Heavy Equipment Operator -MUA Transfer Station

Brief Description of Job and Division/Department


Under direction, operates one or more types of gasoline or diesel powered equipment to perform the more complex and demanding assignments to fine grade slopes, inclines, ramps, curves, and excavations by scrapping, scooping, rolling, lifting, or leveling on all types of terrain; works to fine specifications from grade stakes set by survey party; inspects machinery daily and reports unsafe conditions; services and makes minor emergency repairs to equipment in garage or field; may occasionally perform a variety of manual or unskilled tasks; does other related duties as required.


Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Maneuvers diesel or gasoline powered equipment with wheeled or crawler type traction such as bulldozer, frontend loader, motor grader, backhoe, grad-all, scraper, and so forth.
• Manipulates controls to adjust attachments for proper positioning on rough, rocky, or soft terrain or other sub-surfaces that change because of weather conditions which may alter the soil composition to fine grade slopes, inclines, ramps, curves, and excavations by scrapping, scooping, rolling, or leveling.
• Maneuvers equipment and manipulates different controls to adjust attachments for proper positioning near a variety of obstructions and/or in difficult surroundings such as close to buildings, trees, utility wires, drop offs, pipes, or rocks to dig or move earth or destroy obsolete brick and stone structures.
• Operates cranes (truck mounted and/or crawler mounted) at various outdoor locations where maneuverability is restricted and accuracy is critical such as near obstructions which restrict load or boom movement and/or areas which do not permit positioning of the crane near the work to be done.
• Reviews with foreperson rough sketches or blueprints that are marked to indicate sections to be cut, filled, and the level of the finished job to compare terrain at the beginning of the operation with the proposed finished job.
• In operating equipment, follows all types of alignment stakes which are used in laying out construction projects and their boundaries and reads the information contained on them to know the stationing or location of any part of the road relative to a starting point or reference, the amount of cut and fill to be removed from the existing ground surface or reference mark on the stake at that point, or the shoulder or ditch line when offset stakes are used or the distance from the centerline to stake location.
• Ensures that equipment is ready for operation at all times by inspecting all moving parts for adequate lubrication and lubricates as necessary; inspects tires for proper inflation; checks brake hydraulic reservoir level and oil level, and makes a general inspection of the entire equipment for any obvious deficiencies.
• May occasionally operate a truck to haul and dump sand, gravel, asphalt, and refuse; carries equipment and/or snow plow. May perform a variety of manual unskilled tasks when not engaged in operating equipment.
• Receives assignments either in writing or orally explaining work to be done and equipment to be used.
• Reports any problems that cause a delay in the completion of the work assignment to the supervisor either in writing or verbally. May function in a lead worker capacity.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording information systems used by the agency, office or related unit.

Qualifications


Two (2) years of experience in the operation and maintenance of construction and maintenance equipment. Applicants may be required to possess a license as a Crane Operator issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and, a certification issued by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) in the appropriate specialty as determined by the Appointing Authority (lattice boom crawler crane, lattice boom truck crane, telescopic boom crane with a capacity of more than 17.5 tons, telescopic boom crane with a capacity of less than 17.5 tons). Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.


Appointee must possess a valid Commercial Drivers License ( CDL CLASS B ) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.


Department and Division


Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority


Address


370 Richard Mine Road


Wharton NJ 07885