Construction Operator III

Job Title

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

Responsibilities

• Performs a variety of skilled road maintenance and construction duties such as blading/grading road bases and dirt roads to create or repair designated grades and crowns; operating asphalt reclaimed/recycler to remove asphalt and/or cut ditches and grades; operating chip spreader; forming bridges and berms; and performing preventive maintenance and minor repairs on heavy equipment.
• Performs a variety of semi-skilled road maintenance and construction duties such as moving, loading, and hauling materials and debris; installing traffic control signs; cutting and installing culvert pipes; building forms, tying steel, pouring and finishing concrete; paving roads; removing asphalt or concrete; operating water trucks spraying and dumping water; preparing subgrade material; sanding roads; and staking job sites. Some positions oversee mowing crews.
• May perform 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, rest rooms, and equipment yard, removing trash from roads/parks, mowing rights-of-way, applying herbicides, performing routine equipment maintenance (such as checking and filling fluids), and shoveling/spreading dirt and asphalt.
• Operates equipment such as graders, asphalt reclaimer/recyclers, rollers, dump trucks, tandem trucks, water trucks, broom trucks, pick-up trucks, backhoes, loaders, and tractor mowers. May transfer equipment between locations. May assist other County departments with labor tasks. May keep fuel logs or other records. Follows established safety procedures and guidelines. May respond to public inquiries at the job site concerning road maintenance and construction.
• Assists in training and providing guidance to others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Three years general road maintenance and construction experience, including light and/or heavy equipment operation preferred, or any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

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

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work less than 30 hours per week over the course of a year, receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis.