JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for training on a variety of heavy and light equipment in maintaining County roads and bridges for safe and efficient accessible public travel.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
• Operates crusher making road base and reclaiming gravel.
• Trains in the operation of heavy and light equipment and duties found in roads and bridges, airports and fair grounds.
• Learns snowplow truck for plowing snow and sanding duties.
• Drives pick-up trucks for checking road conditions, hauling light loads, parts pickup and other errands.
• Learns to operate water truck, loaders and backhoe.
• Gains knowledge of asphalt equipment and asphalt procedures (crack sealer/roller/asphalt patching).
• Performs preventive and general maintenance on all equipment, which includes greasing, changing oil and filters; checking battery and coolant levels, lights and tires; checking and repairing and rotating tires, and washing vehicles.
• Builds, installs, and repairs bridges, fences, and cattle guards.
• Performs manual labor tasks for clearing trees and other materials from roadway, patching asphalt roads, shoveling materials, and others.
• Responsible for the installation and repair of road signage per MUTCD Standards
• May be required to respond to local emergency situations i.e. fires or flooding.
• Ability to assist Airports or Fairgrounds as needed.
• Welds broken equipment and fabricates equipment parts when required.
• Recognizes any mechanical problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
High school diploma or general education diploma (GED); 1-5 years of service/experience.
Special Qualifications:
Must possess a State of Colorado commercial driver’s license, Class B (minimum) with tanker and airbrakes endorsements. Requirement exists at the time of hire and as a condition of continued employment. Must possess Hazmat licensing or be able to obtain licensing with one year of employment. Ability to acquire flagging card, MSHA training, enroll in LTAP, first-aid and CPR certification within six months of appointment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete daily time card and maintenance work orders.
• Ability to communicate with the public on County projects and operation.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to learn to operate light and heavy equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, the public, supervisors and other County officials
SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS
May supervise activities of multiple full-time employees or part time employees, under direction of District Foreman and Road and Bridge policy.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, this position also requires the ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk and hear; sit, reach, stand, walk, climb balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste or smell; use close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The noise level in the office work environment is usually loud. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions, frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration, and may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
TRAVEL
The employee may be required to travel infrequently with occasional trips to locations outside the County.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
Hardhat, earplugs, eye protection, leather shoes, vest, rain gear and heavy winter clothing.