Hoisting Equipment Operator

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Hoisting Equipment Operator Reports to:

Highway Foreman Department:

Public Works Job Summary:

Skilled manual work in the operation of a crane equipped with a shovel for which a special operating license is obligatory.

Positions Open :

1

Division:

Highway Division Supervisory Responsibilities:

None Supervision:

Works under the supervision of the

Highway Foreman or Working Foreman Essential Functions:

? Makes limited contacts beyond immediate associates. ? Performs skilled duties in the operation of assigned heavy and complex equipment requiring independent judgment to avoid breakdown or to avoid damage to public or private property. ? Errors could be costly to correct or could result in serious personal injury or abuse of expensive specialized machinery. ? Work requires constant heavy physical effort and is performed under varying weather conditions. ? Operates hoisting equipment such as backhoes, cranes, power shovels, front end loaders and catch basin machines where the equipment is driven by; 1. Internal Combustions Engines 2. Electric or Compressed Air Motors which are either; ? Mechanically operated by levers, switches, or valves through drums with cable or cables. ? Hydraulic liquid operated through levers, switches, or valves having power cylinders and has arms and/or rams which include derricks, cranes, draglines, clamshells, orange peels, pile drivers, shovels, backhoes, front end loaders, trenching machines, and similar apparatus, and where a special license from the Mass. Dept. of Public Safety is required. ? Services and makes minor adjustments to equipment ? May perform manual labor tasks and from time to time will be requested to operate other departmental equipment ? Other duties assigned such as frequently used in the capacity of HMEO job duties

Physical Requirements:

? Physical ability to manipulate heavy motor equipment, ? Must be able to operate a vehicle, heavy equipment, and tools. ? Tasks involve the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of driving, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and which involves the lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of moderately heavy City of Holyoke is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate because of age, ancestry, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected category. Bilingual applicants are especially encouraged to apply. objects and materials (up to 50 pounds) and occasionally heavier objects and materials (up to 100 ? pounds). ? Tasks require sound, depth, and visual perception and discrimination. ? Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in operating motor vehicles and heavy equipment. ? Requires the manual dexterity to handle a variety of items, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, tools, etc. ? Must have significant levels of eye/hand/foot coordination. ? Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergencies or tight deadlines. The worker may be subject to danger or risk to a moderate degree. ?

Communications:

Requires the ability to talk and hear. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation(s) if needed will be provided for the employee with the adequate strength, dexterity, coordination, and visual acuity in a manner that does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of the employee or others in the workplace.

Job Environment:

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