Job: Public Works Equipment Operator/Laborer

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Hourly

Wage: $15.12-$17.02/hr. 

Location: Florence, CO.

Job Description:

Salary and Benefits:

The City of Florence Public Works Department is seeking a new Equipment Operator. The hourly rate ranges from $15.12-$17.02/hour, DOE . Full-time benefits include health, dental, vision, retirement, and supplemental insurance.

Job Description:

Under the general supervision of the Director of Public Works/ Street Foreman the position performs a variety of skilled work related to the operation and maintenance of medium to heavy-sized equipment such as dump trucks, loaders, backhoes, tractors, graders, rollers, mowers, asphalt patching machines etc. And semi-skilled tasks related to the repair and maintenance of water meters and pits, service lines, alleys, parks, and other public areas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned by the Director of Public Works/ Street Foreman

• Operates the snow plow to clear and maintain the streets in the winter
• Operates the backhoe to uncover water lines, load trucks, etc.
• Operates utility tractor, rotary mowers, etc., to maintain roadside and recreation areas
• Operates street grader and loader in street maintenance and repair
• Participates in minor maintenance functions such as lubrication, oil changes, and safety checks
• Performs other related duties, as assigned
• Performs a variety of manual tasks using small tools, shovels, rakes in the general maintenance of streets, alleys and public right of ways Inspects and repairs water meters
• Maintains inventory of meters, meter pits, pipe, valves, couplings, and other materials necessary for the repair , maintenance and installation of water services
• Maintains and operates all tools and equipment necessary for the maintenance, repair and installation of service lines and meter pits
• Performs all ¾-2” water taps on city main lines for new water services
• Mows and trims grass and weeds around public areas and right of ways
• Digs and fills all holes
• Loads and unloads dirt, asphalt or other materials into or from trucks
• Repairs and patches holes in asphalt surfaces
• Shovels snow, cleans drains, and ditches

Applications may be picked up at City Hall, 600 West 3rd Street, Florence, CO 81226 or you may also email resumes to [email protected]

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.