Heavy Equipment Operator

Salary : $23.51 - $27.43 Hourly

Location : WI, WI

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 22-00388

Department : Highway

Opening Date : 02 / 13 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 27 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

POSITION SUMMARY

The Heavy Equipment Operator performs a variety of highway construction and maintenance work to keep the roadways and roadsides safe and in good repair according to standards. This position operates and transports specialized pieces of heavy equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Transfers expertise in roadway construction and maintenance operations to maintain, repair, construct and / or reconstruct roadways with paved and unpaved surfaces and roadsides.
• Operates and maintains various heavy-duty equipment used to construct and maintain roadways and roadsides; conductsdaily safety and maintenance checks, and preventive maintenance;loads, delivers, and unloads materials and equipment for highway, bridge construction and maintenance work using single- and multi-axle trucks in combination with tanks and trailers; moves soil and other construction materials; loads bulk materials onto trucks; excavates trenches and ditches; removes and installs culvert pipes; removes and grinds pavement; grades, shapes, and controls material flow of aggregate base / surfacing; compacts asphalt pavements; removes objects, litter, and debris from roadways; assists with forest fire response.
• Utilizes heavy equipment operation skills and routine maintenance knowledge to operate and preserve equipment used in maintaining roadways and roadsides for snow and ice control to ensure travel safety; prepares and inspects winter maintenance equipment; performs preventative maintenance on equipment; removes snow from roadways, shoulders, rights-of-ways, lots, and yards; applies sand, aggregate and / or anti-icing and de-icing chemicals; removes ice and frozen materials from culverts; cleans equipment after use; operates and maintains salt dome conveyor system.
• Illustrates experience with laws relating to heights, widths, and tie-down of cargo; sets grades using a hand level and laser level; interprets grade stakes for construction projects.
• Applies knowledge of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and Wisconsin MUTCD Supplement; performs traffic control set-ups on roadways and ensures safety of employees and traveling public; assists with fabricating, erecting, maintaining, and inventorying all traffic signs, barricades, and traffic control devices.
• Sustains trees, grass, shrubs, brush, and other softscape materials on roadside; plants, waters, seeds, sods, trims, chips tree limbs, grinds / removes stumps; mows and trims around media, sight corners, and signposts; controls vegetation with biological controls and control burns, and insect control.
• Adheres to records management guidelines and standards to maintainaccurate materials records.
• Preserves building and grounds maintenance of scale and rest areas.
• Performs other related duties asrequired or assigned.

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXEPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Appointment will be conditional upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

DESIRED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Eau Claire County is not only a great place to work, but has many exciting benefits!

Paid Time Off (PTO) : Accrual is based on years of service with the County, starting at 6.4 hours accruing each pay period (20.8 days per year), with the maximum accrual rate of 35.75 days per year.

Holidays : Eleven paid holidays : New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a Spring Holiday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Day.

Retirement : The County provides a retirement account in Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). Employees pay one-half of the actuarially required contributions.

Health Insurance : The County offers health insurance coverage, including vision, for employees and their families.

Dental Insurance : The County offers dental insurance coverage for employees and their families.

Flexible Spending Accounts : Eligible employees may use tax-free dollars to pay for eligible out-of-pocket dependent care, medical, dental, and eye care expenses for themselves and their eligible family members.

Voluntary Short- and Long-term disability insurance, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurance : May be purchased at group rates.

Life Insurance : The County provides the opportunity to purchase Whole and Term Life Insurance plans for themselves and their dependents.

Other Benefits : HSA, Deferred Compensation and Roth IRA, Employee Assistance Program, EdVest, other leaves, and Corporate Discounts.

Workers' Compensation

Social Security : The County matches employees' social security compensation.

Eau Claire County provides leave under the Family Medical Leave Act :

AN IMPORTANT NOTE : This information gives only a brief summary of the plans in effect for regular, full-time Non-Represented employees of Eau Claire County and may not be all-inclusive. Eau Claire County's policies and County Code govern if there are differences between this information and the policies.

Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?

Do you have Two (2) years of paid, full-time work experience operating heavy equipment such as that used for roadway / roadside construction and maintenance, landscaping, snow, and ice removal activities, and / or farming?

Required Question

Salary : $24 - $27