Equipment Operator

**Class A or B CDL & Current Med Cert Required. **

If Class B, must obtain Class A w/n 1 yr from hire date**.**

Operates heavy equipment as necessary for county road maintenance, snow removal & construction projects. Relevant experience required**. **

*Essential functions may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks. Reasonable accommodations, as defined under the American with Disabilities Act, will be made when possible.*

• Operates heavy equipment to include: bulldozers, large front end loaders, motor graders, backhoes, asphalt and oil distributor-spreader, pneumatic and steel wheel rollers, belly dump, low boy, snow removal equipment, and other similar equipment.
• Operates heavy equipment for digging and opening ditches, grading shoulders and slopes, and other rough grading.
• Operates equipment in clearing of right-of-way, trenching, filling and back filling, and snow removal.
• Operates asphalt equipment in road construction and maintenance work.
• Operates equipment to remove and replace culverts and small bridges, assuring proper drainage is maintained by utilizing eye level or transit and grade rod.
• Removes contaminated material from ditches to assure proper flow.
• Loads and places sand, earth, rock, asphalt, and other road construction and maintenance materials.
• Performs minor repairs and conducts routine maintenance service to assigned equipment.
• Familiar with the safe use of a variety of hand tools used in the construction of maintenance of county roads and bridges.
• Operates equipment for the purpose of snow removal.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Application Deadline @ 4 pm 12/2/25. **Apply online at {rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} or at computer kiosk @ La Plata County, 1101 E 2^nd^ Ave, Durango.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.