Equipment Operator 1
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Job Description
Introduction
The City of Milwaukee is proud to employ a diverse workforcethat is committed to providing exemplary service to the Citys residents. Ifyou have a passion for being a part of an inclusive team of public servantsplease consider the following opportunity.
To learn more about the Department of Public Works please visit: Equipment Operator 1 performs professional driving andcritical manual laboring functions including municipal solid waste andrecycling collection street sweeping snow and ice control and operation ofheavy equipment for the Department of Public position iscritical to the cleanliness health and safety of the City its residents andvisitors.
The Department of Public Works is committed to providing thehighest quality of services to its internal and external customers.
Essential Functions
Driving and Technical
- Perform professional commercial driving; operate collection and specialty vehicles.
- Collect and load municipal solid waste or recyclable waste furniture miscellaneous items and brush.
- Drive maintain and operate trucks and special equipment such as garbage packers street sweepers RollOffs (open top dumpsters) Labrie automated side loading trucks Vacall vacuum trucks triaxle dump trucks salt trucks and frontloading trucks to perform waste collection leaf cleanup plowing salting or other ice control operations.
- Serve as a first responder for emergency snow and ice control operations by operating salt trucks garbage trucks with plows and other equipment to provide the City of Milwaukee with safe passable streets throughout the winter season.
- Monitor vehicle condition and perform minor maintenance on trucks such as checking and maintaining fluid levels greasing washing inflating tires and checking tire tread; report vehicle maintenance needs.
- Modify vehiclerelated equipment including adjusting the broom on street sweepers connecting plowing blades onto garbage packers securing loads and attaching hydraulic lines to maintain optimal equipment performance.
- Operate assigned vehicles safely and load them within legal weight limits.
- Perform manual labor such as lifting pushing and pulling waste carts and other large items such as furniture and brush.
- Provide job relateddocumentation by completing forms for payroll reporting vehicle service needs combined collection crew checklist and residential cart tag notifications.
Customer Focus
- Provide professional courteous waste collection services and assistance to City residents including providing sanitation services information answering questions listening to complaints and concerns offering resolutions and when necessary referring the matters to a supervisor.
We welcome qualified individuals with disabilities who areinterested in employment and will make reasonable accommodations during thehiring process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of1990 as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)of 2008.
Conditions of Employment
- Drive and work in inclement weather (e.g. snow and ice) and withstand prolonged exposure to extreme weather conditions (e.g. heat cold rain wind and snow).
- Respond to emergency callouts and report within 60 minutes or fewer at any time during the day or night any day of the week for snow and ice control operations and other emergencies.
- Work extended hours and beyond normally assigned shifts to meet the needs of the department.
- See clearly both near and far to read signage and perform job duties safely and accurately.
- Perform heavy physical work including lifting moving and transferring objects and equipment weighing up to 100 lbs. occasionally and up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis.
- Perform physical activities in the work environment for extended periods of time that require walking long distances climbing in and out of equipment reaching pushing and pulling.
- Willingness to work throughout the City of Milwaukee as assigned.
The preplacement medical requirements for this titleinclude:
- Physical/lift test
- Audiogram
- Vision
- DOT Drug Test
Minimum Requirements
1. Valid Commercial Drivers License (CDL) (Class A orB) without the Air Brakes restriction by the date the application periodcloses throughout the hiring process and throughout employment.
Wisconsin CDL at the time of appointment andthroughout employment.
3. Good driving record. Driving records will be checkedprior to job offer.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
You must provide your CDL number by the application closingdateto be considered for this position. The CDL number must be providedon the online application or sent via email to.Notproviding your CDL number by the date of application period close will resultin the application being rejected.
A CDL may be obtained by passing:
The General Knowledge and Air Brakes portions of theCommercial Drivers License test given by theState of WisconsinDepartment of Motor Vehicles.
A road test administered by an approved thirdparty administrator. Pleasevisit the DMVs website for more information regarding the testing process andthirdparty administrators for the road test:http://wisconsindot/Pages/dmv/comdrvvehs/cdlhowaply/
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:By law persons in thesepositions are required to pass a preemployment drug test and are subject torandom drug and alcohol testing during the course of employment. Candidatesmust approve a consent in the federal DOT Clearinghouse for the City to receivethe results of any drug and alcohol tests conducted by previous employersduring the past two years if those tests were required by the U.S. Departmentof Transportation.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience driving vehicles over 26000 lbs. gross vehicle weight including snow plowing.
Knowledge Skills Abilities & Other Characteristics
Technical
- Knowledge of and ability to follow safe working practices.
- Ability to safely operate related vehicles and equipment such as trucks plows and ice equipment.
- Ability to monitor traffic to ensure safe conditions while working.
- Ability to read and interpret City street maps.
- Ability to follow directions and schedules.
- Ability to troubleshoot and perform minor maintenance on assigned vehicles such as checking and maintaining proper fluid levels tire air pressure and tread on tires.
- Ability to read interpret and learn departmental rules policies and procedures.
Communication Customer Service and Interpersonal
- Customer service skills to work effectively with diverse groups of people inside and outside the organization.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a teamoriented collaborative environment with people whose backgrounds may differ from ones own including the ability to courteously interact withthe public.
- Verbal communication skills to explain the basics of garbage and recycling policies in addition to snow/ice and leaf operations.
Judgement
- Ability to utilize sound judgment.
- Ability to maintain situational awareness at all times.
- Honesty and responsible usage of City of Milwaukee resources.
Current Salary
The current starting salary (pay range 8EN) is$56100annually 26.97 hourly)and the resident incentive salary for City ofMilwaukee residents is$57783 annually 27.78 hourly).Appointmentwill be made in accordance with the City of Milwaukee Salary Ordinance.
An Equipment Operator 1 is eligible for promotion to theEquipment Operator 2 position after four years of service and equipmentproficiency. The minimum starting salary (pay range 8FN) for theEquipment Operator 2 is $58905 annually $28.31 hourly) and the residentincentive salary for City of Milwaukee residents is $60672 $29.16 hourly).
The City of Milwaukee provides a comprehensive benefitprogram that includes the following:
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
- Health and Dental Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Comprehensive Wellness Program
- Onsite Clinic Services
- Onsite Employee Assistance Program
- Alternative Work Schedules
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Group Life Insurance
- Tuition Benefits
- Paid Vacation
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave and other paid leave
- Flexible Spending Arrangement
- Commuter Value Pass
Employment Type
Full-Time
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