Equipment Operator

About This Role

Operate a variety of heavy equipment for construction, sanitary landfill, and maintenance activities within the town's street, water, sewer, and storm drainage systems, while performing routine inspections and minor repairs on assigned equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate trucks and construction or power equipment, such as compactor at landfill, mechanized broom, back-hoe, and snowplows
• Operate jackhammers and other small equipment and tools to maintain street and utility systems
• Operate backhoe and front-end loader in digging and backfilling work as part of highway construction or maintenance crew work
• Operate backhoe and loader for other divisions, as directed
• May operate street sweeper, grader, sewer flusher and rodding machine, backhoe, frontend loader, and any department truck and/or snowplow
• May operate landfill compactor during refuse disposal operations at the sanitary landfill
• Use equipment to load, plow, remove and dispose of snow
• Work with and assist a crew with pole holes, hoisting material, digging ditches, and any related work with a backhoe or loader
• Perform routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and refer defects or needed repairs to supervisor
• Clean equipment and perform some minor repairs and equipment maintenance, including changing oil, hydraulic and torque fluids
• Assist in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices
• Perform all duties in conformance with appropriate safety and security standards

Requirements

• High School degree or equivalent PLUS four (4) years experience involving the use of light equipment, two (2) of which must have been related to utility or street systems; OR equivalent combination of experience and education
• Valid Massachusetts Class B CDL with endorsements for air brakes and tanker OR ability to obtain Certification
• Massachusetts 2A Hoisting Engineer License OR ability to obtain Certification
• Massachusetts 4G Mowers License OR ability to obtain Certification
• Considerable knowledge of light-equipment operating principles
• Working knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions common to equipment operations
• Working knowledge of the methods, materials and tools used in street and utility maintenance and construction work
• Skill in operation of listed tools and equipment
• 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 and maintain 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 competent person on excavation sites

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent
• 4 years experience involving the use of light equipment, two of which must have been related to utility or street systems; OR equivalent combination of experience and education

Skills

* Required skills