Operate heavy construction equipment and/or tractor-trailer.

This position may be assigned to Trucking/Materials Division or any division as needed in Public Works.

$27.36 - $34.66 per hour plus benefits (see benefits tab on the job posting)

As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings. This range encompasses the nine pay steps available should you receive the position and demonstrate satisfactory performance over time.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)

Field Work - 85%

• Operate tractor-trailer, heavy and light construction, or road maintenance equipment.
• Incumbent may have some lead worker responsibilities.
• Advanced level of heavy equipment operations.
• Must be able to perform work without direction or immediate supervision and follow detailed instruction to aid in the efficient and effective completion of the project or assigned task.
• Must perform work in a courteous and safe manner.
• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally through radio.
• When contact with the public is required, the employee must maintain a courteous, helpful attitude.
• Must be able to follow instructions from senior employees.

Administrative and Other Duties - 15%

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees and the public.
• Must be available to respond to and work extraordinary hours during emergency events.
• Assist with snow and other inclement weather operations.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education

• High School Diploma/GED (Preferred)

Experience Qualifications

• 2 years operating tractor-trailer and/or heavy equipment operation.

Skills and Abilities

• Must have a demonstrated proficiency in any two of the following pieces of equipment: tracked hydraulic excavator, snowplow, bulldozer, truck tractor with belly dump, front end loader, lowboy trailer, scraper, aggregate crushing plant, tandem axle truck, tanker, asphalt paver, backhoe (smaller than a John Deere 510), compaction equipment, skid steer, and motor grader.
• Must have a basic familiarity with and experience working with a variety of road construction, maintenance and repair equipment and materials.
• Must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.
• Must effectively present information in one-on-one situation with the public, subordinates, and supervisors.
• Add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply/divide with 10’s and 100’s. Perform these operations using units of money, weight, measurement, volume and distance.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions and make appropriate day to day decisions without supervisory guidance to perform assigned tasks.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Licenses and Certifications

• CDL – Class A with tanker endorsement required.
• Must have or be able to obtain MSHA (new miner or experienced miner) certification (On-the-job certification can be obtained.) within the first 12 month
• Candidate must pass a background check prior to employment start date. Required
• Candidate must pass a substance use screening prior to employment start date. Required
• This position will participate in random substance use screening. Required