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Operator - Chaparral

Operator - Chaparral Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Experience Required : One (1) year of responsible experience performing maintenance work involving the operation of heavy equipment.

Minimum Education Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Department: Road

Direct Supervisor: Project Foreman

Supervisory Responsibility: Direct (0); Indirect (0)

Primary Work Location: This employee primarily works at construction sites. Employee must reside within 15 miles of Chaparral, NM.

Certification: This position requires a valid CDL Class A NM driver’s license.

Salary: $18.50 per hour plus benefits package.

Job Summary : To operate heavy maintenance equipment for road maintenance and repair, and to perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance tasks.

Essential Job Functions An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Operate heavy maintenance equipment related to road maintenance, including rollers, tractors, and related equipment in the maintenance of County roads.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing maintenance functions, including rake, shovel, pick, tools, wrenches, air hose, gauges, wood chipper, and related equipment.
• Clean and install ditches, culverts and cattle guards; haul material for installation; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• Perform additional construction and maintenance tasks such as patching holes, building fences, trimming trees, snow removal, and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Build fences; drive fence posts.
• Cut brush off of roadways; use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Maintain and repair road signs; install sign posts.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; maintain equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on heavy and light equipment as required; check and change lubricants; repair and/or change tires as required.
• Maintain production logs and records.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Install rip rap and explosives; ensure compliance with proper safety precautions.
• Respond to and resolve citizen inquiries and complaints; direct complaints to Crew Leader as appropriate.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (KSA’s) For Position An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Operation and maintenance requirements of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Practices, methods, and materials used in general construction and maintenance work.
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in heavy equipment operations.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Thorough understanding of the County’s functions, policies, and procedures.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Use of heavy equipment and power tools.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, related software programs, printer, calculator, fax, and copier.

Abilities

• Operate a variety of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Perform a variety of manual tasks for extended periods of time in unfavorable weather conditions.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Physical Demands The Following Physical Abilities Are Required:

• Maintain physical condition necessary for moderate to heavy lifting.
• May encounter toxic materials.
• Will be bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment Travel from site to site; construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, toxic materials; work in inclement weather conditions.

Safety Requirements The employee is expected to follow all safety procedures as required.

How To Apply: Application - Complete the application and return to:

Otero County Administration Office

1101 New York Ave

Alamogordo, NM 88310.

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Category Personnel Status Open Posted October 29, 2025 8:00 AM Closing Open Until Filled

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Essential Job Functions An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Operate heavy maintenance equipment related to road maintenance, including rollers, tractors, and related equipment in the maintenance of County roads.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing maintenance functions, including rake, shovel, pick, tools, wrenches, air hose, gauges, wood chipper, and related equipment.
• Clean and install ditches, culverts and cattle guards; haul material for installation; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• Perform additional construction and maintenance tasks such as patching holes, building fences, trimming trees, snow removal, and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Build fences; drive fence posts.
• Cut brush off of roadways; use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Maintain and repair road signs; install sign posts.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; maintain equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on heavy and light equipment as required; check and change lubricants; repair and/or change tires as required.
• Maintain production logs and records.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Install rip rap and explosives; ensure compliance with proper safety precautions.
• Respond to and resolve citizen inquiries and complaints; direct complaints to Crew Leader as appropriate.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (KSA’s) For Position An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Operation and maintenance requirements of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Practices, methods, and materials used in general construction and maintenance work.
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in heavy equipment operations.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Thorough understanding of the County’s functions, policies, and procedures.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Use of heavy equipment and power tools.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, related software programs, printer, calculator, fax, and copier.

Abilities

• Operate a variety of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Perform a variety of manual tasks for extended periods of time in unfavorable weather conditions.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Physical Demands The Following Physical Abilities Are Required:

• Maintain physical condition necessary for moderate to heavy lifting.
• May encounter toxic materials.
• Will be bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment Travel from site to site; construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, toxic materials; work in inclement weather conditions.

Application - Complete The Application And Return To: Otero County Administration Office

1101 New York Ave

Alamogordo, NM 88310.

Job Details

Category Personnel Status Open Posted October 29, 2025 8:00 AM Closing Open Until Filled

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• Job Profiles

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• Advertising and PR Services
• Aerospace and Defense
• Banking Business Services
• Computer/IT Services
• Construction
• Education
• Engineering Services
• Financial Services
• Government and Military
• Healthcare Services
• Insurance
• Internet Services
• Nonprofit
• Other/Not Classified
• Printing and Publishing
• Real Estate
• Restaurant/Food Services
• Retail

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Essential Job Functions An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Operate heavy maintenance equipment related to road maintenance, including rollers, tractors, and related equipment in the maintenance of County roads.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing maintenance functions, including rake, shovel, pick, tools, wrenches, air hose, gauges, wood chipper, and related equipment.
• Clean and install ditches, culverts and cattle guards; haul material for installation; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• Perform additional construction and maintenance tasks such as patching holes, building fences, trimming trees, snow removal, and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Build fences; drive fence posts.
• Cut brush off of roadways; use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Maintain and repair road signs; install sign posts.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; maintain equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on heavy and light equipment as required; check and change lubricants; repair and/or change tires as required.
• Maintain production logs and records.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Install rip rap and explosives; ensure compliance with proper safety precautions.
• Respond to and resolve citizen inquiries and complaints; direct complaints to Crew Leader as appropriate.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (KSA’s) For Position An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Operation and maintenance requirements of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Practices, methods, and materials used in general construction and maintenance work.
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in heavy equipment operations.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Thorough understanding of the County’s functions, policies, and procedures.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Use of heavy equipment and power tools.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, related software programs, printer, calculator, fax, and copier.

Abilities

• Operate a variety of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Perform a variety of manual tasks for extended periods of time in unfavorable weather conditions.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Physical Demands The Following Physical Abilities Are Required:

• Maintain physical condition necessary for moderate to heavy lifting.
• May encounter toxic materials.
• Will be bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment Travel from site to site; construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, toxic materials; work in inclement weather conditions.

Application - Complete The Application And Return To: Otero County Administration Office

1101 New York Ave

Alamogordo, NM 88310.

Job Details

Category Personnel Status Open Posted October 29, 2025 8:00 AM Closing Open Until Filled

Tools

• Email Resume
• Job Profiles

Personnel

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Operator - Chaparral

Operator - Chaparral Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Experience Required : One (1) year of responsible experience performing maintenance work involving the operation of heavy equipment.

Minimum Education Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Department: Road

Direct Supervisor: Project Foreman

Supervisory Responsibility: Direct (0); Indirect (0)

Primary Work Location: This employee primarily works at construction sites. Employee must reside within 15 miles of Chaparral, NM.

Certification: This position requires a valid CDL Class A NM driver’s license.

Salary: $18.50 per hour plus benefits package.

Job Summary : To operate heavy maintenance equipment for road maintenance and repair, and to perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled maintenance tasks.

Essential Job Functions An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Operate heavy maintenance equipment related to road maintenance, including rollers, tractors, and related equipment in the maintenance of County roads.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools in performing maintenance functions, including rake, shovel, pick, tools, wrenches, air hose, gauges, wood chipper, and related equipment.
• Clean and install ditches, culverts and cattle guards; haul material for installation; collect and haul trash, garbage, debris, dirt, sand and gravel.
• Perform additional construction and maintenance tasks such as patching holes, building fences, trimming trees, snow removal, and a variety of minor repair activities.
• Build fences; drive fence posts.
• Cut brush off of roadways; use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Maintain and repair road signs; install sign posts.
• Identify equipment needs for each assigned project; maintain equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance on heavy and light equipment as required; check and change lubricants; repair and/or change tires as required.
• Maintain production logs and records.
• Install street barricades and cones prior to the performance of street repair activities; direct and control traffic around work sites; water down streets and flush drains.
• Install rip rap and explosives; ensure compliance with proper safety precautions.
• Respond to and resolve citizen inquiries and complaints; direct complaints to Crew Leader as appropriate.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (KSA’s) For Position An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Operation and maintenance requirements of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Practices, methods, and materials used in general construction and maintenance work.
• Traffic laws, ordinances, and rules involved in heavy equipment operations.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety practices.
• Thorough understanding of the County’s functions, policies, and procedures.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Use of heavy equipment and power tools.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, related software programs, printer, calculator, fax, and copier.

Abilities

• Operate a variety of heavy power-driven equipment.
• Perform a variety of semi-skilled construction and maintenance tasks.
• Perform a variety of manual tasks for extended periods of time in unfavorable weather conditions.
• Perform heavy manual labor.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Physical Demands The Following Physical Abilities Are Required:

• Maintain physical condition necessary for moderate to heavy lifting.
• May encounter toxic materials.
• Will be bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, and standing for prolonged periods of time.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Work in confined spaces and at heights.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment Travel from site to site; construction site environment; exposure to dust, noise, toxic materials; work in inclement weather conditions.

Application - Complete The Application And Return To: Otero County Administration Office

1101 New York Ave

Alamogordo, NM 88310.