Job Description

Snow Removal Operator

To perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks during snow removal operations; to operate heavy construction and maintenance equipment. Receives immediate supervision from Public Works Maintenance Manager, or designee.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Operate snow removal and maintenance equipment such as loaders, graders, snow plows, and blowers to perform a variety of maintenance and snow removal operations involving streets, roadway shoulders and storm drains.
• Install traffic cones, lights, signs, and barricades as necessary.
• Repair drainage ditches, storm drains, catch basins, and storm drain pipes.
• Perform work in emergency situations as required.
• Maintain daily work and vehicle operation logs.
• Perform normal maintenance on heavy equipment including welding of chains and hard facing.
• Perform general building and facility maintenance as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Uses, methods, techniques, tools, and the operational characteristics of mechanical equipment used in the construction and maintenance of streets.
• Operation of a variety of light and heavy power-driven equipment and snow removal equipment.
• Traffic laws and rules used in truck and heavy equipment operations.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety precautions.

Ability to:

• Operate a variety of heavy and light power-driven equipment, both gas and diesel.
• Attach auxiliary pieces of equipment to power-driven equipment.
• Work independently in absence of supervision.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Learn, understand, and interpret departmental policies and regulations.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Experience and Training:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

One year of experience involving the operation of heavy maintenance equipment, including motor graders, loaders, plow trucks, and snow removal equipment.

Training:

Formal or informal education or training which ensures the ability to read and write at a level necessary for successful job performance.

Licenses and Certifications:

Possession of an appropriate, valid California Class B driver's license. Possession of or ability to obtain within the first year of employment, a valid Class A driver's license is preferred, but not required.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Employee will be subject to pre-employment and random drug and alcohol tests per Department of Transportation regulations and Town of Mammoth Lakes policies and procedures.

This at-will position is part-time, with no benefits other than those required by state and federal law. Either the employee or the Town may terminate employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause. Part-time positions carry a maximum of 960 total paid hours per fiscal year and are not a guarantee of future employment with the Town of Mammoth Lakes. All Employment is conditioned on the results of applicable pre-employment checks. Compensation shown on this posting is the entire pay scale, in compliance with the California Equal Pay Act. However, please note that, "An employee will be appointed at the minimum rate for the class...Advancements in salary shall be based on a merit system...Step A [the minimum rate] will be the starting hiring rate...Employees shall be eligible for advancement to steps within the salary range upon satisfactory completion of an annual performance evaluation." (Town of Mammoth Lakes Personnel Rules, Articles 4.5, 4.7, and 4.8) Since January 1, 2023, The California Equal Pay Act has required that, "an employer with 15 or more employees must include the pay scale for a position in any job posting. If an employer with 15 or more employees engages a third party to announce, post, publish, or otherwise make known a job posting it must provide the pay scale to the third party and the third party must include it within the job posting. The Labor Commissioner interprets this to mean that the pay scale must be included within the job posting if the position may ever be filled in California, either in-person or remotely." (

Do you have a California commercial driver license (Class A or B)?

• Yes
• No

Are you able to work a flexible work schedule that includes nights, weekends, holidays, and includes varying shifts?

• Yes
• No

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