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Motor Equipment Operator - Public Works

City of Moline
Moline, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/25/2025 CLOSED ON 11/24/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Motor Equipment Operator - Public Works position at City of Moline?

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Characteristics of the Job Under general supervision, performs manual

semi-skilled or skilled work in the operation of trucks & motorized

equipment &repair of streets, parks & sewers. May act as lead worker for

small crews of unskilled or semi-skilled workers. Assignments may be

given in detail or may follow established routine. Considerable

independence is exercised, but work is regularly checked by the

supervisor for quality, quantity & safety of operation & care of

equipment. Examples of Duties Other duties may be assigned. Operate

public works equipment including, but not limited to, backhoe, end

loader, street sweeper, asphalt injection machine, grader, roller, tar

kettle, boom trucks, various dump trucks, hook lift equipment, mowers,

tractors, skid steer, elevator, bailer, flood pumps, leaf spreader &

vacuum, etc. Utilize heavy equipment to spray patch asphalt, scarify &

blade asphalt roads, dig ditches, spread rock, load trucks, collect

refuse, plow snow & clean & repair sewers. Maintain public works

equipment & vehicles by performing minor maintenance & service on

equipment including, but not limited to, greasing fittings, topping of

fluids, changing brooms, changing plow blades & calibrating salt

spreaders. Perform work zone safety duties including Competent Person

for Excavation; utilize & wear proper safety gear & equipment. Clean &

maintain equipment as necessary. Provide work instruction to small crews

on assigned projects as requested. Fill in for crew leader as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that

must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential

functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

Individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions. While

performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to

talk or hear; frequently required to walk, stand, sit, stoop, kneel &

crouch, to use hands & fingers to handle, feel & make fine adjustments,

reach with hands & arms, climb or balance. The employee will frequently

lift and/or move up to 50 pounds & occasionally lift and/or move up to

100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close

vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth

perception & ability to adjust focus. Must be able to work under varied

weather conditions.

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