Job Description

Description

General Summary:
Flag traffic and other duties; operates and maintains equipment used for road maintenance: and assists in the construction and repair of county roads and bridges.

Essential Duties:
Other duties may be assigned. Operates various types of equipment for county road maintenance and construction projects including steel roller pneumatic roller boom mower and tractor. Maintains equipment including checking oil water fuel tires and hydraulic system and making appropriate adjustments; Smooths road surfaces; Clears ditches and culverts; Mows ditches and right of way as needed; Assists with basic maintenance of fences and bridges; Performs work with hand tools including digging trenches cutting down trees and brush and removing driftwood and debris from culverts and right of way; Directs traffic at work sites as needed; Assists with patching tapping packing and leveling cold mix dirt or other materials during road repair; and Loads standard had tools. Must be able to communicate allowable traffic movements to motoring public.
Other Duties as assigned.

Supervision
Received: From Area Supervisor
Given: This is a non-supervisory position.

Education
Required: High school graduation or its equivalent; or any combination of equivalent education and experience that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.
Preferred:

Experience
Required: At least one year of experience. To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Preferred:

Certificates Licenses Registrations
Required: Class C Drivers License (valid).
Preferred: Class A or B Commercial Drivers License with Tanker endorsement.

Physical Demands
Typical: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this 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 stand; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and employee must frequently bend stoop squat and employee must frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds such as tools and vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Typical: Operate equipment used in road construction and maintenance; service and make minor repairs on equipment; apply safety standards to prevent hazards; understand and follow instructions; tolerate outside working conditions including exposure to adverse weather conditions; work effectively and cooperatively with co-workers; and maintain valid Texas drivers license applicable to job be able to communicate allowable traffic movements to motoring public.

Work Environment
Typical: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is frequently employee is constantly required to work closely with others as a part of a team and is frequently exposed to employee is occasionally required to perform tedious exacting work to switch from one task to another and to work under time pressures to meet deadlines.

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