Operates a variety of medium equipment such as leaf truck, sanitation truck, street sweeper, dump truck, and similar motorized vehicles and small equipment in the collection and transportation of solid waste, and/or construction, maintenance, and repair projects.
Drives sanitation truck over prescribed routes to collect refuse and trash, and to transport it to established disposal areas; operates a packer truck equipped with a hydraulic mechanism to compact and dump refuse.
Ensures completion of assigned work in a timely manner and takes adequate safety precautions.
Operates large tractor mower cutting vacant and overgrown lots, drainage ditch banks, and road shoulders.
Drives dump truck hauling sand, gravel, cold patch, rocks, dirt, wood, and brush; operates asphalt roller.
Operates front-end loader to load and unload trucks.
Assists drainage maintenance crews; clears drainage pipes; lays pipe in ditches.
Operates backhoe to dig ditches and cut streets.
Operates chipper, chainsaw, and stump grinder.
Performs minor maintenance work on equipment such as changing brushes, greasing equipment, washing the inside of equipment daily, etc.
Performs pre-trip and post-trip inspections; checks fluids, belts, tires, bolts, etc. for safety prior to operating.
Performs a variety of construction maintenance and repair tasks when not operating equipment.
May be required to work outside normal working hours in stand-by, on-call, or emergency situations.