Public Works Grader III - Keenesburg

Compensation Range

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Job Description Summary

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Job Description

Field Work - 80%

• Must be proficient in the operation of a motor grader and have a good working knowledge of a wide variety of heavy equipment used in gravel road maintenance and snow removal.

• Operate heavy and light construction or road maintenance equipment.

• Must have a thorough knowledge of gravel road maintenance procedures.

• Must be able to perform work without direction or immediate supervision and follow detailed instruction to aid in the efficient and effective completion of the project or assigned task.

• Must perform work in a courteous and safe manner.

• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally through radio.

• When contact with the public is required, the employee must maintain a courteous, helpful attitude.

Administration - 10%

• Must have basic computer skills and the ability to report/record data as per departmental requirements.

• Ability to write, read and comprehend single instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

• Must be able to organize and schedule own work.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees and the public.

Other Duties as Assigned - 10%

• Must be available to respond to and work extraordinary hours during emergency events.

• Incumbent may have some lead worker responsibilities, including written reporting/recording data as required.

• Assist with snow and other inclement weather operations.

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Required Qualifications

Required Education

• High School

Experience Qualifications

• 2 years of heavy or light equipment operation including motor grader experience.

Preferred Education

• High school diploma/GED

Preferred Experience

• Advanced level of gravel road maintenance.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.

• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

• Write simple correspondence.

• Effectively present information in one-on-one situations with the public, subordinates, and supervisors.

• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

• Candidate must pass a substance use screening prior to employment start date.

• This position will participate in random substance use screening.

• Candidate must pass a physical demands evaluation post offer screen compatible to this position.

• Candidate must pass criminal background check prior to employment start date.

Licenses and Certifications

• Valid Colorado commercial driver's license, Class A with tanker endorsement required.

• Ability to be MSHA certified.

• Driving is essential in this position.

• Candidate must have a valid Driver’s License and Liability Insurance Upon Hire Required

• Candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) evaluation and if hired, will be subject to continuous monthly MVR monitoring and random drug screens throughout employment. Required

• Pre-employment substance screening is required for this position.

• This position is subject to a pre-employment drug screening. Employment is contingent upon successfully passing the screening in accordance with Weld County policy.

This position is non-exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is therefore eligible for overtime pay.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 50 pounds, occasionally move and/or pull 50 plus pounds up to 92 pounds. Employee will occasionally lift from ground to waist up to 196 pounds. The employee will occasionally stand, walk, climb, squat, crawl, stoop, kneel, carry, and reach overhead. The employee will regularly perform the following: sit, reach angularly, wrist flexion/extension, elbow flexion/extension, supination/pronation, and grasp. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to hazards, temperature change, fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and cold temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

As an applicant for this position, you should be aware of Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The act requires employers to announce the pay range for job openings.

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https://www.weld.gov/Government/County-Information/Join-Our-Team/Employee-Benefits

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