Job Posting End Date:

December 31, 2026

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Equipment Operator III

Salary Range:

N/A6,079.00 USD Monthly

Location:

Department of Public Works Solid Waste - Operations

Civil Service or Non Civil Service:

Civil Service

Job Summary:

Operates and maintains two (2) or more types of heavy motorized equipment as a primary work assignment to excavate and grade earth and to transport materials, supplies and equipment used in the construction, repair and maintenance of highways, buildings, parks and adjacent areas; and performs other related duties as required.

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).

• Cuts, levels, grades, and reshapes land;

• Trims earth along roads and highways;

• Uses a scarifier to rip earth and pavement;

• Makes finished grades on road surfaces;

• Digs and excavates trenches, ditches and streams and spreads earth for backfilling of same;

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

• Lifts and sets pipes, timber and boulders into ditches and other locations;

• Operates heavy diesel-powered D-6, D-7, or D-8, TD-25c hydraulic or cable controlled bulldozers to level and clear land of rocks, brush, trees, and other obstructions;

• Operates a large truck-tractor and tows a low bed trailer;

• Loads, hauls, and unloads heavy construction equipment such as bulldozers, graders, scrappers and etc. At construction sites;

• Operates a 12-cubic yard dump truck hauling rock and earth from cuts and dumps load at fill areas and at construction sites;

• Operates and adjusts a paving machine to spread and tamp asphalt for road construction and resurfacing projects;

• Sub-grades, sub-bases, shoulders and paved bases, surfaces and finished courses;

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

• Maintains, lubricates, and makes minor repairs to equipment; and

• 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

• three and one half (3 ½) 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 three and one half (3 ½) years of work experience in the operation of: 

Truck-Tractor-Trailer and Hooklift Truck.

License Requirement:

Possession of a valid Commercial Driver’s License 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