Heavy Equipment Operator Senior

YOU MUST POSSESS A CDL CLASS A WITH TANKER ENDORSEMENT TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH YOUR APPLICATION.CITY OF HENDERSON, KENTUCKY

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

CLASSIFICATION TITLE: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SENIOR

PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION

The purpose of this classification is to operate heavy equipment and perform semi-skilled/manual work functions associated with various city departments as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Performs various tasks associated with PWI first responder operations which may include, but not limited to, 911 calls, all storms, wrecks, oil spills, etc. using a variety of equipment, machinery, and tools.
• Operates equipment under conditions where serious hazards may exist for the operator sr., other employees, or the public.
• Operates variety of equipment which may include mower, tractor, weed eater, bush hog, etc. to mow/edge large tracts and ditch/creek banks including the Canoe Creek areas.
• Performs various tasks associated with the cleaning and the maintenance of the downtown riverfront which may include picking up debris/litter, repairing/maintaining street/roads, grading roadways, washing/sweeping streets and sidewalks and assigns and evaluates work of additional staff if assigned.
• Operates heavy equipment and performs semi-skilled and manual work activities involving various city department functions; may be assigned to gas pipeline installation/maintenance, street maintenance, traffic control, sanitation, landfill, transfer stations, central garage, parks, cemetery, or other projects.
• Operates a variety of equipment, machinery and tools used in department projects and activities, which may include a utility truck, dump truck, sanitation truck, compactor/baler, dozer, backhoe, track loader, end loader, salt spreader, snow plow, motor grader, elevating scraper, trencher, tapping machine, boring equipment, street sweeper, water flush truck, tractor, mower, weed eater, bush hog, chipper, leaf vacuum, computerized scales, water pump, air wrench, jack hammer, pipe wrench, pipe cutter, pipe threader, band saw, chain saw, welder, cutting torch, fire hose, fire hydrant, shovel, pick axe, rake, broom, mechanical tools, etc.
• Transports, loads, and unloads refuse, equipment, and other materials; transports inmates to/from work sites.
• Performs various tasks associated with sanitation/landfill operations, which may include constructing levees, berms, silt traps and drainage ditches, transporting crew of sanitation workers to collect refuse on an assigned route, coordinating daily route of truck, compressing refuse, washing transfer station roads and lots, pumping water from drainage holes, cleaning tunnels, separating/hauling recyclable materials, securing/hauling garbage, measuring lechate collection system, weighing trucks coming in/out of landfill, collecting fees for landfill use, etc.
• Performs various tasks associated with street maintenance, which may include repairing/maintaining streets/roads, grading roadways, spreading rocks, installing/patching storm sewer pipes, installing drainage systems, patching holes in roads, repairing/resurfacing road cuts, raking blacktop, washing/sweeping streets and sidewalks, cleaning storm intakes, cleaning driveway tiles and storm sewer tiles, watering trees and landscaped areas, refilling water tanks, spreading salt/sand, removing snow from roadways, clearing ditches, cutting tree limbs, etc.
• Performs various manual labor functions associated with department projects and activities, which may include breaking concrete, mowing/edging grass, edging/trimming grounds, spreading grass seed/straw/fertilizer, landscaping grounds, digging holes/trenches, shoveling materials, lifting/moving heavy materials, picking up debris/litter, directing traffic, etc.
• Performs general cleaning/maintenance tasks necessary to keep machinery, equipment, and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting equipment, checking fluid levels, replacing fluids, greasing equipment, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning building and work areas, etc.; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment.
• Assists in determining the amount of materials and equipment necessary to perform projects.
• Assists in monitoring inventory levels of equipment, tools, or supplies, initiates requests for new or replacement materials.
• Utilizes safety equipment and monitors work environment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals.
• Prepares or completes various forms, correspondence, reports, logs, and other documents.
• Receives various forms, reports, work orders, maps, manuals, or other documentation; reviews, completes, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.
• Communicates with supervisor, employees, city departments, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.
• Communicates via telephone and/or two-way radio; provides information and assistance; takes and relays messages or directs calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.
• Maintains regular and predictable in-person attendance during regular business hours of the City of Henderson is required.
• Must undergo and successfully complete drug test and alcohol screening prior to employment and undergo and successfully complete future drug test and/or alcohol screening pursuant to the City's Drug and Alcohol policy.

STREETS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SENIOR

• Provides direction, guidance and assistance to employees or inmates; assigns and evaluates work; provides training as needed.
• Provides supervision to staff, assigns, and evaluates work, and acts as timekeeper when additional staff are called out after normal working hours.
• Provides the 24-hour on-call service as the PWI first responder on a rotating basis.
• Provides traffic control set-up for all streets and other departments (including HMPL & HWU) that may include establishing detours, multi-lane intersection work zones, and downtown and Audubon State Park festivals following traffic control guidelines. Assign and evaluate work of additional staff during set-up.
• Performs various tasks associated with pesticide application to City right-of-ways, which may include preparing chemicals, applying chemicals following regulatory guidelines and equipment cleanup.
• Act in the capacity of PWI Street Superintendent when assigned these duties by either the PWI Street Superintendent or the PWI Director.

MOWING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATO SENIOR

• Maintain and mow Canoe Creek, city and county portions; the right of way associated with I-69 and retention basins, riverbank maintenance and other areas and duties as assigned.
• May be required to perform any or all of the above duties of the Streets Heavy Equipment Operator Senior as assigned.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

Provides assistance or backup coverage to other employees or departments as needed.

Performs related duties as required, necessary, or assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or GED; supplemented by vocational/technical training in truck driving or equipment operation; supplemented by two (2) years previous experience and/or training involving heavy equipment operation, truck driving, or maintenance work in the area assigned; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Requires possession and maintenance of a CDL Class A with tanker endorsement(s). Traffic Control certification, and Chemical Applicators license within 6 months of employment unless it is not feasible due to circumstances beyond our control.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to calculate and/or tabulate data. Includes performing subsequent actions in relation to these computational operations.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment and machinery, requiring the monitoring, adjustment, regulation, and/or setting of multiple conditions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, traffic hazards, toxic agents, disease, or pathogenic substances.

This job description does not constitute a contract of employment. Any oral or written statements or promises to the contrary are hereby expressly disavowed and should not be relied upon by any prospective or existing employees. This job description is subject to change by the employer (the City of Henderson) at the discretion of the employer, or as the needs of the employer and/or requirements of the job change. The City of Henderson explicitly reserves the right to modify any of the provisions of this job description at any time and without notice. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties or essential functions does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.