Equipment Operator Apprentice

Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilitie

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• Reconstruction Crew
• Operates various trucks: dump truck, backhoe, loader, roller, etc. while performing tasks related to street reconstruction and maintenance of City streets, alleys, drainages, rights-of-way, and other property
• Hauls dirt, road base, asphalt, water, pipes, equipment, debris, and other materials used
• Uses hand tools and equipment for tasks associated such as shoveling, hammering, and picking
• Performs routine preventative maintenance on trucks and equipment
• Right of Way (R.O.W) Crew
• Assists in responding to various service calls, including drainage and storm drain obstructions, traffic hazards, debris in the street, overhanging tree limbs, obstructed views from high grass, mud or silt buildup, alley repairs, fallen or vandalized signs, street sweeping, sanding during ice or snow, and placing barricades during flooding
• Assists with the installation and maintenance of pavement markings in the city, in accordance with the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TXMUTCD)
• Mows and cleans alley ways and right of ways utilizing weed trimmers, lawn mowers, chainsaws and any other related equipment needed
• Assists setting out traffic counters for annual traffic counts, traffic signal warrant studies, stop warrant studies and traffic analysis