Job Description
Posted until filled
Salary commensurate with experience
At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.
Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.
General Description and Classification Standards
The Water Distribution Operator II is responsible for operating light, medium, and heavy trucks and construction equipment for the Office of Linear Infrastructure Operations to support water distribution operation and maintenance. The equipment includes Dump Trucks; Front End Loaders; Low Boy Trailer; Backhoe and Mini Excavator.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.
• Organizes truck for specific tasks so that work can be performed efficiently and in a timely manner.
• Performs preventative maintenance and inspection on equipment daily to ensure proper operation uses; dump truck, front end loader, backhoe and mini excavator.
• Operates multiple vehicles during the course of completing daily assignments. The vehicle may be a dump truck; front end loader, backhoe, and mini excavator.
• Transports equipment and material to and from specific job sites and loads and unloads materials so that specific projects can be completed.
• Communicates with Watershed Crew Supervisors and co-workers to receive instructions, directions and exchange information. May use two-way radio as a form of communication.
• Communicates with the general public to give directions and answer questions.
• Ensures that all duties assigned on the daily task sheets are completed and documented.
• May assist crew with other supporting functions on-site (i.e. placing traffic control devices; general site clean-up).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully. It is not an exhaustive list.
• Knowledge of general site safety as it pertains to water operations and maintenance.
• Skill in operating light to heavy duty trucks and equipment for transportation to and from motor transport facility to provide necessary equipment to complete tasks.
• Skill in operating trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading various equipment, materials and supplies.
• Ability to utilize mechanics tools to perform preventative maintenance; uses air compressor, battery charger, and shovels.
• Ability to operate rubber tire loader to clean vacant lots and clean roadside dumping stations, as well as load trucks and push dirt.
• Ability to utilize tools such as shovels to mix coals, chains to load plates, sledgehammer to drive spikes, and coal mix to secure plates.
• Ability to utilize various tools such as a shovel to dig, hand tools to perform minor maintenance, and picks to loosen materials.
• Ability to transport materials to and from work site so that jobs may be completed.
• Skill in operating trucks of various sizes and weights in the loading, hauling and unloading various equipment, materials and supplies.
• Skill in digging operations in city and urbanized areas around existing utilities.
• Ability to contribute to the resolution of project related problems.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical issues as it pertains to heavy equipment maintenance.
• Ability to communicate diplomatically with customers to successfully address concerns.
• Ability to adapt to changes in work environment.
• Ability to document work status with photos and data input.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
• High School Diploma / GED
• 2 years’ experience in operation of light to medium-sized trucks or related equipment.
• Ability to operate Dump Truck; Plate Truck; Front End Loaders; Low Boy; Backhoe and Mini Excavator.
Preferred Qualifications - Education and Experience
• 4 years of verifiable experience in operation of light to medium-sized trucks or related equipment.
• 2 years of verifiable experience in operating heavy equipment such as a backhoe, excavator, loader and skid steer; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which proves the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this job.
Licensures and Certifications
• Valid Class A Georgia Commercial Driver’s License - Required
• Certified Heavy Equipment Operator - Preferred
• Certified Crane Operator - Preferred
• Certified Water Operator License - Preferred
Essential Capabilities and Work Environment
Required physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with job. Required physical, lifting up to 100lbs, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with job. Ability to stand, crawl, function in a confined or restricted space.
City of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.
Closing Date/Time: 2024-05-14
Job Address
Atlanta, Georgia
United States
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