Equipment Operator - Heavy - Judge Group

Operates and performs preventive maintenance on heavy motor equipment.
 

• Follows safe practices in the performance of duties.
• Operates a tank truck flusher.
• Operates small and medium size backhoes, trackhoes, rubber tire front end loaders, track loaders, forklifts, and other related construction or heavy motorized equipment in a variety of public work projects.
• Operates road rollers in street reconstruction projects.
• Operates a paving machine in placing various courses of asphalt in the reconstruction and maintenance of streets.
• Operates a snow loader when removing heavy snow accumulations.
• Operates a dump truck with or without plow in excess of 26,000 G.V.W. in the control and removal of snow.
• Performs routine maintenance on motorized equipment as required.
• May oversee and assist a small group of laborers and operators in loading an unloading trucks, patching streets and other manual laboring tasks as required.
• Operates a truck mounted snowplow and drives a dump truck with a trailer.
• Performs manual labor involving loading and unloading trucks, digging of ditches, felling and trimming of trees, cutting brush, and similar tasks.
• Operates a rubber tire loader in general maintenance work and snow removal operations.
• Uses a jackhammer and other power-driven equipment.
• Performs responsibilities of Equipment Operator 1 as required by management for business operation needs.

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  • Operates and maintains a Vactor truck for system maintenance and repair, including but not limited to, hydro-excavation OR for cleaning and maintaining components of Wastewater Collection system.
     

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  • Operates a Street Sweeper and performs responsibilities of Sweeper Operator as required by management for business operation needs.

Education, Training and Experience

 

• Graduation from High School or completion of a GED is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years documented on-the-job experience in operating heavy motor equipment on a regular basis is required.
• A minimum of one (1) year documented experience in making mechanical repairs and adjustments and servicing heavy motor equipment is required.

• Snow removal experience required, including plowing of public roadways and alleys.  
• Paving experience required, including the operation of all related paving equipment.

• Possession of a valid Class B commercial driver’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is required.  Class A commercial driver’s license is preferred.  Tanker endorsement and/or ability to obtain the tanker endorsement within 6 months of hire.
• Must be trained and certified in trench and excavation safety, and be able to be trained as a Competent Person within 60 days of hire