JOB
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONOperates road construction equipment such as street sweepers, steel wheel and rubber tire rollers,dump truck, water truck, utility truck, flatbed, compressor, backhoe, shovel, hoe, compactor, jackhammer, crack-seal machine, side broom, weed eater, chainsaw, pavement saw, and welder. Trucks and equipment operated are various sizes and weight in loading, hauling, and unloading various equipment, material and supplies. Equipment is utilized in construction, maintenance and repair of streets, alleys, storm drains and other City owned facilities.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIESFills and resurfaces holes, ditches, cracks, cutting out, backfilling, and compacting, patching, crack seal, cold mix, asphalt, concrete, caliche, and other permanent paving materials. Performs a variety of general construction work, including facilities maintenance and/or welding based on experience level and skillset. Rebuilds and changes out sweeper heads and gutter brooms for street sweepers. Responds to public complaints.Other duties include picking up and disposing of special trash collection such as auto accident debris or spills, street sweeping, de-icing streets with brine water, spreading sand and cleaning out storm drains.Insures roadway is clear of debris prior to applying paving material. Serves as a spotter, flagging water and gas meters, manhole covers, sewer cleanouts, and ensuring electrical, telephone and cable lines are not damaged.Assists in setting up warning devices and barricades and controlling traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas as required. Will be scheduled on on-call rotation. In addition, may receive call to report to work after normal scheduled hours including weekends, holidays and before/after or during inclement weather. Cleans, inspects, and performs maintenance and repairs to field equipment. May serve as a back up to Heavy Equipment Specialists as needed, if qualified.The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIESMay serve on various employee committees, as required and assigned.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to and talk or hear, reach with hands and arms from a standing position. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, kneel and use hands and fingers to handle feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pound and occasionally lift and/or move heavy objects up to 100 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and equipment and regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works in confined spaces, and high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to adverse weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to blood borne pathogens and risk of electrical shock.The noise level in the work environment is loud.
