Equipment Operator
Job Description
Employment Opportunities
Position: Equipment Operator
Company: City of Port Orange
Company: City of Port Orange
Salary Detail
$17.20 an hour
Experience
Work Successes is required
Qualifications
Diploma in releted field is required
Job Detail
- Operates 1or more of the following pieces of equipment and/or machines: Dozer, front-end loader, motor grader and maintainer, bucket truck, dragline, backhoe, scraper, pavers. Fastens attachments, such as movers and graders to tractor with hitch pins.
- Releases brake, shifts gears, and depresses accelerator or moves throttle to control forward and backward movement of equipment.
- Steers equipment by turning steering wheel and depressing brake pedals.
- Lubricates and repairs equipment and attachments, performs routine first echelon maintenance to the equipment.
- Drives equipment to work site and directs activities of Laborer in placing blocks and outriggers to prevent capsizing when lifting heavy loads.
- Starts equipment engines. Moves levers and pedals to operate booms and other accessories on equipment, to raise and lower, and to move through other actions
- This position is part of the City’s Emergency Management Team and, as such, shall be expected to perform all duties that are assigned during an emergency management operation. Any additional compensation, above the normal weekly salary shall be outlined by the City Manager in the City’s Emergency Management Activation and Emergency Declaration. Failure to appear to perform emergency management assignment and to work assigned shifts as scheduled by the City’s Emergency Management Director or individuals designated by the City Manager to assign such functions will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES May directly supervise 1 to 2 employees in the department.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees. planning, assigning, and directing work. appraising performance. rewarding and disciplining employees. addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and Experience High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired. or 5(5) years’ experience in the operation and routine maintenance of the type of equipment of primary assignment.
- Related experience and/or training. or equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations
- o Class B Commercial Driver’s License Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Experience operating equipment listed in the .
- Skill in the operation of heavy construction equipment.
- Physical strength and agility sufficient to do strenuous laboring tasks under varying weather conditions.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Skill in the operation of heavy construction equipment. Physical strength and agility sufficient to do strenuous laboring tasks under varying weather conditions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions ranging from over 100 degrees to below 32 degrees and is regularly exposed to vibration.
- The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
