What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heavy Equipment Operator position at COUNTY OF ELLIS?
Job Purpose and Objectives:
Responsible for operating a variety of heavy equipment related to road and bridge maintenance and construction.
Essential Functions:
- Operates heavy equipment such as a motor grader, roller, blacktop machine, chip spreader, compactor, and other heavy equipment
- Breaks up asphalt on roads needing repair or replacement
- Cuts, lays, and covers pipe
- Digs, compacts, and covers trenches for disposal of refuse
- Performs finished grading operations
- Spreads gravel, sand, rock, and asphalt
- Patches road and bridge surfaces
- Performs bridge maintenance work such as mowing road ditches, installing and maintaining culverts, and filling washouts
- Rebuilds roads and bridges
- Sets up and picks up construction cones and signs
- Performs light maintenance and servicing of work in connection with the operations of related equipment
- Hauls rock, asphalt, and sand
- Enforces and maintains compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances
- Performs other duties as assigned or deemed necessary
- Complies with all organizational and departmental policies and procedures
- Operates all job-related equipment, machinery, tools, and other aids as required or needed
- Protects and maintains any confidential information, whether oral, written, or electronic