Job Summary: Skilled work operating heavy motor equipment on a regular
basis. Supervision: Performs various duties of a routine to complex
nature following acceptable standards of quality and performance;
Requires independent judgment in determining methods of completion and
carrying out assignments. Duties/Responsibilities: Operates heavy
construction and maintenance equipment including dump trucks, refuse
collection trucks, snow loaders/blowers, street sweepers, and similar
work in a safe and efficient manner. Performs other manual labor.
Required Skills/Abilities: Skill in operating heavy motor equipment.
Knowledge of: ? The operation, care and minor maintenance and adjustment
of heavy construction and maintenance equipment. ? Hazards and safety
precautions involved in operating heavy motor equipment. ? Traffic laws,
rules, and regulations. ? Ability to operate heavy construction and
maintenance equipment safely and efficiently. ? Ability to make minor
repairs and adjustment to heavy motor equipment and appurtenances. ?
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Education, certification, licensure, or other similar requirements: High
School Diploma or equivalent; Must possess a valid MA motor vehicle
operator\'s license and a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class B. Job
Environment: ? Field work is performed outdoors with loud noise levels
and exposure to variable weather conditions/hazards associated with
heavy motor equipment. ? The workload is subject to seasonal and
weather-related fluctuations. ? Responds to emergencies, operates
telephone ? Errors could result in delay or loss of services, personal
injury to self and/or others, damage to equipment, or monetary loss.
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 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. Other requirements: Must be able to pass an employment physical,
drug screening, and criminal background check. Education, Certification,
Licensure and Experience: ? At least one year paid experience in
operating heavy construction and maintenance equipment. Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) status: Non-Exempt (hourly) Employment status &
Hours: Regular Full-time employment, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday,
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Salary/Pay rate: \$ 22.66 (minimum) up to \$
24.37 (maximum) per hour (Grade PW 18, DPWL-Local 1459) Employee
Benefits: Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Optional Vision and Flexible
Spending Account (FSA) and Short-term Disability How to Apply: Please
send resume and cover letter to Personnel@holyoke.org