ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Repairs, constructs, scrapes and fills a wide variety of County owned hard surface and dirt roads and ditches.

• Operates a wide variety of heavy equipment, including the following, for the purposes of excavating, moving, or grading caliche or snow: bulldozers, front end loaders, scrapers, maintainers, combination water trucks and dump trucks, equipment haul truck, backhoe with truck and trail­er, rollers and/or any equipment requiring a commercial driver's license.

• Removes snow from County maintained roads and airports when warranted by weather conditions.

• Digs, grades and places conduit at various property entrances or under roads to prevent or relieve flooding and wash outs.

• Mows weeds and picks up trash when indicated.

• Hauls and removes dirt and gravel from County owned roads.

• Distributes salts and mixtures as weather conditions and safety warrant.

• Uses tank trucks to wet down dusty or hard road surfac­es.

• Patches hard road surfaces when indicated.

• Maintains and services equipment on a daily basis.

• Utilizes hand tools when necessary.

• Irregular hours, 24 hour on-call availability and overtime may be required.

• The duties of the senior equipment operator are not limited to those set forth above. The employee shall perform functions, duties or assignments as given by a supervisor, consistent with ability, background and exper­tise.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.

Experience:

• One year experience operating the above or related equipment preferred.

Certifications, Skills and Licenses:

• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in English.

• Valid and current commercial driver's license (CDL), Class A, required prior to hire. Preference will be given if obtained before hire; must be obtained within 90 days of hire date. If not obtained, this is grounds for dismissal.

• Ability to perform basic material quantity calculations.