Alternate Snow Plow Driver (Finance)
POSITION TITLE: Alternate Snow Plow Driver (Hourly)
REQUISITION #: req7824
DEPARTMENT: Streets
LOCATION: STREETS DEPT MAIN FACILITY
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Variable Hourly View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Part-Time Hourly
HOURLY RATE: $24.00 - 30.00 per hour (based on relevant experience)
SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on .
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Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?
- Potential for paid personal leave and paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, and financial assistance
- Wellness program, workout facilities
- Personal & professional learning opportunities plus potential for career mobility
- Collaborative work environment
Summary
Perform the snow removal duties of an Equipment Operator for the Streets Department. Alternate snowplow drivers supplement and substitute regular snowplow drivers for the City of Fort Collins during the winter season. There are no guaranteed hours and work schedules vary. Drivers must be flexible to work day or night shifts for weather events.
This position is non-benefitted hourly position. Hourly employees are highly valued team members that Streets recognizes by providing the following perks:
- Access to on-site gyms
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary for the position
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Access to City personal and professional development opportunities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.
- Perform snow removal.
- Operates and maintains equipment such as snowplows and dump trucks.
- May operate heavy equipment.
- May input daily work data into a computer.
- Support a positive safety culture.
- Work in a team environment and communicate effectively.
- Support a positive safety culture.
- Work in a team environment and communicate effectively.
City Competencies
- Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
- Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
- A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
- A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work on call, overtime, and after hours as needed.
- Ability to operate and maintain heavy equipment and/or vehicles.
- Basic computer and data entry skills.
- Knowledge of general vehicle and equipment maintenance and repair.
- Ability to successfully pass applicable Post Offer Employment Physical Test.
- Ability to perform basic math functions.
- Ability to adhere to safety requirements and identify safety concerns and improvements.
- No experience required. Minimum age 18.
- Class B Commercial Driver License Required. Tanker endorsement preferred. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations require that the individual(s) selected for this position must successfully pass a controlled substance test, as well as a DOT physical examination. Current City employees transferring from a non-safety sensitive position to a safety sensitive position will be required to successfully pass these tests and the physical examination. May require Class A CDL for some assignments.
Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.
The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
POST OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK, MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT, POST OFFER EMPLOYMENT TEST (P.O.E.T.) AND DRUG TEST REQUIRED WITHIN TWO CALENDAR DAYS/48 HOURS OF OFFER.
Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.Summary
Perform the snow removal duties of an Equipment Operator for the Streets Department. Alternate snowplow drivers supplement and substitute regular snowplow drivers for the City of Fort Collins during the winter season. There are no guaranteed hours and work schedules vary. Drivers must be flexible to work day or night shifts for weather events.
This position is non-benefitted hourly position. Hourly employees are highly valued team members that Streets recognizes by providing the following perks:
- Access to on-site gyms
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary for the position
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Access to City personal and professional development opportunities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.
Perform snow removal.Operates and maintains equipment such as snowplows and dump trucks.May operate heavy equipment.May input daily work data into a computer.Support a positive safety culture.Work in a team environment and communicate effectively.Support a positive safety culture.Work in a team environment and communicate effectively.
