Construction Operator II

Road Maintenance And Construction Worker

Under close supervision, performs a variety of semi-skilled and unskilled road maintenance and construction duties for Hays County.

Responsibilities include :

• Performing a variety of semi-skilled road maintenance and construction duties such as moving, loading, and hauling materials and debris.
• Installing traffic control signs.
• Cutting and installing culvert pipes.
• Building forms, tying steel, pouring and finishing concrete.
• Paving roads.
• Removing asphalt or concrete.
• Operating water trucks spraying and dumping water.
• Preparing subgrade material.
• Sanding roads.
• Staking job sites.
• Overseeing mowing crews.
• Performing a variety of unskilled road maintenance and construction duties such as clearing brush, trimming branches, operating a chipper, setting up road signs and barricades, flagging and directing traffic, filling potholes, cleaning offices, rest rooms, and equipment yard, removing trash from roads / parks, mowing rights-of-way, applying herbicides, performing routine equipment maintenance (such as checking and filling fluids), and shoveling / spreading dirt and asphalt.
• Performing tire service duties on various types of equipment and vehicles, within the mechanic shop.
• Operating equipment such as rollers, dump trucks, tandem trucks, water trucks, broom trucks, pick-up trucks, backhoes, loaders, and tractor mowers.
• Transferring equipment between locations.
• Assisting other County departments with labor tasks.
• Keeping fuel logs or other records.
• Following established safety procedures and guidelines.
• Assisting in training and providing guidance to others.
• Other duties as assigned.

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