Heavy Equipment Operator - Bernalillo

Under general supervision, operates a variety of heavy equipment and performs related manual work in the maintenance, repair, and construction of County roads, bridges, culverts/drainage structures, road right-of-ways and other related work; inspects and maintains equipment; ensures traffic flow safety during repairs and maintenance; operates snow plows when weather conditions warrant; conducts inspections of equipment and performs preventative and minor maintenance and repairs; responds to emergencies and call outs as needed; and performs other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma/GED Certification from an accredited institution and one year of construction and maintenance experience operating heavy equipment, trucks, preventative maintenance and minor mechanical repair of heavy equipment.

• Valid New Mexico Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) license.

• Successful completion of pre-employment alcohol and drug testing is required.
• Maintain a valid New Mexico Commercial driver’s license (CDL).

• Assists with road maintenance and repair projects by performing manual work and operating departmental equipment; projects include constructing and repairing roads, manholes, catch basins and drainage systems, applying pavement markings and paint; raking, dumping, spreading, grading, and rolling of asphalt, gravel, stone, and other material for roads; wets down dusty roads or hard road surfaces with tank truck; digs, grades, and places conduit at various property entrances or under roads to prevent or relieve flooding wash-outs; cutting and chipping brush and trees; removing brush and leaves; mowing the roadside; digging and excavating trenches and laying pipe; repairing damaged guardrails and signs; and other maintenance, care, upkeep, repair, marking and beautification projects of roads and other county property.
• Operates a variety of heavy equipment such as compactors, scrapers, graders, front-end loader, dozers, dump trucks, tank truck, pick-up truck, tractor trailer, brush hog, backhoe, wood chipper,  service truck, pneumatic, tandem, and steel wheel rollers, as well as other equipment as needed for hauling, spreading, or applying road materials, construction-resurfacing, rubbish hauling, and repair operations; maintains traffic control devices and performs traffic control in work zones; sets up work zones including signs, cones, and barricades for hazardous road conditions; and performs flagging duties as needed.
• Operates snow plow, graders, and loaders when weather conditions warrant controlling snow and ice by plowing snow, sanding, and salting roads.
• Conducts pre-operation inspections of equipment and adds fuel when necessary; maintains and services equipment on a daily basis; performs preventative maintenance in accordance with manufacturers recommendations; performs limited mechanical servicing including greasing of equipment and adding fluids to equipment when needed; minor tuning of motors; and identifies equipment problems and reports problems to supervisor to schedule repairs.
• Utilizes, operates, and maintains hand tools needed to perform tasks including shovels, rakes, axes, picks, chain saws, digging bars, hand-weed trimmers, compaction equipment and other various hand tools; and keeps equipment and hand tools clean inside and out.
• Compiles daily equipment logs and reports as required via paper and computer to assist with work projects.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Salary : $53,019 - $63,606