Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee I/Ii Cdl – Stormwater Utility

Driver
Abilene, TX
April 9, 2026
Full Time
Application ends: October 1, 2026
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Job Description

Job Detail
  • Crawler tractor
  • Wheel loader
  • Rubber tire loader
  • Gradall
  • Hydraulic excavator
  • Knuckle boom truck
  • Self-propelled scraper
  • Tractor, mower, boom mower, and mid-mount mowers
  • Street sweeper
  • 3 to 16 cubic yard dump truck and truck tractor/equipment with a tanker trailer

    Heavy Equipment Operator II

    Operate a variety of heavy equipment including bulldozer, walking excavator or spider including tandem and trailer used to transport the walking excavators, motor grader with blade and vac-out truck


  • Ability to

    Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee, I

    Shoot and produce a rough grade


  • Perform maintenance and construction work to high standards of engineering accuracy


  • Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing


  • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, both internally and externally


  • Follow and embrace the City of Abilene Core Values – Respect, Integrity, Service Above Self, and Excellence in All We Do


  • Perform as a team member in a manner that accomplishes the Division’s mission and treats team members with dignity, courtesy, and respect


  • Heavy Equipment Operator II

    Operate a variety of heavy equipment including bulldozers, walking excavators or spiders including tandems and trailers used to transport the walking excavators, motor graders with blades and vac-out trucks


  • Produce a final grade


  • Lead, manage, and perform as a team member in a manner that accomplishes the Division’s mission and treats team members with dignity, courtesy, and respect


  • Experience and Training Guidelines

    For Positions With More Than One Level, All Listed Requirements At The Lower Levels Are Required At The Higher Levels
  • Any Combination Equivalent To Experience And Training To Provide The Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Be Qualifying
  • Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Be Obtained Through:

    Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee

    Experience

         Six (6) months of experience in the operation of heavy equipment is required


  • Education/Training:

         A high school diploma or a GED is required


  • License or Certificate

    A valid Class A Texas Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), or the ability to obtain one within ninety (90) days of employment is required


  • A Non-Commercial Herbicide Applicator License from Texas Department of Agriculture is preferred


  • Heavy Equipment Operator I

    License or Certificate

    A valid Class A Texas Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is required


  • Non-Commercial Herbicide Applicator License from Texas Department of Agriculture is preferred


  • Heavy Equipment Operator II

    Experience

         Two (2) years of experience equivalent to that of a Heavy Equipment Operator I is required


  • Special Requirements

    Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment

    Bloodborne Pathogens training and HazCom training are required within sixty (60) days of employment


  • Exposure to outdoors, inclement weather, wet weather, rough terrain, poison ivy, wild animals and noise


  • Exposure to confined workspaces, vibration, chemicals, mechanical hazards, electrical hazards, and other pollutants during spill clean-ups


  • Ability to travel to different work sites and be available after work hours


  • Ability to safely traverse steep grades often found in creeks and drainage ways


  • With or without accommodation, the “X” indicates the overall strength demand of the position during a typical workday:

    ___ Sedentary – lifting of no more than 10 pounds

    ___ Light – lifting no more than 20 pounds; carrying up to 10 pounds

    ___ Medium – lifting no more than 50 pounds; carrying up to 25 pounds

    ___ Heavy – lifting no more than 100 pounds; carrying up to 50 pounds

    X Very Heavy – team lifting over 100 pounds; carrying more than 50 pounds

    Physical Demand Codes: The following describes whether or not the position is expected to exert the physical demands listed during a typical workday as well as the overall frequency of the task:

    Codes for how often

    N = No

    E = Extensive (100 – 70% of the time)

    M = Moderate (60 – 30% of the time)

    I = Infrequent (20 – 10% of the time)

    A = Almost Never (<10% of the time)

    Code / Task

    M Standing

    M Sitting

    M Walking

    _M Lifting

    _M Carrying

    M Pushing/Pulling

    I_ Overhead Work

    M Fine Dexterity

    M_ Kneeling

    M Crouching

    I_ Crawling

    M Bending

    M Twisting

    M Climbing

    M Balancing

    E Vision

    E Hearing

    E Talking

    ___ Other: _____________________ ~

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