DESCRIPTION
THE AGENCY
Zone 7 Water Agency supplies treated drinking water to retailers serving approximately 260,000 residents and businesses in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and, through special agreement with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, the Dougherty Valley area of San Ramon. Zone 7 also supplies untreated irrigation water (mostly to vineyards) and provides flood protection to eastern Alameda County.
For more information regarding the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, please visit their website at http://www.zone7water.com.
THE POSITION
Under general supervision incumbents, transports and skillfully operate one or more types of heavy construction equipment in the maintenance and construction of Zone 7 water infrastructure systems, roads, and flood control facilities; may perform manual labor as needed; does related work as required.
For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: Heavy Equipment Operator, Zone 7 (#5001)
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate has experience with a proven track record of success that demonstrates knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas:
- Operate heavy motorized equipment including backhoes, motor graders, rollers, track loaders, excavators or large tractors used in the maintenance, installation, and repair of Agency facilities and infrastructure.
- Determine operational methods and procedures and recommend or adopt effective courses of action.
- Observation of safe work methods, and safety precautions typical to proper use and maintenance of power tools, vehicles, and equipment used for flood control.
- Ability to detect necessary repair and make minor adjustments on and provide routine preventive maintenance to equipment.
- Ability to effectively communicate both written and orally and follow both written and oral direction.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
The equivalent of three (3) years full-time experience in the operation of transfer dump trucks and other heavy mobile road equipment, two (2) years of which include the operation of a motor grader, bulldozer, excavator, roller, track-type loader, and backhoe in connection with excavating around utilities, road and flood control construction or maintenance facilities.
License:
Possess a valid non-restricted California Motor Vehicle Class A Commercial Driver’s License including valid Medical Certificate. Candidate must submit evidence from the DMV showing current status of their license at the time of application and must have a clean driving record for the past eighteen (18) months.
Must obtain a Tanker (N) endorsement within six (6) months of employment.
Special Requirement:
Federal law and County policy requires that positions in the class of Heavy Equipment Operator are subject to post-offer/pre-placement/pre-duty, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, random, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing.
Working Conditions:
- Heavy Equipment Operator is subject to 24-hour call-out and must actively participate in the program.
- Work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Subject to intense heat while applying chip seals, asphalt, crack seals, etc.
- Work on uneven surfaces.
- Subject to loud noises.
- Work in confined spaces.
- Contact with dust, dirt, poisonous plants, dead and live animals, used syringes and condoms, feces, urine, chemicals, paints, petroleum products, etc.
- Work in high traffic areas.
- Subject to climbing ladders, working from heights, working in moving water, bending, stooping, lifting heavy objects, crawling through small spaces, working overhead, etc.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
- CA Biennial Inspection of Terminal (BIT) regulations pertaining to Class A Drivers, including hours of service, daily vehicle inspection and drivers’ logs.
- Road and flood control construction and maintenance methods and problems.
- Provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code affecting equipment operations.
- Functions and operations of heavy motorized equipment.
- Operational characteristics of specialized construction, maintenance, and repair equipment.
- Proper use and care of common mechanical hand tools and equipment; job site safety and traffic control.
- Occupational hazards, safety precautions, and safe work practices including proper use and maintenance of power tools, vehicles, and equipment.
- Proper loading and trailering techniques.
Ability to:
- Operate heavy motorized equipment including backhoes, motor graders, rollers, track loaders, excavators or large tractors used in the maintenance, installation, and repair of Agency facilities and infrastructure.
- Proper use and care of common mechanical hand tools and equipment; observe, anticipate, and evaluate job site conditions and hazards.
- Determine operational methods and procedures and recommend or adopt effective courses of action.
- Properly position equipment and manipulate controls to ensure smooth, efficient, and safe operation of a variety of construction equipment relevant to work requirements and job site conditions.
- Drive a truck safely while towing equipment.
- Quickly acquire skill in operating all heavy construction equipment used by the County.
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
- Keep simple records.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of candidates' application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step in the examination process.
- An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness, and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Selection Plan
- The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
BENEFITS
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 11 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Group Auto/Home Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1st United Services Credit Union
- Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the
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