Salary: $23.78 Hourly Location : Columbus, GA Job Type: Full-Time Regular Job Number: 2025-#######0 Department: Public Works Division: Repairs And Maintenance Opening Date: 06/20/2025 Closing Date: Continuous Major Duties and Responsibilities This position is responsible for operating heavy equipment in the performance of maintenance duties.
- Operates heavy equipment such as tractors, grade alls, dozers, loaders, motor graders, excavators, and various hand tools.
- Maintains dirt roads and repairs low road shoulders with motor graders.
- Transports heavy equipment using low boy tractor trailer.
- Operates the fuel service truck to deliver fuel and other fluids to service equipment on job sites and fill bulk tanks and backup generators at critical city facilities.
- Reads construction plans; sets road grade stakes to construct roads, parking lots, building pads, land fills, and sediment ponds; clears and removes trees; levels dirt; undercuts unstable material; establishes work boundaries; installs erosion, sedimentation, and pollution controls; performs post-construction grading; cleans up construction debris; spreads topsoil; plants grass; cleans parking lots.
- Drives dump trucks hauling rock and fill material to job sites or stockpiles.
- Supports other departments by assisting in laying pipe, repairing erosion, cleaning silt from sediment ponds, and transporting equipment.
- Supervises inmates.
- Coordinates availability of workers and equipment with supervisors.
- Maintains division vehicles and equipment.
- Creates daily reports on work completed and resources used.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of the methods of transportation of hazardous materials.
- Skill in the operation of heavy equipment such as tractors, grade alls, dozers, loaders, motor graders, excavators, and various hand tools.
- Skill in reading blueprints and grade stakes.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
Physical Requirements The work is typically performed while intermittently sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light objects, occasionally lifts heavy objects, climbs ladders, uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishes between shades of color.
- Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
- Climbing - ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
- Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
- Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
- Grasping - applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
- Handling - picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
- Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
- Hearing 2 - receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
- Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
- Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
- Manual Dexterity - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
- Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
- Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
- Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
- Reaching - extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
- Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
- Standing - for sustained periods of time.
- Stooping - bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
The work is typically performed outdoors where the employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves. The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:
- Low-cost Medical Insurance
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Credit Union
- Direct Deposit
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- PERK Time Off
- Retirement Plan
- Supplemental Retirement Plan
- Free and Discounted Services
- Employee Assistance Program
Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.
- Discounted Movie Tickets
- Free Notary Services
- Ride a Metra Bus for Free
- Free Mulch
- Free Fire/Safety Home Inspection
- Driver's Training for Employee Dependents
- Oxbow/Bull Creek Golf Course discounts
- River Center Discounts
- Cell Phone Carrier Discounts
Retirement Plan The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary. Supplemental Retirement Plan The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well. 01 Which best describes your level of education? (You will be asked to provide documentation)
- No High School Diploma
- GED
- High School Diploma
- Technical College
- Some College
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Doctorate's Degree
02 Do you possess a valid Commercial Driver's License?
03 Do you have supervisory experience? If yes, please explain. 04 Are you a current Columbus Consolidated Government employee?
Required Question