7C60
EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

This is technical instructional work in the development, implementation, and evaluation of training programs for a citywide equipment operations training center.

Employees in this class prepare and conduct skills training courses and administer commercial drivers' license training for a state-licensed facility. Work includes developing standards for and evaluating the technical skills of drivers for a variety of equipment, and providing field-based coaching for employees in equipment operator classes. This class differs from lower-level training classes by its responsibility for providing citywide training and instructing lower level trainers in training methods and techniques. Contact with departmental representatives and other agencies to coordinate training activities is a significant aspect of the work.

Work is performed under the direction of a Training Center Supervisor.

1. Positions in this class must perform city-wide training for Pennsylvania commercial driver's licenses.
2. Positions in this class must be responsible for third-party testing for Pennsylvania commercial driver's licenses.
3. Positions must be located in the Streets Department.

• Plans, develops, and conducts citywide training in the operation of a wide variety of automotive and construction equipment; conducts third-party testing for commercial driver's licenses; tests and approves licenses for CDL; provides field-based coaching in equipment operations; promotes and reinforces safety and maintenance guidelines.
• Consults with departmental personnel to plan and implement safety training programs for employees; works with representatives of Risk Management to determine and recommend driver status of drivers involved in accidents; investigates accidents involving assigned equipment and personnel; recommends preventive measures designed to reduce the accident rate; develops new programs which identify safe operations for both drivers and functional equipment.
• Assists in the design, development and implementation of new testing procedures to accommodate increasingly complex equipment; serves as experts and assessors for course test development.
• Assists in preparation and serves as judge for annual departmental driving skills competition. Performs all duties listed in Training Assistant (Equipment Operations) specification and performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:
• the component parts and operating principles of a wide variety of engine-driven equipment, such as road building and earthmoving equipment, and construction equipment
• the various equipment operator specialties utilized in a variety of road building and earthmoving assignments
• in-service instructional techniques for planning and conducting training programs in a variety of equipment operator and laboring classes
• material used in in-service training and the preparation of training materials and visual media
• Pennsylvania traffic laws, especially those relating to the Commercial Driver's License
• the occupational hazards and safety precautions of automotive and road building equipment operations
• the geography of the City
SKILL IN:
• operating a variety of automotive and construction equipment
ABILITY TO:
• plan, develop and conduct development and training programs in a variety of equipment operator specialties in accordance with prescribed objectives
• train employees in the techniques of operating new automotive vehicles and equipment
• select and adapt available in-service training materials and prepare original material for training needs
• write and speak effectively
• maintain records and prepare written reports
• understand and carry out moderately complex oral and written instructions
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external clients, associates, and vendors

EDUCATION
• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth school grade.
AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
• Three years of experience operating a variety of automotive equipment, one year of which has involved operating complex heavy equipment.
AND
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
• Two years of experience as a Training Assistant, teaching and evaluating driving skills to labor and trades personnel.

OR

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department, which has included the Specific Experience described above.

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

• Possession of a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with appropriate endorsements in passenger, air brakes and hazardous materials, prior to the scheduled examination and during tenure of employment in this class.



• Certification as a National Safety Council Instructor.
• Certification as a Pennsylvania CDL Third-Party Tester.
• Certification as a Driver Training Instructor [sedan and tractor-trailer].