Shire Jobs

This work involves responsibility for the efficient and safe operation of specialized heavy automotive equipment used in maintenance or construction projects. Duties also include a variety of manual tasks in connection with such operations. Greater skill is required than in the operation of smaller or less complex equipment and there is greater responsibility for the safety of others. Responsibility is also involved for making semi-skilled repairs to equipment and for ordinary servicing. Supervision is received from a Supervisor who assigns tasks and inspects the work in the process and upon completion. Supervision may be exercised over a small crew of laborers and equipment operators.

Operates power shovel, bulldozer, power grader, crane, bucket loader, roller and other types of heavy equipment in the construction and maintenance of highways Operates heavy snowplow in the clearing of roads Operates heavy equipment in connection with cutting banks, cutting and filling ditches, removing stumps, stripping gravel pits and related highway department tasks Performs semi-skilled maintenance and repair work on assigned equipment Loads and unloads vehicles Supervises variety of simple manual tasks such as cleaning culverts, shoveling snow, and road maintenance