Heavy Equipment Operator (Solid Waste)

40 hours per week on a two-week rotation schedule is as follows:  Week #1:  Monday-Thursday (8a-5p) Friday (8a-12p); Week #2:  Tuesday-Thursday (8a-4p), Friday (8a-5p), and Saturday (9a-4p).  

Internal Application Deadline: 04/24/2025

Job Purpose and Objectives: 

Performs skilled work in operating multiple types of construction and maintenance equipment for Ellis County.

Essential Functions:

1. Operates heavy equipment such as a motor grader, roller, blacktop machine, chip spreader, compactor, and other equipment
2. Efficiently patches and rebuilds road and surfaces
3. Digs, compacts, and covers trenches for disposal of refuse
4. Performs finished grading operations
5. Completes maintenance work such as mowing road ditches, installing and maintaining culverts and filling washouts
6. Provides light maintenance and daily servicing of machinery, in connection with the operations of related equipment
7. Hauls and spreads rock, asphalt, and sand
8. Sorts waste for final disposal from Ellis County HHW and the other counties
9. Loads, packs, and maintains proper hauling weights of trailers for transfer to off-site facilities
10. Tarps/un-tarps empty and full trailers for rotation of trailers being utilized in the transfer station in varying weather conditions
11. Disseminates and compacts construction and demolition debris in approved locations
12. Monitors and safely controls permitted burning of tree branches, logs, and other foliage
13. Ability to communicate with the public and educate on proper disposal methods
14. Enforces and maintains compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances
15. Performs other duties as assigned or deemed necessary
16. Complies with all organizational and departmental policies and procedures
17. Operates all job-related equipment, machinery, tools, and other aids as required or needed
18. Protects and maintains any confidential information, whether oral, written, or electronic