• Performs minor equipment repairs and servicing;
• Participates in a variety of manual labor tasks;
• May perform any of the duties required of the Equipment Operator I.

Four years of experience in the operation of heavy equipment/vehicles, which may include street sweepers, water trucks, asphaltic materials distributors, front‑end loaders, graders/scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, trenchers, tractors, tractor/semi‑trailer combinations and alike. (Completion of a vocational/technical program from an accredited college or technical school in heavy equipment operations may be substituted for six months of the required experience.)

Or one year of experience as an Equipment Operator I with Pima County.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

• Experience in a lead and/or training position, leading and training other personnel in the use of operating equipment within the public works setting.
• CDL Class B with Air Brakes and Tanker Endorsement.
• Experience in the operations of various heavy equipment use in roadway maintenance and repairs with an emphasis in road grading and shoulder repair operations.
• Experience with following written and verbal instructions.

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised preferred qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.

Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Valid driver’s license is required at the time of application and appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39‑month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures. This position requires a valid Arizona Class D driver’s license at the time of application or prior to completion of initial/promotional probation.

A valid Arizona commercial driver’s license (CDL), Class A, Class B, or Class C with appropriate endorsements is required. For these positions, failure to maintain the required CDL may be grounds for termination. Positions requiring a CDL are also subject to applicable State of Arizona and federal standards, rules, and regulations on physical requirements including drug and alcohol testing. All positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license…