Light Equipment Operator II

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**Position Summary:**Under the supervision of the Road or Landfill

Supervisor, the Light Equipment Operator II hauls material to the job

site for repair and construction of roads within Butler County. In

addition to safely and efficiently operating vehicles, the Light

Equipment Operator II performs routine manual work in the operation of

light and heavy equipment for loading and transporting materials. A

limited amount of bridge maintenance work is required.

**Examples of Work (Essential Functions):**

- Performs bridge maintenance work such as mowing road ditches,

installing and maintaining culverts and filling washouts and

installing guardrail, cutting brush, tree trimming and removing

debris;

- Performs minor vehicle maintenance; cleans or lubricates vehicles,

machinery, equipment, instrument, tools, work areas, and other

objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment;

- Follows safety rules;

- Loads materials and performs work related manual tasks as required;

- Operates equipment such as a tandem truck or loader in the

transportation of materials;

- Operates tractors, mowers and other related vehicles;

- Performs snow and ice removal operations

- Performs unskilled manual work as assigned;

- Rebuilds roads and bridges;

- Repairs and replaces wood, concrete and steel decks;

- Replaces structural steel, back walls, guardrails and nail ties;

- Spreads dirt, cover, gravel, sand, rock and asphalt, haul material

and supplies to job sites;

- Uses tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as

hammers, hoists, saws, chainsaws, drills, weed eaters, wrenches,

shovels and rakes;

- Cleans or lubricates vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments,

tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools,

and cleaning equipment;

- Performs light maintenance and servicing of work in connection with

the operations of related equipment, performs daily inspection of

equipment;

- Set out signs and cones around work areas to divert traffic, flag

motorists to warn them of obstacles or repair work ahead, performs

work according to work zone safety guidelines;

- Operates equipment while paying close attention to public traffic,

conditions, drivers;

- Sorts and segregates waste such as wood, brush, construction debris,

rock, white goods, household hazardous waste;

- Installs and repairs traffic signs, signals, barricades, close roads

when appropriate;

- Performs other duties as deemed necessary or as required.

**Examples of Work (Marginal Functions):**

- Sets forms, rebar and pours concrete;

- Lays seed and sod, mulch, performs landscaping, planting of trees,

mowing;

- Performs welding, fabricating;

- Removes trash along roadside or at landfill;

- Works in scale house assisting haulers and the public;

- Performs flare readings when needed;

- Performs concrete work on small projects.

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- Abilities, Knowledge, Skills:

- Ability to operate a truck, tandem-axle truck, loader and other

related equipment;

- Ability to reliably and predictably carry out duties;

- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,

operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals;

- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence;

- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees

of an organization;

- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts,

interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area,

circumference, and volume;

- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry;

- Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions

furnished in writt n, oral, or diagram form;

- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables

in standardized situations;

- Ability to convey and receive detailed or important instructions and

information to and from other workers and the general public;

- Knowledge of equipment maintenance;

- Knowledge of safety operations or equipment.