City of Kenner Civil Service Department
Equipment Operator II
$15.25 - $21.36 Hourly
$31,720.00 - $44,428.80 Annually
Kenner, LA
Full time
00017
Public Works
Public Works - Streets & Drainage
05/11/2020
$15.25 - $21.36 Hourly
$31,720.00 - $44,428.80 Annually
Kenner, LA
Full time
00017
Public Works
Public Works - Streets & Drainage
05/11/2020
General Description
Under general supervision, performs a variety of skilled work requiring manual labor and operating heavy equipment. Work involves operating and maintaining heavy equipment. Reports to the assigned Foreman.
Duties and Responsibilities
- DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Equipment Operator II's perform a variety of work according to assigned work and/or supervisor. Duties may include the following:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Equipment Operator II's perform a variety of work according to assigned work and/or supervisor. Duties may include the following: Operates a variety of heavy equipment. Loads and unloads needed materials and supplies. Performs needed maintenance in assigned areas such as streets, etc. Hauls equipment. Maintains assigned equipment and machinery. Provides assistance with other crews, divisions, and/or departments. Receives and/or reviews various records and report such as verbal instructions from supervisor and work orders. Prepares and/or processes various records and reports such as overtime sheet, work orders, and verbal information. Refers to street map, work order, manuals, policy and procedure manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc. Operates a variety of vehicles, equipment, and machinery such as backhoe, bulldozer, bobcat, excavator, dump truck, etc. Uses a variety of tools such as shovel, hammer, cement float, elevation instrument, hand tools, jack hammer, air compressor, rakes, shovels, etc.; and a variety of supplies such as wood, sand, limestone, grease, cement, bricks, asphalt, etc. Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals such as Superintendent, Director, Foreman, Assistant Foreman, Crew Chiefs, coworkers, contractors, and the general public. ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS Provides assistance with hanging holiday decorations. Moves furniture. Provides assistance in setting up tents and temporary special events. Performs other related duties as required. Essential duty status position, will be required to report to work during emergency situations, including, but not limited to, city-wide declared emergencies.
Communication Skills:
Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving assignments and/or directions to co-workers or assistants. Includes receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisors.
Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate dump trucks, tractors, dresser loader, rollers, motor grader, back hoe, track hoe, carpentry, masonry and asphalt tools, and numerous other small tools and equipment. Must be able to exert in excess of one hundred pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of fifty pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of twenty pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of ten to one hundred pounds.
Mental Involvement: Requires the ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagrammatic form; to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in or from standardized situations.
Interpersonal Relationship Skills: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. The worker needs to relate to people in situations involving more than giving or receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under minimal levels of stress when confronted with an emergency.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Training and Experience Qualifications: Requires a high school diploma or equivalent with one to two years of experience operating heavy construction and maintenance equipment and performing related skilled work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must have a valid Class "A" Louisiana driver's license.
Supplemental Information
Note: The City of Kenner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kenner Civil Service Department posts current examination announcements at its office and on its online application website. Job applications may be filed only when an examination is announced. It is important that you include your entire employment history including periods of unemployment on your application, plus any relevant education and experience. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Some job postings have an application deadline; others are open on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of applications have been received. Applicants who are interested in jobs that are not currently open for application may complete a job interest card which may be filed with the Kenner Civil Service Office at any time. DELAY IN THE MAIL: The Kenner Civil Service Department cannot accept responsibility for failure of the applicant to receive an admission slip to an examination, or for failure of the Department to receive material mailed by the applicant. VETERANS PREFERENCE in examinations will be granted only to those persons who provide proof of military service during covered periods and who are found to be eligible. The Kenner Civil Service Department does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs or activities. Therefore, reasonable accommodations will be provided to allow access to the Department's programs and activities for individuals with disabilities unless such accommodations would result in undue hardship. Auxiliary Aids such as readers, taped text, and large print material or other aids are provided for individuals requesting such accommodations under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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DISCLAIMER: This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.
- Employer
- City of Kenner Civil Service Department
- Phone
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5044665477
- Website
- https://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_2_151.asp
- Address
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1801 Williams Blvd.
Bldg C. 2nd Floor
Kenner, Louisiana, 70062
- Employer
- City of Kenner Civil Service Department
- Phone
- 5044665477
- Website
- https://www.kenner.la.us/pages/section_2_151.asp
- Address
-
1801 Williams Blvd.
Bldg C. 2nd Floor
Kenner, Louisiana, 70062
- Equipment Operator II Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- Do you have a valid Louisiana CDL Class - A driver's license?
- * QUESTION 2
- The position for which you submitted an application is an ESSENTIAL DUTY POSITION which requires incumbents to report to and possibly remain at work during emergency situations even when other employees are allowed to be off, including, but not limited to, city-wide declared emergencies. ARE YOU WILLING TO ACCEPT AN ESSENTIAL DUTY POSITION?
- * QUESTION 3
- How much experience do you have working in public works construction, maintenance or public grounds maintenance, or closely related work?
- * QUESTION 4
- List all employers where you gained this experience. If none, type N/A.
- * QUESTION 5
- How much experience you have do operating construction equipment other than heavy trucks?
- * QUESTION 6
- List all employers where you gained this experience. If none, type N/A.
- * QUESTION 7
- List the construction equipment you have operated successfully. If none, type None.
- * QUESTION 8
- How much experience do you have in the maintenance and inspection (before operating) of construction equipment other than heavy trucks?
- * QUESTION 9
- List all employers where you gained this experience. If none, type N/A.
- * Required Question