Requisition Number
S2159P
Position Title
Equipment Operator III (Motor-Grader)
Employment Type
Full Time
Hours/Days
Monday thru Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM
Classified/Unclassified
Classified
Job Description
Join Our Team as a Motor Grader Operator!
Are you an experienced heavy equipment operator with a passion for paving the way to safer streets and smoother paths? We’re seeking a skilled Motor Grader Operator to join our dynamic team and contribute to the maintenance and construction of our city’s infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Skillfully operate a six-wheel motor grader, showcasing your expertise in various tasks such as cutting, filling, and blading dirt roadways, alleys, and facilities.
- Excavate alleys and streets to precise grades, ensuring the highest standards of construction and maintenance.
- Execute specific dirt removal work tasks, contributing to the enhancement of our city’s aesthetics. – Safely operate 2 ½ ton to 10 cu.yd. dump trucks and front-end loaders as needed, showcasing your versatility. – Take charge of snow removal from streets during inclement weather.
- Conduct routine equipment maintenance checks, including oil, lubricant, hydraulic, and water levels, to ensure peak performance.
- Serve as a leadman on construction or maintenance projects, guiding your team toward successful project completion.
- Maintain safety by properly safeguarding and barricading work sites, ensuring the protection of fellow employees and the public.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience operating medium and heavy construction equipment, with at least three (3) years on a motor grader.
- Hold a valid Texas Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License with a Tanker “N” endorsement within 30 days of hire.
- High school education preferred. – Proficiency in street construction methods, materials, and hazards, demonstrating your commitment to safety and quality.
- Familiarity with hand tools, both power and manual, and a solid grasp of basic survey and gradation procedures.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with colleagues and citizens.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits package with health, vision, dental and life insurance as well as the Texas Municipal Retirement System plan
- Opportunities for skill enhancement and professional growth.
- Engaging work environment with a focus on safety and teamwork.
- Chance to make a lasting impact on your community’s infrastructure. If you’re a motivated and skilled heavy equipment operator seeking an opportunity to shape the future of our city’s streets, we invite you to apply. Join us in creating a safer, more efficient urban environment.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of street construction methods and materials.
- Knowledgeable of work hazards and precautions to take.
- Basic knowledge of hand tools, both power and manual.
- Must have working knowledge of heavy equipment such as motor-grader and be familiar with medium-sized trucks (10 cu.yd.) and front-end loaders up to 2 ½ cu.yd. capacity.
- Knowledge of basic survey and gradation procedures.
- Ability to read cut sheets and work grade.
- Knowledgeable in street construction methods and materials.
- Understands hazards involved in construction work and appropriate precautions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and citizens.
Required Qualifications
Requires at least five (5) years of experience in the operation of medium and heavy construction equipment, three (3) of which are on a motor-grader. Must possess a valid Texas Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License, with Tanker “N” endorsement. High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
Physical Demands
Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The employee must also balance, climb, crawl, crouch, walk, stand, kneel, stoop, sit, hear, feel, finger, grasp, handle, reach, pull, push, speak, see, and write. Also requires the ability to make rational decisions and perform repetitive motions.
Special Instructions Summary
The City of Amarillo is home to approximately 200,000 people. We service 1,042 mile of streets, 2,018 acres of parks, 63,683 solid waste residential customers, 194,545 transit passengers.
A job at the City of Amarillo is personally rewarding, here you can bring your talent, your ability, your sense of responsibility and your sense of personal pride knowing that you can make a difference.
As an employee of the City of Amarillo you are contributing to the success of your city, and you are helping the community you live in. The parks in Amarillo, the roads your drive on, the emergency personnel who keep you safe all have one thing in common, we serve the citizens of Amarillo.
Working for the City of Amarillo is inherently meaningful because the work we do is related to building and improving our community. Public service is where talented people come to serve together and make a difference and we look forward to showing you how rewarding a career in public service can be.
EEO/ADA
The City of Amarillo is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages applications from eligible and qualified persons regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information or protected veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law.
The City of Amarillo provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office at (806) 378-4294.