Operates cranes, tractor-trailers, ferries, cars, vans, trucks or buses.
Serves as a lead worker for lower-level equipment operators. Trains new operators on heavy equipment. Performs operational and maintenance functions on a ferry. Conducts safety meetings and emergency drills. Navigates ferry on a precharted course. Supervises the loading and unloading of vehicles and passengers from a ferry. Performs tractor-trailer maintenance. Operates diesel or gas-powered buses, cars, or vans to transport students or consumers. Ensures passenger safety. Performs vehicle pre- and post-trip inspections. Performs light routine vehicle maintenance including interior and exterior cleaning, refueling, and maintaining emergency equipment. Completes trip reports, logs, and behavior reports and ensures student or consumer information is current. Communicates with students, parents, guardians, consumers, and agency staff.
Knowledge of state and federal navigation laws and regulations. Skill in the operation of complex heavy equipment. Skill in the operation of a tractor-trailer truck. Skill in the maintenance and operation of ferry boats. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to guide and train other employees. Ability to maintain a tractor-trailer truck. Ability to perform manual work requiring good physical condition. Ability to prepare clear and concise reports. Ability to work with students, staff, or consumers who are deaf, blind, or sensory multi-disabled.
Some positions require a valid driver's license and/or a commercial driver's license or a United States Coast Guard License of Uninspected Passenger Vessels.
Experience in the operation or maintenance of heavy equipment, motorized vehicles or vessels, or machinery that is directly related to the area of employment.