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Job Description Summary

Department - Transportation

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5727 - Equipment Operator II

Salary Grade: 7

Pay Range

Hiring Range: \$21.11 - \$24.80 Per Hour

Full Range: \$21.11 - \$28.49 Per Hour

Salary offers are based on the candidate\'s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Pima County Department of Transportation is looking for an Equipment Operator II. This position will lead and participate in operating vehicles and equipment to meet the finished construction specification requirements for road maintenance.

CDL Required

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Operates a variety of equipment to meet finish construction specifications in public works construction and maintenance such as roads, parks, drainage ways, and wastewater systems;

• Leads and trains laborers, equipment operators, and other personnel in equipment operations and in the successful completion of work;

• Operates backhoe to excavate around high-pressure gas lines, electrical conduits, and water mains to access sewer lines;

• Operates grader to finish grades and base courses of roadways, checking and setting grade stakes for grading and leveling;

• Finish-grades roadways and drainage ways;

• Blade-mixes and lays bituminous road mix or asphaltic concrete;

• Loads, secures, and transports equipment on transport trailers;

• Performs minor equipment repairs and servicing;

• Participates in a variety of manual labor tasks;

• May perform any of the duties required of the Equipment Operator.

\ Minimum Qualifications:

\ Four years of experience in the operation of heavy equipment/vehicles, which may include street sweepers, water trucks, asphaltic materials distributers, front-end loaders, graders/scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, trenchers, tractors, tractor/semi-trailer combinations and like equipment.

(Completion of a vocational/technical program from an accredited college or technical school in heavy equipment operations may be substituted for six months of the required experience.)

\ OR:

One year of experience as an Equipment Operator I with Pima County.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the \"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write \"see resume\" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Experience in a leadership and training role, guiding and instructing personnel on equipment operation.

• Class B CDL with air brakes and tanker endorsement.

• Experience in road grading and shoulder repair operations.

?Selection Procedure:

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum/desired qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum/desired qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process