Heavy Equip Operator
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Job Description
Job Description
Salt Lake CountyA career with a purpose in the community you love!
Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community please keep reading.
What it is like to work here:
At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees lives from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment we appreciate employees through great benefits a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.
Surround yourself with:
Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place.its our heart and service that bring us together.
We encourage a work life balance:
Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays up to 24 vacation days 12 sick days and one personal day every year. Some positions have a hybrid work environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in office.
Additional Benefits may include:
- Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10 contribution
Medical coverage including a 100 county paid premium optionDental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
- Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year Flexible Spending Account
- 100 countypaid LongTerm Disability and ShortTerm Disability option
- Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Plus: Onsite medical clinic childcare and gym; hospital insurance pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.
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JOB SUMMARY
Performs semiskilled and skilled work in the operation of heavy equipment and machinery used in construction maintenance repair flood control and/or landfill operations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Three 3 years of closely related experience.
Possession of a valid Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) issued by the State of Utah at the time of hire or within thirty 30 days of hire date. Some positions may require a Class A CDL within three 3 months of hire date.
Must possess a current Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Medical Card at the time of hire or within thirty 30 days of hire date.
Must obtain forklift certifications within three 3 months of hire date.
Some positions may be required to obtain flagging certification within three 3 months of hire date.
Must receive a verified negative test result on a mandatory drug test before starting in this position. Will be subject to random alcohol and drug testing. May be subject to post accident and reasonable suspicion alcohol and drug testing.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Operates a variety of heavy equipment including bulldozers large front end loaders track hoes 10wheel dump trucks sers compactors motor graders excavators and snow removal equipment to perform assigned Divisionspecific job duties.
- Performs Divisionspecific journeyman level maintenance repair and construction work.
- Performs tasks requiring the use of a variety of hand tools and equipment including picks shovels rakes and chain saws
- Checks services and performs routine maintenance on equipment; makes minor equipment repairs field tests repaired equipment to insure operating efficiency.
- Follows safety requirements in accordance with OSHA and/or MUTCD regulations and acceptable industry standards.
- Trains new or less experienced operators in proper equipment operation and care.
- Responds to emergency situations.
- Shreds grades compacts and buries refuse to maintain daily sanitary disposal operations.
- Maintains composting operations inclusive of grinding or shredding compostable materials watering and turning windrows and maintaining daily temperature of compost.
- Constructs and maintains gravel roads drainage ditches and soil berms.
- Monitors solid waste for prohibited or potentially hazardous materials.
- Operates a track excavator and front end loader to load semitruck trailers.
- Assists with the processing and loading of recyclable materials.
- Monitors solid waste for prohibited or potentially hazardous materials.
- Coordinates activities with waste inspectors and operates equipment to clean facility of litter and debris.
- Installs repairs and maintains storm drain lines storm drains and catch basins to prevent flooding.
- Assists with tree trimming flagging filling and placing sandbags and removing ice jams from streams.
- Maintains pressurized and nonpressurized irrigation systems including repair and maintenance of sprinkler systems.
- Performs journey level road and highway related construction maintenance and repair projects including placement and removal of asphalt and concrete along with snow removal and sealing.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)
Knowledge of:
- Heavy equipment operation and maintenance
- Equipment inspections and reporting procedures
- OSHA and/or MUTCD safety practices and procedures
- Principles and standards of solid waste disposal flood control and/or construction maintenance and repair procedures
Skills and Abilities to:
- Operate a variety of heavy equipment and trucks in all weather conditions
- Respond to emergency first aid needs
Employment Type
Full-Time
