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Leavenworth County Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee # 26-4-1 in Leavenworth, Kansas
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LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB OPENING
VACANCY #26-4-1
(Include this number on application)
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Posted 4-1-26
POSITION: Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee, Public Works, Leavenworth, KS
SALARY: \$24.45/hour (Full Time Benefits Eligible)
County Employees Only: May submit their application to the Human Resources Department, 1st
Floor Room 104, in the County Courthouse, via email to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov , or via fax to
(913) 684-1028.
General Public: May apply at the Leavenworth Workforce Center 1901 Spruce Street, Leavenworth,
Kansas or EMAIL applications to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov or fax the application to (913) 684-1028.
Application may be found on the Leavenworth County website at www.leavenworthcounty.gov under
Human Resources.
This position closes when filled.
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee WORKING TITLE: Trainee Operator
DEPARTMENT: Public Works DIVISION: Road & Bridge
PAY LEVEL: Level C Step 13 EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT: N
SUPERVISOR: Road & Bridge Superintendent SUPERVISES: NA
LOCATION: Leavenworth County Shop, 23690 187th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048
RESIDENCY POLICY
Residency is defined as the place where ones primary residence is located. The boundaries
for Leavenworth County employees incorporate adjacent counties to include: Wyandotte,
Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson, and Atchison Counties in Kansas and Platte County, Missouri.
Certain departments within the County may have more stringent requirements for residency
such as the Sheriffs Department and Emergency Medical Services. Any exception to this
residency requirement must be specifically approved by the BOCC.
DUTIES SUMMARY
While road construction and maintenance are being accomplished, performs flagging duties,
allowing one line of traffic to proceed while stopping another. Communications with other
workers by operating a two-way radio; must stand for long periods of time in various types of
weather; must ensure signs are maintained and ready daily. Serves as a Heavy Equipment
Operator Trainee without general skills and with technical limitations established by the
Director of Public Works under direct supervision of crewman supervisor. Provides general
skills and non-technical capabilities in the area of laborer and operator trainee for various
public works daily operations, maintenance, construction, and duties as assigned appropriate
to the skill and technical level of an apprentice with 0-1 year of any laborer or operator
experience. Expected light duty heavy equipment skills typical include snow plow, dump
truck, loader, tractor/trailer, small broom, roller, and bobcat/skid steer, boom mowers.
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PERCENTAGE OF TIME ACCOUNTABILITIES
40% 1. Flagging and/or mowing will be a component of this job.
Operator of light duty heavy construction equipment (i.e. dump
truck, loader, tractor/trailer, small broom, roller, and
bobcat/skidsteer), boom mower tractors for various public works
daily operation, maintenance, and construction projects.
40% 2. Laborer utilizing various hand tools (i.e. shovel, jack hammer,
crack sealer, chain saw, batch mixer, general housekeeping,
SWPPP) for various public works daily operations, maintenance,
and construction activities as assigned.
10% 3. Storm and Winter Watch on-call status.
10% 4. Safety attendant, traffic management, and equipment inspection.
MINIMUM SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE (*Required prior to employment)
1. Ability to gain kn owledge of general Public Works roadway maintenance and
construction activities.
2. Ability to gain knowledge of safety procedures and protocols for general labor tasks,
heavy equipment operations, and proper loading, transporting and unloading of
materials associated with road maintenance.
3. Ability to gain knowledge of basic mechanical operations to analyze any breakdown or
failure of equipment operation to report to supervisor or mechanics.*
4. Ability to gain knowledge of basic storm water prevention plans, best management
practices, reporting associated with the duties as assigned to include but not limited to
general housekeeping and trash collection, silt fences, seeding, and work area
restoration.
5. Ability to gain skill in operation of light duty heavy equipment to perform Public Works
activities.*
6. Skill in use of hand tools such as chain saws, rakes, hammers, jack hammers, cutting
torches, sand blaster, bridge jacks, power augers, and compactors.*