Equipment Operator I or II in Hutchinson, Kansas

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more
information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13128590

Job Objectives:

Manual labor involving a variety of duties associated with Reno County
asphalt, bridge, dirt, mowing and sign crews.

Essential Job Functions:

Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a
manner to provide a harmonious relationship with customers, clients,
co-workers, and management. Comply with all countywide and departmental
policies and procedures. Mow or trim grass, weeds, and other tall
growth, cut trees and brush with tractor mowers or bucket truck. Install
and maintain traffic control devices according to MUTCD. Haul, stockpile
or dump road materials or debris using a dump truck. Operate front-end
loader to load truck and move debris. Operate water truck in road
construction and maintenance. Compact asphalt or aggregate materials
with rollers. Power broom asphalt surfaces. Perform minor maintenance on
equipment and assist mechanics in servicing or repairing equipment. Pick
up loose paper and other debris. Train on heavy equipment. Plow snow
with truck plows and spread ice treatment materials. Maintain written
records as required for completion of daily task sheets. Perform normal
cleanup around work areas. Other duties as assigned when the work is
similar, related or a logical assignment of the position.

Equipment:

Operate all job-related machinery, equipment, tools, and other aids as
required, necessary, or needed in the performance of these job functions
using equipment such as: tandem axle dump trucks, over 1-ton trucks,
bucket truck, tractors, tractor mowers, tractor attachments, front end
loaders, rollers, brooms, brush chippers, water trucks, backhoes,
pothole patcher, paint striping machine and other light and medium
equipment owned by Reno County Public Works.

Work Environment:

5% indoors and 95% outdoors. Exposure to summer heat, winter cold and
other inclement weather conditions. Work around noise and road
machinery, dusty work areas and occasional exposure to poisonous
insects, animals and plants. Some exposure to exhaust fumes from
equipment in truck shed and shop. At times will work in close proximity
of public traffic. Periodic use of materials, which have an MSDS report
on how to safely handle them.

This position may be filled or closed to further application without
notice.

Reno County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Reno County is an at-will, equal opportunity employer. Reno County
provides Family Medical Leave (FMLA) benefits to eligible, covered
employees. Reno County considers applicants for all positions without
regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, age
(40+), disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status
under local, state or federal law. Reno County is committed to making
the application, interview, and pre-employment testing process
accessible to persons with disabilities. If you wish to volunteer
information regarding any special assistance you may need, please notify
Reno County Human Resources by phone at 620-694-2982 or by email at
<[email protected]>. Applications must be submitted on
www.renogov.org. You will be contacted should
the department feel that you are a qualified candidate.

Reno County prohibits employment of family members when such employment
will create a situation where one person is in the direct chain of
command and supervises, manages, or will be supervised or managed by
another family member. Family members are defined as spouses, biological
parents, children and siblings, in-laws, grandparent, grandchildren,
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, adoptive parents, children and siblings who
share (or have shared) the same household, step-parents, step-children,
and step-siblings who share (or have shared) the same household, or
in ividuals with whom an employee has a close personal relationship such
as domestic partners, cohabitants, and significant others. Employees are
expected to disclose relationships covered by this policy whenever they
come into existence.