What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Operator Assistant position at Tarrant Regional Water District?
Salary: $19.14 - $28.72 per hour
The Equipment Operator Assistant will assist with the safe and proficient operation of heavy equipment on various TRWD projects as well as keeping the equipment clean and in good working order. They will work as part of a team to assist with other duties such as vegetation maintenance, structure inspection and repair, and manual labor.
Job Description
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.
Work with heavy equipment such as uniloader, backhoe, water truck, grapple truck, ag tractor, gradall, and dump truck
Communicate equipment mechanical issues to fleet mechanics
Clean, maintain and inspect all equipment daily
Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
Learn and follow safety regulations
Maintain clean work environment
Interact and coordinate with other TRWD personnel
Assist with construction projects including, but not limited to, building fences, pouring and finishing concrete, carpentry, and painting
Assist with vegetation maintenance, painting, building fences, and cleaning pipelines, floodway, ROW or in operations facilities/property
Pull and park utility trailers
Utilize weed eaters, zero turn mowers and/or standard mowers
Pick up trash along ROW and/or floodway
Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
Required Experience
Perform other duties as required
Less Than One (1) Year Of Experience Working With Heavy Equipment And Ability To Show Proficiency Operating Two (2) Of The Following Pieces Of Equipment
uniloader, backhoe, water truck, grapple truck, ag tractor, gradall, heavy haul lowboy, and dump truck.
Light mechanical knowledge to communicate equipment issues to fleet mechanics
Knowledge and understanding of grade
Prior experience using a weed eater and/or standard mower
Pulling and backing up utility trailers
Ability To Accomplish One Of The Following
Operate a tractor
Grind, cut, or weld
Light fleet mechanical repairs
Desired Experience
Prior experience using a zero-turn mower
Prior experience painting
Required Education/Certification/License
Valid Texas drivers license
Desired Education/Certification/License
High School Diploma
Valid Texas CDL Class A or B without restriction E
Tanker (N) endorsement
Hazmat (H) with Tanker (N) endorsement
Doubles/Triples (T) endorsement
Success Factors/Job Competencies
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude
Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations
Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job
Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done
Self-Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations
Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace
Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles
Innovation Jo requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. See more occupations related to this work style
Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical
Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Physical Demands And Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employees must regularly lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides out in the field for long periods of time exposing the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time. They will periodically work in buildings without climate control. This position will also work in confined spaces, underground, in diches, on water ways such as lakes or rivers, and at various heights.
The Equipment Operator Assistant will assist with the safe and proficient operation of heavy equipment on various TRWD projects as well as keeping the equipment clean and in good working order. They will work as part of a team to assist with other duties such as vegetation maintenance, structure inspection and repair, and manual labor.
Job Description
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.
Work with heavy equipment such as uniloader, backhoe, water truck, grapple truck, ag tractor, gradall, and dump truck
Communicate equipment mechanical issues to fleet mechanics
Clean, maintain and inspect all equipment daily
Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
Learn and follow safety regulations
Maintain clean work environment
Interact and coordinate with other TRWD personnel
Assist with construction projects including, but not limited to, building fences, pouring and finishing concrete, carpentry, and painting
Assist with vegetation maintenance, painting, building fences, and cleaning pipelines, floodway, ROW or in operations facilities/property
Pull and park utility trailers
Utilize weed eaters, zero turn mowers and/or standard mowers
Pick up trash along ROW and/or floodway
Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
Required Experience
Perform other duties as required
Less Than One (1) Year Of Experience Working With Heavy Equipment And Ability To Show Proficiency Operating Two (2) Of The Following Pieces Of Equipment
uniloader, backhoe, water truck, grapple truck, ag tractor, gradall, heavy haul lowboy, and dump truck.
Light mechanical knowledge to communicate equipment issues to fleet mechanics
Knowledge and understanding of grade
Prior experience using a weed eater and/or standard mower
Pulling and backing up utility trailers
Ability To Accomplish One Of The Following
Operate a tractor
Grind, cut, or weld
Light fleet mechanical repairs
Desired Experience
Prior experience using a zero-turn mower
Prior experience painting
Required Education/Certification/License
Valid Texas drivers license
Desired Education/Certification/License
High School Diploma
Valid Texas CDL Class A or B without restriction E
Tanker (N) endorsement
Hazmat (H) with Tanker (N) endorsement
Doubles/Triples (T) endorsement
Success Factors/Job Competencies
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations
Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude
Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations
Concern for Others Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job
Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done
Self-Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations
Adaptability/Flexibility Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace
Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges
Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles
Innovation Jo requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. See more occupations related to this work style
Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical
Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Physical Demands And Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employees must regularly lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides out in the field for long periods of time exposing the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time. They will periodically work in buildings without climate control. This position will also work in confined spaces, underground, in diches, on water ways such as lakes or rivers, and at various heights.
Salary : $19 - $29