EQUIPMENT OPERATOR III

Department:   Public Works

Reports to:      Highway Foreman

Supervises:      None

Grade:             10

FLSA Status:     Non-Exempt (Hourly)

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY

The Equipment Operator III is a manual labor position skilled in the maintenance and operation of trucks, graders, front end-loaders, dozers, tractors and other construction, automotive and related motorized equipment used for road construction, utility maintenance, and snow/ice removal operations for the Public Works Department.  The employee in this position should be able to operate all equipment (including all attachments) and carry out assigned tasks safely, efficiently, and productively. The typical time of an employee in this position is spent operating all public works equipment, performing highway repairs, snow removal duties, bushhogging/mowing, sewer/stormwater repairs, and general labor as required.  Work in this position is typically unsupervised while in progress and periodically checked upon completion.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Be able to efficiently operate a heavy-duty truck, grader, loader, dozer, backhoe, or other motorized construction equipment safely and according to State, Federal and Local traffic laws and regulations.
• Work with little or no supervision
• Provide input on equipment replacement needs.
• Be available to work a 24-hour schedule (as necessary) during winter months to assist in snow removal duties as directed.
• Performs a variety of street, drainage, parking lot & sidewalk maintenance and construction.
• Installs emergency & job side traffic control signage.
• Ability to set and maintain grades, properly install sewer/stormwater pipe and catch basins.
• Always work safely while on the job and abide by all Federal and State safety regulations.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Have knowledge of the State, Federal and Local traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in the operation of automotive vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Perform varied work assignments using truck, grader, front-end loader, backhoe, bulldozer, and related motorized construction equipment as required.
• Have knowledge of geography in the Town, including the street locations.
• Drive truck transporting dirt, gravel, and construction materials in road maintenance activities as required.
• Load trucks with sand and salt using front end loaders as part of ice and snow removal efforts. In summer, may load trucks with gravel as required.
• Operate snowplow, sidewalk plow and sander as required.
• Perform routine manual labor under adverse climatic conditions as required.
• May perform carpentry, masonry & painting work, including the building or repairing of structures.
• Must be available for emergency operations or overtime as required.