Qualifications
- Considerable knowledge of the principles of operation and servicing of trucks and related automotive equipment
- Some knowledge of, and experience in, the operation and maintenance of heavy construction equipment
- Knowledge of Federal and Massachusetts traffic laws, ordinances and regulations governing heavy truck and hoisting equipment operations
- Knowledge of grounds keeping and building maintenance operations
- Knowledge of the occupational hazards involved and the precautions necessary for safe operation of heavy motor-driven equipment, including their operation over rough, slippery, or unstable surfaces in all weather conditions
- Ability to under-stand and follow oral and written instruction
- Physical strength and agility sufficient to do strenuous laboring tasks under varying weather conditions
- Two years of experience in the operation and routine maintenance of heavy and medium trucks, including some experience in the operation of heavy construction equipment; high school graduate or GED equivalent; possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Class B or greater, issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or possession of a CDL Class B permit and ability to obtain full CDL within six (6) months of hire date, and; possession of a Class 2B or higher Hoisting License, or ability to obtain the Hoisting License within six (6) months of hire date, issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, as defined under the Americans With Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis
Benefits
- Pay: $23.10 - $26.57 per hour
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- 8 hour shift
Responsibilities
- This is skilled work involving the safe and efficient operation of light, medium, and heavy duty trucks, including truck-mounted equipment, and heavy construction and maintenance equipment used on a seasonal basis
- General supervision may be exercised over workers of lower classifications
- Assignments may be given in detail for each job or work may follow an established routine
- Operates trucks of all sizes, including heavy trucks with 4-wheel drive; on road maintenance and construction work in hauling laborers, equipment, and materials
- Operates truck mounted sand spreader, asphalt spreader, and similar attachments
- Operates a tractor with plowing or mowing equipment
- Operates a skid steer loader with attachments
- Operates a self-propelled street roller, stone and gravel spreader, snow loader or other such equipment used primarily on a seasonal basis
- Operates on an emergency or temporary basis, construction equipment such as a front-end loader, backhoe-loader, or rubber tire excavator
- Operates, as a regular assignment a truck with equipment for cleaning catch basins, manholes, etc
- Plans the daily route within a generally assigned area
- Performs related work as required, including unskilled and semi-skilled laboring tasks and manual work incidental to the operation of assigned equipment
- An Equipment Operator II is distinguished from an Equipment Operator III in that the former is not regularly assigned to operate a rubber tire excavator, front-end loader, or backhoe-loader
- An Equipment Operator II is distinguished from an Equipment Operator I in that the former is regularly assigned to operate a lead, heavy duty truck, or is regularly assigned, on a seasonal basis, to operate such equipment as a self-propelled street roller, snow loader, skid steer loader, brush mower, lawn mower, leaf blower, leaf vacuum and all types of ground maintenance equipment
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