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DO NOT APPLY VIA HANDSHAKE: USE THIS LINK: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - 55008963 Job Details | State of Florida

 

How You Will Grow:

FDOT encourages our team members to grow through engagement, empowerment, training, and professional development.  Through our agency’s learning management system, you have access to hundreds of computer-based training and instructor-led courses. 

 

Where You Will Work:

District Five

Leesburg Maintenance

1405 Thomas Avenue

Leesburg, FL 34748

 

Annual Salary Range:

$37,766.05 - $48,873.71

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Performs minor maintenance and servicing work in connection with any type of equipment operated and assists in the repairs of this equipment; checks and adds fluids, checks/adjusts brakes, maintains proper air pressure in all tires, etc.  Cleans and washes equipment.  After obtaining the required Instructional CDL permit or license, operates vehicles and a variety of small and medium equipment that may include, but not limited to; dump truck, front end loader, skid steer loader, grader, lift equipment, small bulldozer and asphalt repair truck while performing bridge and roadway maintenance; Supervises Department of Corrections inmates crew performing maintenance activities (optional duty).  Oversees crews performing maintenance activities (optional duty if overseeing contracted employees). 

 

Uses a variety of hand, pneumatic, and electrical tools to maintain bridges and roadways.  Performs independent manual labor incidental to job assignments with minimal supervision. 

 

Performs tree trimming, rough carpentry, masonry, painting and/or assists in the assembly and erection of highway signs.

 

Performs Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic).   Assists with crew activity reports as needed.

 

The Successful Candidate will have the following required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

 

Knowledge of:

  • Mathematical calculations.
  • Standard safety rules and procedures .

 

Skills in:

  • Operating a variety of hand and power tools.
  • Operating and performing minor maintenance on small/medium equipment and vehicles. 

 

Ability to:

  • Operate a variety of heavy equipment.
  • Read and understand job-related materials and fill out reports and forms.
  • Maintain and repair highways, bridges and/or other highway structures.
  • Communicate both verbally and in writing, including following oral/written instructions.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Lift, carry, and handle up to 50 pounds.
  • Stoop, climb, squat, push, pull, crawl or bend on a frequent basis.
  • Work outdoors in various weather conditions on various terrains and at various heights or in high volume traffic.
  • Work independently.
  • Stand for an extended period of time.

 

Other Job-Related Requirements: 

  • Due to the nature of this position, the incumbent must respond to emergencies and be “On-Call” (24-hour duty) when necessary.
  • Possess a valid Class “B” CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) Instructional Permit is required at time of hire.
  • Obtain a valid Class “B” CDL with air brakes within 10 months of appointment to the position.
  • While on-duty status, the positions incumbent must be readily available to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV), consistent with the type of Commercial Driver's License (CDL) the incumbent is required to possess, or on a routine basis performs other CMV safety-sensitive functions.
  • Obtains certification in Temporary Traffic Control (Maintenance of Traffic) - Intermediate Level within one year and maintains.
  • The incumbent of this position is required to work with or around Department of Corrections inmates.

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Possess a valid Class "B" CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) Instructional Permit is required at time of hire.
  • A valid Class "B" CDL with air brakes is required within 10 months of appointment to the position.

Requires one year of experience operating small/medium equipment and vehicles.

This position requires a valid Class B Instructional Permit driver license with an acceptable driving record in accordance with the Department’s Driver’s Record Requirements Policy. An unacceptable driving record is defined as any of the following:

 

  1. three (3) or more moving violations in the past three (3) years that accumulate three (3) or more points per violation.
  2. any two (2) convictions of reckless driving in the past three (3) years.
  3. a suspension or revocation of the driver license for moving violations in the past three (3) years; and
  4. a suspension or revocation for refusal to take a sobriety test, or any suspension or revocation for a DUI conviction, in the past four (4) years.

 

Your driving record will be reviewed and the status of your driver license confirmed.