Operate heavy construction equipment and/or tractor-trailer.

This position may be assigned to Trucking/Materials Division or any division as needed in Public Works.

$26.04 - $32.95 per hour plus benefits (see benefits tab on the job posting)

As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings. This range encompasses the nine pay steps available should you receive the position and demonstrate satisfactory performance over time.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned. (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)

• Operate tractor-trailer, heavy and light construction or road maintenance equipment.
• Incumbent may have some lead worker responsibilities.
• Requires two years of operating tractor-trailer and/or heavy equipment operation.
• Advanced level of heavy equipment operations.
• This position must be proficient in the operation of a minimum of two pieces of heavy equipment.
• Required to be on call 24 hours for emergency/weather response.
• Must perform work in a courteous and safe manner.
• When contact with the public is required, the employee must maintain a courteous, helpful attitude.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.

REQUIRED LICENSE AND OTHER:

• Valid Colorado Class-A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with tanker endorsement required.

Required experience:

• Two years of equipment operation preferred.

Condition of Employment:

• Must have or be able to obtain MSHA (new miner or experienced miner) certification within first 12 months of employment if not certified upon hire.(On-the-job certification can be obtained.)

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

Applicant must have a demonstrated proficiency in any two of the following pieces of equipment:

•Tracked Hydraulic Excavator •Snow Plow Truck

•Bulldozer •Truck Tractor with Belly Dump

•Front end loader •Low Boy Trailer

•Scraper •Aggregate Crushing Plant

•Tandem axle truck •Tanker

•Asphalt Paver •Motor Grader

•Compaction Equipment •Skid Steer

• Backhoe (smaller than a John Deere 510)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Must have a basic familiarity with and experience working with a variety of road construction, maintenance and repair equipment and materials.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Valid Colorado Class-A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with tanker endorsement required. Must be able to pass Department of Transportation (DOT) physical.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures.

The noise level in this work environment can reach sound levels up to 90 decibels requiring Personal Protective Equipment at all times.