Road Maintenance and Landfill Equipment Operator (Globe/Roads)
Gila CountyAbout the role
Posting number: 24-076
Department: Public Works
Job classification: Road Maintenance and Landfill Equipment Operator
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Works, Trades
Summary
The purpose of this position is to perform semi-skilled work in the construction, repair and maintenance of roads, right-of-ways, auxiliary structures, and secondary roads; operate various types of construction equipment in accordance with safety regulations and procedures.
Ensures the safe operations of recycling and landfill; weighs vehicles, directs traffic and assists customers at the landfill. Operates trucks, performs cleaning duties and trains new employees.
The employee will be assigned to the Roads Division or the Recycling & Landfill Division and will be asked to work in either Division as required on a temporary basis.
Examples of duties
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not supervise other employees.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TIME SPENT
- Operates road construction and maintenance equipment including front end loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, motor graders, paving machines, street sweepers, transfer trucks and compactors, in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures; and landfill equipment, water truck for dust control, compactor, scraper, bulldozer, and loader for piling solid waste and maintain lifts as required. Ensures compliance with safety and environmental regulations applicable to solid waste disposal.
20%
- Grades roads, paves roads, replace asphalt, patches and repairs roads, clean roadways and sweeps streets. Maintains ditches and culverts including removing debris from ditches, installing culverts and ensuring the efficient flow of culverts. Moves dirt at landfill operations according to precise regulations; plans land and slope grades for safe equipment operation and builds refuse lifts.
10%
- Coordinates Department of Corrections inmate work detail.
10%
- Performs manual labor assignments as needed, including fire control, accident and hazardous materials cleanup, guardrail and foliage maintenance and debris removal; cuts and removes brush and trees impacting roadways as required; assists landfill customers to unload refuse safely, and separates recyclable products at the landfill.
10%
- Follows safety regulations on all work zone and flagging sites, including placing barricades and cones; landfill liner leakage testing, waste oil barrel cleaning, freon removal from appliances, recycle battery storage and waste tire program; performs emergency road services in relation to fires, floods and roadway inspection.
10%
- Hauls materials and transports vehicles and equipment to jobsites using various trucks and transporters.
10%
- Inspects, cleans and performs routine operational check on trucks and heavy equipment. Reports necessary repairs.
10%
- Performs traffic control activities including setting up signs and flagging traffic; directing traffic at landfill.
10%
- May perform emergency road services in relation to snow removal, flood damage repair, rockslides, and fires.
10%
- Performs other duties as assigned
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES
This position provides project coordination support for road maintenance and landfill maintenance projects.
ORAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES
This position may train colleagues.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DUTIES
This position creates or edits documents, internal memos, timesheets and reports.
INTERACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Interacts regularly with internal coworkers and other departmental personnel over the telephone, by email, and/or in person. Incidental contact with the public may occur as part of the work location.
INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY WITH CUSTOMERS
Regularly (More than 55% but less than 70% in a year)
Qualifications
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED
High School Diploma or GED.
MINIMUM YEARS OF DIRECTLY RELATED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Two (2) years’ experience in road construction and maintenance and operation of related equipment; or two (2) years’ experience in landfill operations; or equivalent
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