Address
Form of workOperates and performs preventive maintenance on heavy motor equipment.
Bureau of Sewer Collections and Water T&D
Bureau of Streets
Licenses, Certificates, and Additional Information
- 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.
Bureau of Sewer Collections and Water T&D
- 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.
- 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.
- Operates a Street Sweeper and performs responsibilities of Sweeper Operator as required by management for business operation needs.
- 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.
Bureau of Streets
- Snow removal experience required, including plowing of public roadways and alleys.
- Paving experience required, including the operation of all related paving equipment.
Licenses, Certificates, and Additional Information
- 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
- Knowledge of safe practices related to Public Works.
- Ability to operate a vehicle on private and public streets is required.
- Skill in the use of hand tools, power and motorized equipment.
- Proven ability to work well under pressure and to maintain positive interactions is required.
- Positive interpersonal skills are required.
- Proven ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment is required.
- Proven ability to read, write, speak and comprehend English is required.
- Proven ability to work as part of a team and to collaborate successfully with others is required.
- Proven ability to adapt to new or changed situations and to show flexibility in making improvements in work processes and operations is required.
- Proven ability to exhibit customer-centered behaviors and to focus on customer needs is required.
- Proven ability to commit to excellence in service and to continuous improvement is required.
