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Job Summary
Operates heavy construction equipment for construction and maintenance of City facilities and utilities. Duties may include maintaining roads, disposing of sludge waste; hauling dirt, maintaining sewer systems; removing large trash/debris, excavating asphalt and concrete and covering up garbage.Job Description
Overview
The Heavy Equipment Operator operates and drives heavy construction equipment for construction and maintenance of City facilities and utilities. Maintains roads, disposes of sludge waste, hauls dirt, maintains sewer systems, removes large
debris, and performs excavation work where needed.
debris, and performs excavation work where needed.
Essential Functions
1 Operates, drives, and manipulates Heavy Equipment such as trash compactors at landfills, track machines including crawler dozers, crawler loaders, and track hoes; safely operates maintainers, scrapers, dirt compactors, trailer tipping machines, cranes, and draglines.
2 Operates and maintains equipment by adjusting level and angle of grader blades, change-outs of buckets, and other parts of equipment.
3 Plans, determines, and communicates daily work and routes of 2 to 4 member crews in absence of the crew leader; provides direction and leadership when needed to ensure effective and safe operations.
4 Trains crew, lower level drivers and operators in maintaining and inspecting equipment to prolong usefulness and ensure adherence to all safety protocols and practices.
5 Completes work orders, job tickets, and other administrative forms; ensures accuracy and quality of work completion.
6 Drives truck and trailer rig to transport earth moving or other medium to large sized automotive equipment to job site.
7 Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.
Knowledge and Skills
1 Knowledge of Heavy Equipment operation and capabilities.
2 Knowledge of safety procedures.
3 Must possess a high degree of motor skills including eye-hand-foot coordination.
4 Ability to control speed and direction of motorized equipment in confined spaces, uneven terrain, and around utilities such as electric, gas, and water and communication lines.
5 Ability to operate multiple types of Heavy Equipment, including large track and rubber-tired equipment, cranes, draglines, maintainers.
6 Ability to acquire certification to operate large cranes.
7 Ability to plan work and make assignments to crewmembers when assigned to supervisory duties.
8 Ability to instruct and train subordinates and lower-level operators in Heavy Equipment operation.
9 Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with all levels of management, city officials, vendors, other government agencies, other employees and the general public.
10 Ability to identify hazardous materials when assigned to landfill operations.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma, GED
Experience
3 years of experience working as an Equipment Operator with at least 1 year operating Heavy Equipment.
Licenses and Certifications
CDL and other Heavy Equipment endorsements within the State of Texas. May be required to have a Movement Area Certification
Posting Close Date: April 13, 2024
Salary Range
$45,085.45 - $54,810.35
The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.
City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.
