Equipment Operator I - Wastewater Collection

Duties: Maintains city streets, parks, right-of-way, esplanades, ball fields, grounds, and drainage ditches. Installs and maintains utility lines, sewer and storm water lines, and water mains. Safely and efficiently operate equipment for the City. Equipment Operators are responsible for the safety of passengers, workers, equipment and all surrounding properties. Some positions will require the performance of other essential functions depending upon work location, assignment or shift. Some positions require working irregular hours, shifts, holidays, weekends, and call outs. Work will be performed under the direction of a trained crew leader. Operates equipment such as: pickup truck, dump truck, stake body or flatbed truck, front-end loaders, boom trucks, backhoe, track hoes, directional drilling, vacuum trucks, tractors, brush hog, flail mowers, and slope mowers with demonstrated proficiency. Loads and unloads equipment on trailers and lowboys, and transports to and from job sites. Ensures security of equipment on trailers with proper chains and binders with demonstrated proficiency. Sets safety cones and/or temporary signs around work site, and directs vehicular traffic around and through work sites with hand held flags to provide a safe working environment and citizen safety in the work site vicinity. Performs manual labor as a Utility Worker as needed. May establish work assignments and priorities for employees on small projects. May assist in training staff in work methods to ensure conformance with standards, work objectives, results desired, and departmental goals and objectives. Inspects and checks vehicle and equipment for fuel, fluids and safety before use in order to ensure safe operating conditions. Maintains equipment in proper operating condition by performing simple preventive maintenance tasks (makes simple adjustments, replaces minor parts, lubricates, and cleans equipment). Detects needed repairs in order to promote accident prevention. Observes and reports problems regarding safety procedures in response to employee complaints and accident incidents. Communicates any unsafe conditions or accidents/injuries in a timely manner to supervisor in order to facilitate prompt correction or reporting. Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service. Must have and maintain, without interruption, all necessary licenses, certifications, clearances, and/or job requirements. Works the assigned schedule and complies with the City's timekeeping and attendance policy.

Qualifications: Log a minimum of 120 operating hours on equipment and have a minimum of one to two years of experience in the operation of equipment heavier than ordinary passenger vehicles. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted. Must demonstrate satisfactory proficiency of assigned equipment. Must demonstrate leadership skills, ability to exercise safe and sound independent judgment and problem-solving skills. Must demonstrate satisfactory breadth of knowledge of equipment and work processes. Must demonstrate satisfactory resource management, including people, time and materials. Must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license necessary to operate and haul the assigned equipment and have an acceptable driving record. PREFFERED: Valid Class B CDL and good driving record. Traffic Control I (Flagging) certificate. Utility Safety and Trenching and Shoring safety certifications.

The City of Pasadena offers very generous benefits to all full-time employees. For example:

• Employee-only medical insurance starts as low as $15 per month and the most expensive Employee & Family plan is less than $350 per month.
• The City has its own medical clinic staffed with a M.D. and two medical assistants. Employees and their covered dependents over the age of 5 can visit the clinic FREE OF CHARGE.
• Employees and their covered dependents also have access to Virtual Visits with a medical professional FREE OF CHARGE.
• The City offers college tuition reimbursement of up to $3,500 per year.
• As an employee, you will contribute a portion of your salary each pay-period towards your retirement and the City will match your contribution by 200%. Example, if you contribute $100, the City will contribute $200.
• Civilian employees accumulate vacation at the following rates:
  • Less than 6 years of service - two weeks of vacation per year.
  • From 6 to less than 11 years of service - three weeks of vacation per year.
  • From 11 to less than 21 years of service - four weeks of vacation per year.
  • From 21 to less than 26 years of service - five weeks of vacation per year.
  • From 26 years of service and up - six weeks of vacation per year.