Equipment Operator II (Road)

Greenwood County is looking for a team player to join the road crew. In this position you will be operating heavy machinery to accomplish a variety of road construction and maintenance tasks, including gathering and transporting materials, grading and compacting roads, paving roads, digging drainage ditches, repairing roads and driveways, removing trees and vegetation adjacent to roads, building and installing catch basins, etc.

Basics of position include but not limited to:

• Knowledge and ability to operate equipment to include but not limited to backhoe, front end loader, bush hog, bulldozer, crawler loader, motor grader, trucks, tractor, crane, slope mowers and mowers.
• Utilizes various types of tools as necessary to perform road maintenance and construction duties, including a chain saw, weed eater, hand tools, mechanic's tools, and a two-way radio.
• Safely load, unload and transport heavy equipment
• Receives work orders and completes jobs in a timely manner as prescribed by the department. Completes vehicle and equipment maintenance inspection and indicates when service and repairs are needed. Issues are reported to the supervisor.
• Assists in traffic control for the job site, zone set-up and placement of construction signs and barricades for employees and public safety.
• Assists with directing traffic at job sites using paddle signs or flags.
• Performs related work with various other department duties as assigned.