Highway Operator 1
Purpose of the Position
The purpose of the Highway Operator 1 is to perform a variety of maintenance duties and repair vehicles, machines and equipment for Sauk County Highway Department.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Operate road maintenance, construction and repair vehicles and equipment including trucks, rollers, water trucks, front end loaders, tractors, mowers, brush chippers, compressors, semi-tractor and trailer, shop crane, conveyor, portable traffic signals, pavement saws, chainsaw, cement mixer, compactor, loaders, jackhammer, curbing machine, weed trimmers, cutting torch and snow plow truck.
• Remove ice and snow, applies salt and sand as assigned or needed.
• Operate brush cutters, asphalt kettles, weed sprayers, forklifts and various hand tools.
• Replace and repair road signs, guardrails and other roadway markers.
• Perform routine maintenance tasks on equipment and trucks such as ensuring equipment is serviced with fuel, oil, coolants, lubricants and tire pressure.
• Mow right-of-way and trims and remove brush.
• Contact Sheriff’s Department and other agencies regarding motorists in distress.
• Sweep bridges.
• Maintain daily activity log.
• Provide traffic control for construction, maintenance and utility work zones.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
• Pick up debris and trash.
• Remove roadway obstructions.
• Maintain computer data base of all County road sign locations and sign related activities.
• Complete all necessary documentation required by the County or Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) relating to sign installation, repair, replacement or removal.
• Maintain sign manufacturing equipment, signs, supplies, and order new materials as needed.
• Install and maintain signs and barricades for highway project detours and road closures.
• Direct highway traffic lights during maintenance and repair projects.
• Fabricate, repair and maintain road signs and work zone traffic control in accordance with the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and its Wisconsin supplement.
• Install variety of road maintenance signs on State, County and Local roads, guardrails and other highway markers.
• General janitorial duties such as vacuum, dust, sweep, collect and dispose of waste, remove snow, wash windows, and fix minor repairs.
• And other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Descriptive data and information, such as regulations, blueprints, time cards, equipment maintenance schedules and general operating manuals
• Verbally and in writing with Highway Department personnel, law enforcement personnel, paving crews and the general public
• Explain, demonstrate, and clarify to others established policies, procedures, and standards
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
• Maintain all relevant certifications
• Compare, count, differentiate, measure, sort, classify, compute, tabulate, and/or categorize data and/or information
• Assemble, copy, record, and transcribe data and/or information
• Analyze data and information using established criteria to define consequences and consider and select alternatives
• Apply functional and situational reasoning by exercising judgement, decisiveness, and creativity in everyday routine and non-routine situations
• Use fine and gross motor skills to perform tasks such as operating road maintenance and repair heavy equipment and tools, two-way radio, lawn mowers, drills, cutting torches, rollers, trucks, hand tools, etc.
• Exert effort in moderate to heavy work, such as lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, balancing, and standing for long periods of time
• Recognize and identify degrees of similarity and differences between characteristics of colors, forms, sounds, odors, textures, etc. associated with objects, materials, and ingredients
Environment
• Moderately unsafe and uncomfortable in respects to noise, temperature variations, odors, toxic agents, and dust.
• Occasionally on call for emergencies.
Required Working Hours
Standard working hours vary based on season. Summer working hours are 6:00am until 4:00pm Monday through Thursday. Winter working hours are 7:00am until 3:00pm Monday through Friday. Emergency on call may be needed. Please note these hours are subject to change and additional hours may be needed or required. Reimbursement for such additional hours are subject to state and federal regulations.
Education and Experience Requirements
Required: High School diploma or equivalent
Licenses/Certifications: Become commercial driver’s license Class A, B, and C with N endorsements certified within 6 months of start date
Become Federal Mine Safety certified within 6 months of start date
Become First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified within 6 months of start date
Become Chainsaw Safety certified within 6 months of start date
Become Forklift Operator certified within 6 months of start date
Become Work Zone Safety certified within 6 months of start date
Preferred: 2 years of heavy equipment operating experience
Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
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