Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators (7422)

Job titles

• drain roto servicer - public works
• equipment operator - municipal public work
• garbage truck driver - public works
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Nature of work

This unit group includes workers who operate vehicles and equipment to maintain streets, highways and sewer systems and operate garbage trucks to remove garbage and refuse. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal public works departments and by private contractors under contract with government public works departments.

Fields of interest

• Working in transportation and maintenance

Main duties

• Public works maintenance equipment operators perform some or all of the following duties:
• - Operate garbage trucks to remove garbage and other refuse and dump loads at designated sites
• - Operate street cleaning equipment such as street sweepers or other vehicles equipped with rotating brushes to remove sand, litter and trash
• - Operate snowploughs or trucks fitted with plough blades to remove snow from streets, highways, parking lots and similar areas
• - Operate sewer maintenance equipment such as rodders and sewer jet cleaners to maintain and repair sewer systems
• - Operate trucks equipped with road sanding and other similar apparatus
• - Check, lubricate, refuel and clean equipment and report any malfunctions to supervisor.

Main characteristics of the occupation

• * Interests
• * Physical activities
• * Aptitudes
• * Environmental conditions
• * Data, people, things

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Employment requirements

• * Some secondary school may be required.
• * Experience as a public works labourer is usually required.
• * On-the-job training is provided.
• * A driver's licence appropriate to a specific type of equipment may be required.

Skill type

• Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

Skill level

• Intermediate

More information

• * Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Job titles - Classified elsewhere

• * Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) (7421)
• * Public Works and Maintenance Labourers (7621)
• * Supervisors of public works maintenance equipment operators (in 7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews)
• * Truck Drivers (7411)