Equipment Operator

Job description JOB Operates equipment and performs general labor on the airfield and buildings in support of the maintenance function.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

Excavates and paves with Portland cement and asphalt concrete. Repairs runways, taxiways, and roadways. Seals pavement joint and cracks.

Operates construction and heavy equipment.

Operates all snow removal equipment and performs snow and ice control duties as required.

Marks and stripes runways, taxiways, roads, crosswalks and parking areas.

Performs demolition work and landscaping maintenance repair.

Installs and maintains airfield signs and traffic control devices. Performs other tasks as necessary to assist other crafts.

Provides aid and guidance to the public.

Observes all safety rules and performs other duties as assigned.

Notifies Airfield Superintendent of any job related problems including accidents and/or injuries.

Maintains airport areas by performing duties such as mowing, brush cutting, landscaping, irrigation, weed control activity and trash pick-up and removal. Installs and repairs security fences and gates.

Performs minor plumbing, carpentry, painting, and janitorial work.

Performs pick and shovel work.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION WORKING CONTACTS WITH OTHERS

(INTERNAL

AND EXTERNAL

)CEO, Directors, Airport Employees, Tenants, and the Public.

WORKING CONDITIONS, TRAVEL, ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL

HAZARDSTravel in local area. Attend education up-date classes. Work performed around hazards in the mechanical shop including moving, mechanical parts, noise, chemicals. Exposure to fumes, airborne particles, petroleum products and other chemicals. Exposure to weather extremes. Moderately noisy to loud work environment. Exposure to vibration. Hearing protection and safety glasses provided and required for some tasks.

EQUIPMENT OPERATION REQUIRED

Backhoe, front-end loader, high lift trucks, all assigned snow removal equipment, hand power tools and construction equipment. Keywords maintenance-repair-and-operations-mro snow-management snow-hauling snow-removal-equipment ice-control bike-parts-repair repair-and-recovery traffic-control environment-health-and-safety-hsse weed-management pick-and-pack ecology-environment state-local-municipal education-training crude-oil hearing-protection safety-eyewear loaders lift-and-shift power-and-cooling construction-equipment