Construction Operator I

Hays County Road Maintenance Position

Under close supervision, performs a variety of unskilled road maintenance and construction duties for Hays County.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing a variety of unskilled road maintenance and construction duties such as clearing brush, trimming branches, operating a chipper, setting up road signs and barricades, flagging and directing traffic, filling potholes, cleaning offices and equipment yard, removing trash from roads and parks, mowing rights-of-way, applying herbicides, performing routine equipment maintenance (such as checking and filling fluids), and shoveling/spreading dirt and asphalt.
• Building forms, tying steel, pouring and finishing concrete, paving roads, and removing asphalt or concrete.
• May operate light equipment such as rollers, broom trucks, pick-up trucks, backhoes, loaders, and tractor mowers.
• Transfer equipment between locations.
• Assist other County departments with labor tasks.
• Maintain fuel logs or other records.
• Follows established safety procedures and guidelines.
• Performs light mechanic duties within the mechanic shop.
• Performs minor repairs on equipment and vehicles, including oil changes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred education and/or experience:

• Road or concrete construction experience.
• Vehicle maintenance experience.

Other qualifications, certificates, licenses, registrations, requirements:

• Class "C" Texas Driver's License.
• Class "B" Commercial Texas Driver's License preferred.
• Employees must provide and wear lace up safety boots, as described in the Hays County Safety Boot Policy for Transportation.