Job Posting End Date:

December 31, 2026

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Equipment Operator IV

Salary Range:

N/A6,300.00 USD Monthly

Location:

Department of Public Works Roads - Hanapepe Baseyard

Civil Service or Non Civil Service:

Civil Service

Job Summary:

Operates and maintains revolving crawler or truck-mounted cranes or excavators or standard power shovels with digging attachments of ¾ cubic yard capacity or more as a primary, regular assignment in performing general construction and maintenance work; and performs other related duties as required.

Examples of Duties:

Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position).

• Operates revolving crawler or truck-mounted cranes or excavators with dragline or clamshell bucket attachments or with standard or long reach booms and dipper sticks with digging buckets or pullshovel attachments of ¾ cubic yard capacity or more;

• Excavates and backfills foundations or ditches;

• Dredges and reclaims land;

• Cleans debris from ditches and streams;

• Trims road banks and grades roads;

• Scoops, loads, and unloads dirt, sand, gravel, rock, and other materials;

• Lifts and set pipes, timber and boulders into trenches or other locations with a hook attachment;

• May equip crane with guideway and drop hammer for use as a pile driver;

• Performs rigging of necessary attachments or may supervise the work of a helper doing same;

• Instructs helpers and others in use of equipment for training purposes;

• Keeps equipment supplied with fuel, oil, water, and air;

• Lubricates gears and other moving parts;

• Maintains and makes repairs to power and lifting unites;

• May occasionally operate other types of motorized equipment representative of this class and/or lower classes as required; and

• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Training and Experience: 

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and

• four (4) years of work experience in the operation of equipment applicable to positions in this class or certification by a county trainer of the ability to satisfactorily operate equipment applicable to positions in this class.

• Applicants will be required to demonstrate such competency by satisfactorily passing a performance examination.

Applicants must be certified by the county trainer on the following equipment or have four (4) years of work experience in the operation of: 

Truck-Tractor-Trailer and Excavator with digging attachments of 3/4 cubic yard capacity or more.
 

License Requirement:

Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License (Type A) and a current State of Hawaii DOT examination certificate.

Tests:

Applicants will be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.

The examination will consist of a qualifying performance evaluation.

• Please note exams are held ONLY on Kaua'i. We do NOT conduct testing in other jurisdictions. 
• When attending the qualifying performance exam, please be prompt. There will be no admittance if you are late. 
• No spectators are allowed at testing site(s).
• The performance examination has been tentatively scheduled for the week of 1/19/2026.
   

For additional details about the job and information on minimum qualification substitutions, if any, click here.

Work Shift/ Schedule:

7 days/week operation; shift work (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the County of Kauaʻi that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378.

Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic/sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination