Equipment Operator III - District 1 (West Side)

The Cullman County Commission is hiring an Equipment Operator III for District 1 (West Side). The employee is responsible for operating all types of heavy equipment in the performance of road construction and maintenance activities. May perform manual labor. Other duties as required.

Must Possess

• Ability to operate a motor grader to dig ditches, blade roads, shape back slopes, shape driveways, mix base coarse, spread gravel and grade.
• Ability to operate an excavator to dig ditches and lay pipe.
• Ability to operate a backhoe to trench and load material.
• May operate other equipment such as steel wheel roller, soil pan, chip spreader, scraper, sidewinder, bulldozer, light and heavy dump truck and tractor.
• Ability to perform strenuous manual labor, including (but not limited to) operating a chain saw, using axe, bush axe and saw to clear brush; loading and unloading heavy construction materials, shoveling asphalt, dirt, rocks, etc.; installing and cleaning drainpipes.
• A Class A CDL is required for Equipment Operator III.
• A driving record that meets standards set by the countys insurance carrier.
  
  

This is a "safety-sensitive" position. Successful candidate must pass a pre-employment drug screeningand will be subject to random, unannounced drug testing throughout employment with the Countyin all "safety-sensitive" positions.