Equipment Operator II

Job Title

Construction Equipment Operator

Job Description

Operate medium duty, large stationary, and/or motorized construction and maintenance equipment; perform grading, loading, sweeping, snow plowing, landscaping, water tanker for dust control; street/runway repairs, water and waste water line maintenance activities; may transport equipment on public right-of-ways & City owned facilities and perform semi-skilled maintenance tasks. This is a safety sensitive position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

Essential and Supplemental Functions

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to the functions listed below. Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

1. Operate a variety of medium duty, construction and maintenance equipment including, but not limited to; a motor grader, fork lift, front-end loader, water truck, portable chipper, snow plow, de-icer, medium duty bulldozer, single and tandem axle dump truck, tractor mower-spreader-sweeper-scraper, roller, stripping machine, compactor in support of a variety of maintenance and construction operation.
2. Grade, roads using motor grader; roll asphalt.
3. Gather and load waste products from job sites onto trucks; transport to appropriate location.
4. May clean debris from work areas, ditches, culverts and creek beds; bulldoze hill sides and fire trails as required; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
5. May perform additional construction and maintenance tasks including concrete work, spreading material, and a variety of minor repair activities.
6. Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; transport equipment to and from construction sites.
7. Operate rollers, chip-seal machines, road-grader and various equipment in constructing roads and trails.
8. Operate a variety of equipment and vehicles used in the disposal division including backhoes, front-end loaders, skid steers, bobcats, tractors, roll-off trucks and a variety of recycling facility equipment, including but not limited to, grinders, shredders, screens, and crushers.
9. Perform preventive maintenance on equipment as required.
10. Ensure adherence to safe work practices and procedures; maintain effective communications with communications tower.

Supplemental functions:

1. May install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street-repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
2. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

High school diploma or GED supplemented by thirty (30) credit hours of vocational training in the maintenance and operation of medium duty motorized gas or diesel powered equipment; and

One (1) year construction equipment operation and maintenance experience.

Additional requirements:

When assigned to Aviation:

Possession of a valid New Mexico Commercial Driver's License (Class A or B).

Possession of a valid City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from date of hire.

Possession of a valid OSHA Forklift Operator certification within six (6) months from date of hire.

Must be able to successfully qualify for and maintain a Sunport Access Control Card as determined by the criteria set forth by the policies and guidelines of the Aviation Department and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Successful completion of a security background check conducted by U.S. Customs & Border Protection, if applicable.

Working Conditions

Construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, toxic materials; waste and infectious materials; work in inclement weather conditions; work flexible hours, including evening and weekends as required. Physical: Essential and supplemental functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for heavy lifting and climbing; and operating motorized equipment and vehicles; work in confined spaces; work at heights; work around heavy construction equipment; travel from site to site.