Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Davis County Public Works is currently hiring for Heavy Equipment Operator in Fruit Heights, Utah. This position performs skilled heavy equipment operation and truck driving, and other duties as required for construction, repair, and maintenance projects.

In addition to competitive pay and our team focused culture, we offer the following benefits day one:

• Affordable Medical, dental, and vision coverage DAY ONE!
• 13 vacation days and 12 paid sick leave days
• 3 paid personal preference days and 12 paid holidays
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months
• Full pension retirement
• Annual performance increases up to 2.5%
• 401k match of 2%

Requirements

• Graduation from high school plus three years of full-time experience operating heavy equipment, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Must complete training and pass a test for Forklift Operations and Hazard Communications within 30 days of hire date.
• Must possess or obtain within 6 months of hire date Construction Traffic Control certification.
• Must possess a valid Class A Utah Commercial Driver License, and a Driver's Medical Card.

Day to Day Duties

• Operates a variety of heavy equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, loaders, graders, backhoes, dump trucks, sanders, snowplows, rollers, etc. to construct and repair roads and flood control projects, demolish and tear down buildings, transport equipment, plow roads and perform other projects.
• Performs pre-use inspection on all light and heavy-duty truck and equipment prior to use and at the end of shift.
• Drives trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, deliver and unloading of crushed gravel, fill dirt, road chips, hot mix asphalt, cold mix asphalt and other necessary road or flood control construction and repair materials.
• Performs tasks requiring use of a variety of electric and non-electric hand tools and equipment commonly used in construction, maintenance and repair work.
• Maintains truck and equipment operational and service records including inspection and proper maintenance of assigned equipment; reports mechanical problems for shop repairs. Installs/removes snow plow on and off trucks; changes snow plow blades; installs and removes sanders from trucks; changes tires on dump trucks; washes trucks and equipment.
• Must be available for on call snow removal and other emergencies.