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NOTICE OF VACANCY A job opening will be available in the Street Department for an Equipment Operator I. The starting salary for this position will be $2,258.10 a month or $1,042.20 bi-weekly based on the applicants qualifications. JOB SUMMARY: Operates a variety of contractor’s equipment and trucks utilized in construction, maintenance and repair activities; performs a variety of semi-skilled tasks in the maintenance of alley and street drainage systems. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Works under the close supervision of a street supervisor or line supervisor. Operates trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading of various equipment, materials, and supplies. Operates trucks and construction or power equipment, such as mechanized broom, back-hoe, man-lift, dump truck, snowplow, and front end loader. Operates jack hammers, mowers, and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and alleys. Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refers defects or needed repairs to supervisor; cleans equipment. Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards. Performs some or all of the duties of Maintenance Worker, as required or assigned. OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS: Serves as a grounds person on the street crew as required and assigned. Controls traffic at work sites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas, as required or assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms; the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; the employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell; the employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; the employee regularly works in side weather conditions; frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration; employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock; the noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. REQUIRED EDUCATION, DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND/OR LICENSE: Graduation from high school or GED equivalent. Valid Texas Class B CDL or ability to obtain one within six weeks of hire. EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILL: Considerable knowledge of heavy-equipment operating principles; working knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions common to heavy equipment operations; working knowledge of the methods materials and tools used in street and alley maintenance work; skill in operation of motorized vehicles and equipment, including back-hoe, dump truck, pickup truck, utility truck, street sweeper, jetter/inductor truck, street roller, man-lift, tamper, plate compactor, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, detection devices, mobile radio, phone, and ditch witch; ability to understand and follow oral or written instructions; ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing; ability to observe proper safety precautions; ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees, supervisors and the public; ability to perform heavy manual tasks under varying weather conditions; ability to drive and operate a variety of equipment under varying conditions; ability to work from construction specifications or blueprints; ability to classify soils and perform as a Department of Labor and Industries competent person on excavation sites. Anyone qualified and desiring to apply for this position should contact the Director of Human Resources at City Hall located at 600 N. Main St. by October 06, 2014.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:29:31 +0000

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