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MURRAY CITY CORPORATION JOB DESCRIPTION Title: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR I Department: City-Wide Class Code: 7303 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Effective Date: December 1, 1990 (Rev. 04/2024) GENERAL PURPOSE Under close supervision of crew leader performs a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled work in the operation of light equipment, and light to heavy duty trucks. Performs a variety of semi-skilled duties related to construction and maintenance of city roads and other city facilities. ESSENTIAL DUTIES (Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.) • Operates single and double axel dump trucks, garbage truck, loaders, rollers and compactors, tractors, sprayers, sweepers, snowplows and salters, forklifts, etc. • Performs required manual labor in construction and maintenance projects; checks and services assigned equipment; performs routine maintenance and emergency repairs; reports complex mechanical problems for shop repair. • May assist in loading and unloading of trucks, laying pipe, using air tools and jackhammers and other hand tools related to the job. • Patches streets; digs holes; lays asphalt and pours cement; performs related concrete work, removes concrete, sets forms; places curbs and gutters, sidewalks, driveway approaches and waterways; removes snow; assists in flood control operations; cuts weeds; builds fences. • Has a working knowledge of safety procedures and hazards related to construction, maintenance and equipment operation. • Ability to operate assigned equipment in an efficient manner. • Performs related duties as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience • Two years experience as a Maintenance Worker in Murray City operating the specified equipment or three years of experience in construction as an equipment operator or any equivalent combination of education and experience. Special Requirements • Must pass equipment operation proficiency exam. • Must possess a valid Utah Commercial Driver License. ---PAGE BREAK--- • Must possess a valid UDOT Flagman Certification Card (Streets, Stormwater, Solid Waste only) • Must possess a valid Traffic Control Technician Certification (Streets, Stormwater, Solid Waste only) • Must possess a Certified Pesticide Applicator license (Parks, Solid Waste only) • May perform duties on trouble truck and must be generally available and respond to emergency "call outs" at any time of day, year-round, regardless of weather conditions. Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • A working knowledge of equipment operations. • Skill in operation of assigned equipment. • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions; ability to establish effective working relationships with other employees and general public. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT USED • Motorized vehicles and equipment, including backhoe, loader, dump truck pickup truck, utility truck, street sweeper, street roller, manlift, tamper, plate compacter, saws, pumps, compressors, sanders, generators, common hand and power tools, shovels, wrenches, radio, phone, ditch witch. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to manipulate, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. • The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. • The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. ---PAGE BREAK--- DEPT/DIVISION APPROVED BY: DATE: EMPLOYEE'S SIGNATURE: DATE: H. R. DEPT. APPROVED BY: DATE: