Borough of Roselle, NJ Article III Supervising Equipment Operator

[Adopted 4-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2161 (Ch. 18, Art. III, of the 1975 Borough Code)]

§ 18-9 Position described; duties.

Position described;

A. Under direction, supervises and works with a group of employees involved in operating, checking, servicing, and making minor repairs to construction and maintenance equipment; does other related duties as required.

B. NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

§ 18-10 Examples of work.

The Supervising Equipment Operator:

A. Supervises and works with a group of employees involved in operating construction and maintenance equipment such as a street sweeper, front-end loader, backhoe, small road grader, tractor, and small bulldozer used in repairing and maintaining streets, roads, drainage areas, parks, grounds, sanitary land fill sites, piping systems, and/or other maintenance and construction operations requiring the use of power-driven construction machinery.

B. Inspects the work of assigned employees.

C. Prepares and maintains records of personnel, work assignments, equipment, and material and time spent on operation.

D. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

§ 18-11 Requirements.

A. Experience. Three years of experience in the operation and maintenance of construction and maintenance equipment.

B. NOTE: Appropriate formal training in the operation of maintenance and construction equipment may be substituted for one year of the indicated experience.

C. Required to possess a valid commercial driver's license (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

D. NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the appointing authority.

§ 18-12 Knowledge and abilities.

A. The Supervising Equipment Operator should have:

(1) Knowledge of the care, maintenance, and safe and efficient operation of construction and maintenance equipment, including cleaning, greasing, servicing, and making minor repairs and adjustments.

(2) Knowledge of procedures involved in planning, organizing, and supervising construction and maintenance operations. Ability to organize office and field work and develop effective work methods.

(3) Ability to give written and oral directions to subordinates and supervise performance of their work.

(4) Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use needed equipment, materials, and supplies.

(5) Ability to keep records.

(6) Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

(7) Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.

B. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.