- Hobbs, NM, USA
- 26.00 per hour
- Hourly
- Full Time
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.
