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Heavy Equipment Operator

City of Joplin
Joplin, USA
Full-time
Mid · 3+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago

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Minimum Qualifications

  • Knowledge of: Relevant traffic laws and regulations; occupational hazards and safety precautions for operating heavy equipment; principles, practices, methods, and materials used in construction, maintenance, and/or sewer cleaning work.
  • Skill in: Understanding and following oral and written instructions; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other City employees and the public; operating and maintaining a variety of heavy maintenance and/or construction equipment; operating and maintaining assigned equipment.
  • Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
  • Licenses and Certifications: Possess and maintain a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with the Hazmat and Tanker Endorsements at time of appointment.
  • Physical Demands Requirements and Working Conditions
  • This position works in an outdoor environment. Must possess the ability to operate a motor vehicle; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform light to heavy physical work in confined spaces; operate a variety of hand and power tools and equipment; vision to read printed manuals, materials, and work instructions; hearing and speech to communicate in-person and over the telephone or radio. Finger and hand dexterity is needed to safely operate equipment and tools. Positions in the classification bend, stoop, kneel, and reach when completing tasks at ground level and overhead. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 100 pounds, or heavier weights with the use of proper equipment. Employees work predominantly in an outdoor environment and are exposed to a variety of extreme weather conditions, exposed to loud noise levels, fumes and odors; may work in cramped spaces and conditions with poor lighting and ventilation; susceptible to mechanical hazards associated with equipment and other hazards due to working in and around traffic and the public.
  • Miscellaneous Requirements
  • Assignments may require training and work in trenches and confined spaces.

Experience

  • Three years full-time medium and/or heavy construction or maintenance equipment operation required; five years is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Three years full-time medium and/or heavy construction or maintenance equipment operation required; five years is preferred.

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