Automotive Equipment Operator 2
Category: Classified
Pay Grade: C17
Job Code: 02210
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
JOB SUMMARY
Performs skilled work operating common types of heavy automotive or construction equipment. Employees in this class are responsible for the safe and efficient operation of heavy equipment such as a bulldozer, concrete distributor truck, front end loader, mobile crane, power grader, street sweeper, slope mower with flail and similar.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (examples, not all inclusive)
- Operates slope mowers, large tractor trucks, street sweepers, front end loaders, backhoes, and truck mounted pavement stripping machines;
- Operates power graders on construction and maintenance work and blades sub grades to engineering specifications, and operates bulldozers supporting various public works projects;
- Operates medium to heavy tractor/trailers, supervises or performs the loading and unloading of heavy equipment, transports equipment to and from work construction sites, and operates equipment on a relief basis;
- Operates and drives tankers with capacities of over 5,000 gallons;
- Determines best operation routing for efficiency;
- Sets barricades, acts as flag man and participates in general labor work as required;
- May operate a wide variety of other equipment/tools, i.e., chain saws, weed eaters, pole saws, etc.;
- Performs daily safety inspections of assigned equipment prior to and after use and performs routine service and maintenance and schedules repairs as needed;
- Prepares and maintains accurate paperwork;
- Reports problems to supervisor for routing to other County sections for repair or documentation of violation;
- May supervise, on a project basis, assigned operators or other personnel and ensures work is accomplished in a safe, productive, and efficient manner;
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Six (6) months of experience on job related equipment; or a Public Works Academy training certificate for equipment operators; or a Pinellas County employee equipment certification that includes experience or training on job related equipment(s); or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Special Qualifications (May be required depending on area of assignment):
- Florida Driver’s License or Florida Commercial Driver’s License and endorsement, if any.
- Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations.
- Other knowledge, skills, abilities, and credentials required for a specific position.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the operation, maintenance, adaptabilities, limitations, and safety precautions related to a broad range of automotive and construction equipment;
- Skill in the operation of small, medium, and heavy automotive and construction equipment;
- Ability to complete accurate accident or other routine reports;
- Ability to work under adverse weather conditions and possession of sufficient physical strength and agility to operate heavy equipment and perform manual labor;
- Ability to use small office equipment, computers, and highly technical computer applications.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS
The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
- Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
- Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.
- Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
- Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
- Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
- Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
- Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
- Visual ability: Sufficient to effectively operate office equipment including copier, computer, etc.; and to read and write reports, correspondence, instructions, etc.
- Hearing ability: Sufficient to hold a conversation with other individuals both in person and over a telephone; and to hear recording on transcription device.
- Speaking ability: Sufficient to communicate effectively with other individuals in person and over a telephone.
- Mental acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Repetitive motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to my co-workers or others.