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7422 – Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators

This unit group includes workers who operate vehicles and equipment to maintain streets, highways and sewer systems and operate garbage trucks to remove garbage and refuse. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal public works departments and by private contractors under contract with government public works departments.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Collection truck driver
  • Drain roto servicer - public works
  • Driver, sprinkling truck - public works
  • Equipment operator - municipal public work
  • Garbage truck driver
  • Garbage truck driver - public works
  • Highway snow removal equipment operator
  • Highway snowplough operator
  • Maintenance equipment operator - public works
  • Mechanical sweeper operator - public works
  • Municipal maintenance equipment operator
  • Municipal servicer drain roto
  • Power sweeper operator - public works
  • Public works maintenance equipment operator
  • Refuse truck driver - public works
  • Road snowplough operator - public works
  • Salt truck operator
  • Salt truck operator - public works
  • Sand spreader operator
  • Sand spreader operator - public works
  • Sanding truck operator - public works
  • Sanitation truck driver
  • Sewer flusher operator-driver - public works
  • Sewer jet cleaner operator - public works
  • Sewer jet machine operator - public works
  • Sewer-flushing truck operator
  • Sewer-flushing truck operator - public works
  • Sewer-pipe-cleaning machine operator - public works
  • Snow removal equipment operator - public works
  • Snowplough operator, highway
  • Snowplough operator, road - public works
  • Sprinkling truck driver - public works
  • Street flusher operator
  • Street flusher operator - public works
  • Street sprinkler operator - public works
  • Street sweeper operator
  • Street sweeper operator - public works
  • Urban snow removal equipment operator - public works
  • Garbage truck driver
  • Municipal maintenance equipment operator
  • Public works maintenance equipment operator
  • Salt truck operator
  • Sand spreader operator
  • Sanitation truck driver
  • Sewer flusher operator-driver - public works
  • Sewer-flushing truck operator
  • Snow removal equipment operator - public works
  • Street flusher operator
  • Street sweeper operator
  • Street sweeper operator - public works

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Public works maintenance equipment operators perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Operate garbage trucks to remove garbage and other refuse and dump loads at designated sites
    • Operate street cleaning equipment such as street sweepers or other vehicles equipped with rotating brushes to remove sand, litter and trash
    • Operate snowploughs or trucks fitted with plough blades to remove snow from streets, highways, parking lots and similar areas
    • Operate sewer maintenance equipment such as rodders and sewer jet cleaners to maintain and repair sewer systems
    • Operate trucks equipped with road sanding and other similar apparatus
    • Check, lubricate, refuel and clean equipment and report any malfunctions to supervisor.

Employment requirements

  • Some secondary school may be required.
  • Experience as a public works labourer is usually required.
  • On-the-job training is provided.
  • A driver's licence appropriate to a specific type of equipment may be required.

Additional information

  • Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Exclusions

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
Skill level
C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
Major group
74 – Intermediate Occupations in Transport, Equipment Operation, Installation and Maintenance
Minor group
742 – Heavy Equipment Operators
Version
NOC 2006 Version 1.0