Full Time Equipment Operator

FOSTER TOWNSHIP

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/ROAD CREW WORKER

JOB DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The equipment operator/road crew worker for Foster Township is primarily responsible for the maintenance and repair of the Township highway system and associated equipment, and secondarily responsible for maintenance of Township facilities and buildings. Under the direction of the Road Foreman, the crew members operate the equipment and provide the labor to maintain and repair the Township facilities including, but not limited to: highway grading, trucking, snow plowing and removal, salting roads, brush clearing, road repair, light building and facility maintenance and other associated tasks as required.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safely operate Township highway maintenance equipment, including but not limited to: pickup trucks, dump trucks, bucket loader, road grader, backhoe, bobcat, roller, paver, tar buggy, tractors with and without various attachments including mowers and wood chippers and other equipment required for the maintenance of the highways. Immediately report in writing on forms provided by the Township any mechanical defects in vehicles.

Safely operate various hand machinery such as chain saw, weed or brush trimmers, mowers, air compressor, jack hammer, and welders. Also uses shovels, picks, rakes and other hand operated equipment necessary for highway maintenance.

During the winter months the duties chiefly require snow plowing, snow removal, road salting and cold patching. These duties frequently occur at irregular times and hours.

During spring, summer and fall duties include repair of gravel as well as asphalt roads, culvert and pipe installation, hauling of materials and supplies, hauling or moving equipment, cleaning ditches and culverts, and cutting brush, mowing, and other tasks associated with the maintenance and repair of Township highways. The duties include major repair, rebuilding, construction, grading and re-grading of gravel roads, repair and patching of asphalt roads.

Equipment operator/road crew members are responsible for the general maintenance of the Township highway department equipment. Both preventative and corrective maintenance tasks and adjustments are a routine responsibility throughout the year. The equipment operator/road crew members will keep daily records of hours, mileage, locations of work, equipment and materials used, gas, diesel fuel, and oil. This information will be entered daily on written work sheets.

In addition to the above duties, equipment operator/road crew members are also responsible for routine maintenance of Township buildings and facilities, including but not limited to recycling collection, minor building repairs, assistance to other Township employees and contractors when appropriated, and other duties as assigned.

REPORTS TO

Receives specific instructions from the road foreman, who is responsible for carrying out established policies and procedures. The employee is responsible to receive these instructions, and accomplish the task assigned in a safe, timely, and cost efficient manner.

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge and ability to operate the Township equipment.

Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques associated with the maintenance and repair of gravel and surfaced highways.

Skill in handling controls for starting, stopping, driving, and backing the Township vehicles, skill in judging overhead and side clearances, turning radius, braking distances, and backing clearance.

Knowledge and application of the techniques and practice for safe heavy equipment operation including; safe lifting heights, loading and load securing techniques and dumping safety.

Knowledge and application of safety rules and regulations for the movement of heavy equipment are of paramount importance to this position. Application of these rules are required at all times, on the public way and also in remote situations.

The initiative and mechanical ability to accomplish minor repairs, adjustments, and other maintenance tasks on Township vehicles and equipment. Employees are expected to obtain gas, check oil, water, tires, and to render assistance to any mechanics working on their vehicles.

Performing major mechanical repairs on vehicles only when the person performing those repairs possesses the requisite skills and abilities to do so.

This position requires skill in communication and interpersonal relations to; understand and follow oral and written instructions, keep records, and cooperate effectively with fellow workers and supervisors. Exemplary conduct when interfacing with the general public is an absolute necessity in this position.

The normal physical requirements including the ability and dexterity to reach, bend, turn, move hands, move arms, move feet, and move legs to operate the hand and foot controls of standard and maintenance vehicles are required. Normal, or correctable to normal, vision and hearing is required for the safe operation of equipment. The strength and endurance to repeatedly lift heavy objects, pull and tug objects, dig, chop and use other hand tools, and perform other strenuous activities is required. The strength and endurance to perform effectively over long hours and in adverse weather conditions is required.

Maintaining a current and valid Pennsylvania Commercial Drivers License (CDL) is required.

Maintaining Flagger Training certification and participate in any other training as deemed necessary by the Township.

Participation is required in random drug and alcohol testing.

Following instructions from the Foreman, Road Master and Board of Supervisors.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person