Well developed communication skills are required. The work requires considerable physical exertion. The work environment involves hazards, risks or discomforts typical of working with or around machinery with exposed moving parts, irritant chemicals, heavy equipment or abusive or hostile clientele and patients. Exposure to disagreeable weather conditions and extreme levels of temperature, ventilation, lighting and sound are normal. Protective clothing or gear and specific safety standards or procedures may be required.
Serious injury is possible.
Involves functional leadership responsibility. This level may also involve limited administrative responsibility such as participating in the evaluation of work performance. I class in which the work is closely supervised and tends to be routine, or involve few vehicles. Differs from the Equipment Operator II Trainee class in which the work is planned to provide sequential training experience for movement into the Equipment Operator II class. Differs from the Equipment Operator III class in which the work is highly skilled, involves operating the most complex equipment and the employee may serve as lead worker of a large crew or as backup supervisor in the absence of the supervisor.