[Adopted 4-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2161 (Ch. 18, Art. III, of the 1975 Borough
Code)]
Position described;
A. Under
direction, supervises and works with a group of employees involved
in operating, checking, servicing, and making minor repairs to construction
and maintenance equipment; does other related duties as required.
B. NOTE:
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes
only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties
listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed
on the job may not be listed.
The Supervising Equipment Operator:
A. Supervises and works with a group of employees involved in operating
construction and maintenance equipment such as a street sweeper, front-end
loader, backhoe, small road grader, tractor, and small bulldozer used
in repairing and maintaining streets, roads, drainage areas, parks,
grounds, sanitary land fill sites, piping systems, and/or other maintenance
and construction operations requiring the use of power-driven construction
machinery.
B. Inspects the work of assigned employees.
C. Prepares and maintains records of personnel, work assignments, equipment,
and material and time spent on operation.
D. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
A. Experience. Three years of experience in the operation and maintenance
of construction and maintenance equipment.
B. NOTE: Appropriate formal training in the operation of maintenance
and construction equipment may be substituted for one year of the
indicated experience.
C. Required to possess a valid commercial driver's license (CDL)
and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being
operated.
D. NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the
required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type
of vehicles they operate, rests with the appointing authority.
A. The Supervising Equipment Operator should have:
(1) Knowledge of the care, maintenance, and safe and efficient operation
of construction and maintenance equipment, including cleaning, greasing,
servicing, and making minor repairs and adjustments.
(2) Knowledge of procedures involved in planning, organizing, and supervising
construction and maintenance operations. Ability to organize office
and field work and develop effective work methods.
(3) Ability to give written and oral directions to subordinates and supervise
performance of their work.
(4) Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use needed equipment, materials,
and supplies.
(6) Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording
and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
(7) Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English
sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language
or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
B. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable
accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.