Permanent PT-Light Equipment Oper. I

Job Description
Under the supervision of the Road or Landfill Supervisor, the Light Equipment Operator I performs semi-skilled to skilled work in operation different types of construction and maintenance equipment. The employee in this position operates a variety of light equipment requiring some degree of skill in performing a variety of job assignments. This employee performs tasks related to road and bridge maintenance and construction. Job Duties
100.00% - ~ Cleans and paints structures;

~ Constructs footings, piers and wings;

~ Operates light equipment such as a mower, roller, tractor, backhoe, chain saw and other light equipment;

~ Patches road and bridge surfaces using cold or hot mix;

~ Performs bridge maintenance work such as mowing road ditches, installing and maintaining culverts and filling washouts and installing guardrail, cutting brush, tree trimming and removing debris;

~ Performs light maintenance and servicing of work in connection with the operations of related equipment, perform daily inspection of equipment;

~ Cleans or lubricates vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment;

~ Performs unskilled manual work as assigned;

~ Rebuilds roads and bridges;

~ Repairs and replaces wood, concrete and steel decks;

~ Replaces structural steel, back walls, guardrails and nail ties;

~ Spreads dirt, cover, gravel, sand, rock and asphalt, haul material and supplies to job sites;

~ Uses tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, chainsaws, drills, weed eaters, wrenches, shovels and rakes;

~ Sets out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic, flags motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead, perform work according to work zone safety guidelines;

~ Operates equipment while paying close attention to public traffic, conditions, drivers;

~ Sorts and segregates waste such as wood, brush, construction debris, rock, white goods, house hold hazardous waste;

~ Installs and repairs traffic signs, signals, barricades, closes roads when appropriate;

~ Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Light Equipment Operator I - ~ Ability to operator a truck, roller, loader and other related equipment;

~ Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties;

~ Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals;

~ Ability to write routine reports and correspondence;

~ Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization;

~ Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume;

~ Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry;

~ Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form;

~ Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations;

~ Ability to convey and receive detailed or important instructions and information to and from other workers and the general public;

~ Knowledge of equipment maintenance;

~ Knowledge of safety operations or equipment.
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk, use hands to finger, grasp, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; run; climb or balance and stoop, squat, bend, twist, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Lifting, moving, pushing or pulling up to 25 pounds does generally occur. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Salary : $15 - $22