Equipment Operator I

**Monday - Thursday**

Responsible for operating construction and maintenance equipment for County road construction, maintenance and repair activities; does related work as required. This position requires employee to furnish minimal hand tools (screw driver, hammer, pliers, adjustable open end wrench, etc.) for minor repairs and maintenance of equipment.

• Operates construction equipment such as rollers, trucks, sweepers, mowers and loaders to construct, maintain and repair county roads, roadway shoulders, culverts and bridges; 
• Compacts, spreads, sweeps, hauls and places materials on county roads, bridges and right-of-ways; 
• Trims trees, rebuilds fence lines, and compacts materials to maintain roads; 
• Performs field surveying and record keeping; 
• Stakes county roads per engineering designs.

Education/Experience/Training:

• Graduation from high school or GED; and 
• One (1) years' experience operating and maintaining construction equipment; or 
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training. 

• Commercial Drivers License (CDL); Class A II with tanker endorsement minimum issued by the State of Montana.