Equipment Operator - Luzerne County

This is skilled operation of heavy construction equipment in the maintenance of county roads, bridges, levees and parks.
 
An employee in this class operates a variety of complex and specialized equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, graders, post drivers, traffic line painting machines, and other equipment of similar complexity. When operating duties are not required, employees also operate trucks and less complex equipment, and perform manual laboring duties.
 
Employees are normally responsible for performing preventive maintenance operations on the equipment  they operate and for reporting other needed maintenance to mechanics. Employees may be assigned to direct laborers or other operators in the performance of individual assignments.
 
Work assignments are made by a foreman and are normally carried out without detailed instructions, in accordance with established procedures and standards, using efficient operating techniques.