Dutchess County’s Department of Public Works, Highway Division is looking to hire a Motor Equipment Operator with a salary of $38,180:

Employees in this class perform routine manual duties in connection with the operation of motor equipment of up to moderate complexity. Specific directions are received from a superior, but employees are responsible for the safe and economical operation of their equipment on assigned tasks. Stuff like: Operates a truck in connection with the removal of snow, debris and refuse and the transportation of stone, sand, asphalt and other materials and supplies; Drives workers to and from jobs; Operates a snow plow, sander, roadside mower, water wagon, Loader, sweepers, small excavators and utility vehicles; May operate an air compressor in the breaking of pavements, and a chain saw in clearing brush and trimming trees; Performs manual labor such as loading trucks, digging ditches, cleaning basins, erecting signs and fences

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