Engineering Equipment Operator

Job TitleOperators will operate a variety of types of heavy equipment to push, pull, pile, or load materials such as sand, gravel and earth while excavating, backfilling, grading, or leveling earth to specifications on such projects like repairing and breaking new ground for trails, roads, canals, tunnels, or construction sites. Heavy equipment may include: bulldozers, excavators, road graders, skid steers, backhoes, wheeled and tracked loaders, backhoes, wheeled equipment/vehicles, and specialized equipment. Implements may include: mowers, cutter bars, drum choppers, augers, plows, harrows, sprayers, discs, and etc.Plans and coordinates small to medium land management and earth moving projects within applicable specs and requirements. Projects are generally short duration, low person hour, small team, and maintenance or replacement projects. Projects may include culvert replacement, basic levee repair, basic canal and ditch cleaning, maintaining current roads, repairing existing small parking areas, etc.Other equipment that may be operated includes, but is not limited to, Off-Road Utility Vehicles (ORUV's), Amphibious Vehicles, and All-Terrain vehicles, boats and airboatsServices, checks, and fuels equipment before operation, checks and services attachments to be used. Performs daily preventative maintenance and makes repairs and adjustments to equipment and attachments to equipment.May install or repair electrical systems incident to the construction or maintenance of family housing units, buildings, quarters, offices, or shops at the different Facilities. Construct, install, or repair items such as frame structures, decking, partitions, shelving, doors, forms, siding, and scaffolds.