SALARY:               $17.8740--$22.2708, Hourly, starting (DOE&Q)
OPENING DATE:  06/14/2019
CLOSING DATE:  Continuous until filled

JOB SUMMARY:
To perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks in the operation of equipment for various public works activities and operations including sanitation collection, construction, maintenance and related operations according to required standards; and to participate in a variety of maintenance and construction work.
 
EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES – Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
Operate a variety of equipment including trucks, pumps, blowers, weed eaters, welders, saws, lawnmowers, tractors, loaders, bobcats and other similar equipment and machinery in constructing, repairing, maintaining and moving various materials and property.
 
Participate in identifying equipment needs for each assigned site or route.
 
Utilize a variety of manual tools to complete assigned projects including shoveling various materials, hammering nails, collecting debris, building small wooden objects and repairing equipment.
 
Participate in a variety of activities involving travel between various city facilities and properties and other related external business and government agencies which may include hauling materials and debris and mowing herbage on city property.
 
Ensure safety of work site; setup barricades and other safety devices.
 
Provide technical support to assist division staff in the completion of their duties and responsibilities; provide functional and technical direction as needed.
 
May inspect and restore equipment fluid levels including oil, fuel, water and transmission fluid; verify operation of gauges and tires; lubricate equipment as needed; service and adjust as necessary.

Complete daily schedules and time sheets; report all daily work to appropriate division member.
 
Collect, empty and distribute commercial and recyclable material containers; collect and transport refuse to landfill.
 
Perform related duties as assigned.
 
When Assigned to Sanitation:
 
May be required to operate commercial collection and/or automated collection units as a relief operator, when needed.
 
Practices, methods and materials used in sanitation collection, construction and maintenance.
 
Learn traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in truck and heavy equipment operations.
 
Learn city and departmental policies and procedures.
 
Learn the basic geography and street system of the city.
 
Must be able to substitute Saturday and Sunday for week-day work.
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
REQUIRED:
Completion of formal or informal education which provides the ability to read and write at a level required by the job.
 
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Texas, Class A, Commercial driver's license.