SUPERVISING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

 DEFINITION

 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.

 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.

 EXAMPLES OF WORK:

 Supervises  and  works  with a group  of  employees  involved  in
 operating construction and maintenance equipment such as a street
 sweeper,  front end loader, back hoe, 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.

 Inspects the work of assigned employees.

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

 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.

 REQUIREMENTS:

  EXPERIENCE:

 Three (3) years of experience in the operation and maintenance 
 of construction and maintenance equipment.

 NOTE: Appropriate formal training in the operation  
 of maintenance and construction equipment may be substituted 
 for one (1) year of the indicated experience.

 LICENSE:

 Appointees must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.   

 Appointees may also be required to possess a valid Commercial 
 Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class 
 and type of vehicle being operated.

 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.

 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

 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.

 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.

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

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

 Ability to keep records.

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

 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.

 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.

 This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
06664
L
C
  
N/A
09
-

This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 8/22/1997