Equipment Operator 1(B) Forestry

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**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

**Distinguishing Features of Work**\

The main responsibility of this position is skilled and safe operation

of trucks and other powered equipment, including any attached mechanical

equipment. Employees also perform manual work, usually of an unskilled

or semiskilled nature, in connection with maintenance or construction

activities. Occasionally the employee may direct a small number of

laborers assigned to help on specific tasks. Work is reviewed through

inspections or through discussions with a supervisor.

**\*\*Employees within the department or division shall be given first

consideration\*\***

**\*\*Posting can come down at any time\*\***

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**Examples of Work Performed**

- Performs minor servicing work on equipment, such as refueling,

lubricating, washing and making minor adjustments.

- Operates a truck and assists in loading and unloading materials.

- Operates a small tractor with attachments.

- Operates a jackhammer and air compressor.

- Hauls sand, stones, cement, pipes, water, brick, or other materials.

- Digs ditches and other excavations, removes stumps, and mows lawns;

mixes concrete; collects litter or performs other laboring work as

assigned.

- May function as backup operator or assistant to an Equipment

Operator II.

- Assists in snow removal operations.

- Assists with prescribed burns.

- These examples are not intended to be all-inclusive.

- Other related duties may be assigned as needed.

**Requirements of Work**

- Willingness to work under conditions that are sometimes unpleasant,

where safety equipment must be worn and safety procedures followed.

- Ability to maneuver self into and/or onto vehicular equipment with

two foot steep first step, and onto frame or fender as required to

perform fluid/filter check daily and maintenance every 100 hours or

as needed on mowers and plows.

- Ability to lift and carry up to 90 pounds.

- Ability to maintain balance and physically tolerate operating and

riding heavy equipment over rough terrain for long periods of time.

- Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions exist.

- Ability to tolerate exposure to airborne environmental nuisances

associated with machine exhaust, open grounds, and construction.

- Ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of

ear plugs or other hearing protection

- Ability to continuously perform tasks that require one to push,

pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend,

twist, reach, stand, and walk, about (up to half a mile at a time)

for most of an eight hour shift.

- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in

writing.

- Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas class B commercial

driver\'s license (CDL) with an air brake endorsement. If you are a

Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain

a CDL from your home country.

- An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety

of other individuals in the workplace.

Please note that this position is part of a random drug testing pool,

and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with

company policies and applicable laws.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of the results of a criminal record check.

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