Equipment Operator

The Position

The purpose of this classification is to operate heavy trucks and equipment and assist work crews with city construction, maintenance projects and solid waste collection.

Duties

Drives heavy trucks and operates a variety of equipment to include industrial broom, various tractors, forklift, tractor trailer, street sweeper, water truck, dump truck, boom truck, patch truck, tree trimmer, rear loader, side loader, front end loader, unloader, pay loader, gradall, excavator, stump cutter, chipper, pole saw, chain saw, tamping machines, air hammers, shovel, pick, or related equipment. Performs pre-trip inspection to ensure safe operations of trucks and equipment per regulations; performs routine maintenance on trucks such as cleaning, checking tires, and maintaining fluid levels; performs minor repairs or reports malfunctions as appropriate; prepares trucks and equipment for daily assignments. May oversee the work activities of crews; assists in training new employees. Operates heavy trucks and equipment to collect and transport garbage, debris, or related material; loads/unloads transported materials; ensures loads are secure. May mow right-of-ways, saw and cut concrete and asphalt, tamp and pack dirt, saw trees and limbs, or perform related tasks; may assist in pipe installation; may grade ditches. May locate and dig up manholes; may remove debris from manholes and catch basins; may clean pumping stations; may unstop river boxes; may construct sewer structures. Prepares production reports and vehicle maintenance reports; submits to supervisor. Operates a two-way radio to provide information or respond to requests for service. Provides assistance to other City crews as directed. May flag traffic around work sites. Additional functions perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or GED required; supplemented by applicable Vocational/Technical training; and two (2) years experience and/or training in the operation of heavy trucks and equipment required or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsement(s). Sewer: Class III Wastewater Collection Systems Certification preferred.

Core Competencies & ADA Compliance

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to determine, calculate, tabulate or summarize data and/or information. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations. Human Interaction: Requires the ability to exchange information for the purpose of clarifying details within well established policies, procedures and standards. Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to communicate a variety of reference and descriptive data and information. Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. May include counting, recording of counts, and basic measuring. Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives. Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs. ADA COMPLIANCE Physical Ability: Tasks involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds). Sensory Requirements: Some tasks may require the ability to perceive and discern colors or shades of colors, sounds, odors, depths, textures, and visual cues or signals. Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to such adverse environmental conditions as high pressure gas & water lines, fiber optic cables, insects, poisonous plants, animals, dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, toxic agents and chemicals, electric currents, disease, raw sewage, blood, or pathogenic substances. The City of Albany, Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Albany, Georgia will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.