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Equipment Operator I - Streets

City of Mesquite
Full-time
On-site
Mesquite, Texas, United States
$19 - $19 USD hourly

GENERAL SUMMARY

Salary: $19.00/hr.

To perform semi-skilled and skilled tasks in the operation of equipment for various maintenance operations and activities; and to participate in a wide variety of maintenance and construction work.

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SUPERVISION

General supervision is provided by a Street Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. All behaviors comply with the Code of Conduct & Rules of Behavior outlined in chapter 8 of the General Government Policies and Procedures Manual.
  2. Operate equipment including trucks, backhoes, air compressors, rollers, loaders, mud-jack, pumps, pavers, tack and tar pots and other similar equipment and machinery. Drive as assigned by Supervisor.
  3. Inspect and restore equipment fluid levels including oil, fuel, water and transmission fluid; verify operational gauges and tires as required; lubricate equipment as needed; service and adjust as necessary.
  4. Build, paint, repair and maintain a variety of City property including barricades, fences, bridge rails and hand rails, bridges, streets and underpasses.
  5. Collect and complete daily schedules; report all daily work to appropriate supervisor.
  6. Maintain and repair a variety of concrete and asphalt materials including City streets, alleys, and utility piping as assigned; prepare obsolete concrete and asphalt for replace­ment; pour concrete and asphalt; finish concrete and lay asphalt as assigned.
  7. Utilize a variety of manual tools to complete work projects.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION
  • Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.
EXPERIENCE
  • Requires six (6) months prior working experience in general labor.
  • Must pass:  An equipment operation test for skid-steer loaders.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
  • Possession of a valid driver's license.
  • Possession of a valid Class A Texas driver's license or obtain a Class A commercial driver's license within 90 days of employment as a condition of continued employment.
  • Failure to obtain a Class A driver's license within 90 days of employment will result in non-disciplinary termination.
WORK SCHEDULE
  • Must be available to work 40 hours per week.
  • Monday - Friday from 6:30 AM - 3:00 PM.
  • Overtime and on call duty as needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT