TRUCK DRIVER / ASPHALT LABORER

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #144: TRUCK DRIVER / ASPHALT LABORER

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1 DEPARTMENT: Community Works/Streets

WORK LOCATION: MOC

PAY CLASS: E

HIRING RANGE: $18.0495/hourly

DAYS WORKED: Monday - Friday

HOURS WORKED: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

TYPE OF POSITION: Regular, Full-Time

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED: Until Filled

JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Works under the direct supervision of the Streets Foreman.

Using excellent customer service skills establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department.

Operates dump trucks to haul asphalt, dirt, trash, rocks, salt, sand and water, and other designated materials.

Performs street paving duties, including spreading and compacting hot mix asphalt and road base.

Maintains dirt roads by watering for blade operator and may run blade if needed.

Cleans out storm drains, ditches and manholes.

Loads rock, salt, pit run and sand onto dump trucks with a loader.

Operates snow control equipment.

Operates steel wheel rollers, rubber tire rollers, crack sealing machine, loaders, water trucks and similar equipment.

Works with asphalt, crack sealing material, concrete, salt, liquid calcium chloride, liquid magnesium chloride, oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, herbicides, paint, traffic control signs, trash, weeds, tree limbs, dirt, rock, sand and gravel.

Operates and works around noisy equipment, vibrating equipment.

Frequent exposure to gasoline, diesel, paint and asphalt fumes.

Completes daily reports, time sheets, after hours on call sheets and storm drain sheets.

Performs heavy manual labor duties out-of-doors in extreme weather conditions as needed.

Provides minor equipment maintenance such as greasing suspension, checking hydraulic/brake fluid, oil, water, transmission and air pressure levels and cleans vehicles.

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Assists in setting up and cleaning of job sites including traffic control devices.

Cleans weeds, trash, and other debris from work site.

Performs custodial tasks.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

Extensive background checks required.

High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Work experience in a closely related construction field preferred.

Valid New Mexico Class B Commercial Driver's License with tanker endorsement required with acceptable driving record for past three years is required at the time of hire.

As a requirement the candidate will need to successfully pass the Entry Level Driving Training (ELDT) course to obtain a Class A Commercial Driver's License. Failure to obtain the required Commercial Driver's License within the time frame set by the Streets Superintendent will result in termination of employment.

Ability to operate all types of city trucks for specific job site requirements such as unloading hot mix into a moving lay down machine.

Ability to properly operate equipment such as a grader, front end loader, rubber tire/steel rollers, rubber crack