Heavy Equipment operator

Heavy Equipment operator

Town of Hanson

Job Posting

Position:                       Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary Range:           $20.18 - $22.99

                                Highway Union PW-5

Work Schedule:          Monday – Friday

                                7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

                        

Applications:   Please forward resume and application to the Town Administrator's office at the Hanson Town Hall 542 Liberty Street, Hanson, MA by 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Job Specifications:     

• The employee performs all of the duties of subordinate Highway Department classifications.
  
• The employee provides manual work involving specialized skills in the operation of equipment of considerable weight and complexity designed for the Highway Department and other public work activities and all other related work as required.
  
• The employee is responsible for operating heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner in order to minimize the risk of injury, property damage or loss of life.  Heavy equipment may include trucks, front-end loaders which may have a backhoe attachment, bulldozers, graders, rollers, compactors, snow blowers, snow loader, catch basin cleaner operated by hydraulic hoist, sewer cleaning machine or other pieces of equipment of similar weight, design and complexity.  The Heavy Equipment Operator must also clean, maintain and secure all equipment as directed by Highway Department policies and procedures.  And other duties as outlined in the job description.
  
• Physical effort involved in performing duties under all weather conditions.
  
  

Skills/Qualifications:  A minimum a High School Graduate or Equivalency Diploma.  Prior municipal experience preferred. Qualifying experience in the operation of heavy equipment.  Must possess and maintain all licenses and certifications required for this position and for all other positions in the Highway Department.  Requires a Class B CDL with air brakes and a  Class 2B Hoisting Engineer's License.  A combination of education or experience will satisfy qualification requirements.  

The Town of Hanson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Posted August 6, 2013

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