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SUPERVISING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Code: 06675 Local Competitive

In New Jersey, Supervising Heavy Equipment Operator is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.

Qualifying turns on a commercial driver's license.

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Where this title is used

Supervising Heavy Equipment Operator is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.

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Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, supervises and works with a group of employees involved in operating, checking, servicing, and making minor repairs to heavy and complex construction and maintenance equipment; does related work.

Examples of work

  • Supervises and works with a group of employees involved in operating heavy and complex construction and maintenance equipment such as large bulldozers, power shovels, cranes, gradalls, large front end loaders, large road graders, ten ton rollers, tractor trailers, or clam shells used in repairing and maintaining streets, roads, drainage areas, parks, grounds, sanitary land fill sites, piping systems, or other maintenance and construction operations requiring the use of heavy power driven construction machinery.
  • Provides suitable assignments and instructions to assigned employees, and supervises performance of their work.
  • Maintains records of personnel, assignments and equipment.
  • 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.
  • Supervises workers engaged in performing a variety of manual, unskilled tasks.
  • 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.
  • <b>REQUIREMENTS
  • EXPERINCE:</b>
  • Four (4) years of experience in the operation and maintenance of construction and maintenance equipment.

License

Applicants may be required to possess a license as a Crane Operator issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and, a certification issued by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) in the appropriate specialty as determined by the Appointing Authority (lattice boom crawler crane, lattice boom truck crane, telescopic boom crane with a capacity of more than 17.5 tons, telescopic boom crane with a capacity of less than 17.5 tons).

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.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of procedures for operating heavy, complex, mechanized equipment in accord with the operator's manual, safety regulations, and other instructions.
  • Knowledge of procedures, regulations, and problems involved in driving well-mounted, complex, mechanized equipment.
  • Knowledge of procedures, regulations, and problems involved in moving equipment and/or plows.
  • Knowledge of the assigned equipment and its limitations in performing a variety of tasks.
  • Knowledge of accident prevention procedures for operating assigned equipment.
  • Knowledge of the methods used to maintain equipment in a safe operating condition.
  • Ability to prepare a work schedule and develop effective work methods.
  • Ability to obtain, store, safeguard, and use needed equipment, materials and supplies.
  • Ability to provide assignments and instruction and supervise work performance.
  • Ability to prepare reports of maintenance and repair activities.
  • Ability to supervise the operation and maintenance of assigned equipment.
  • Ability to supervise the operation and maintenance of assigned equipment.
  • 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.

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.

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.