Drill Rig Operator

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General Services

Exempt | Location: Civic Center

Annual Salary

$76,985 - $112,522

contact information

Cari Morgan
213-669-7575
cari.morgan@lacity.org

job description

LOCATION: City of Los Angeles – General Services Department, Standards Division

WORK SCHEDULE: This position offers a full-time work schedule, Monday-Friday or Tuesday-Saturday (depending upon operational need), 6:30am-3:00pm or 6:30am-4:00pm (9/80). Employees may be required to work overtime, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

HOURLY RATE/ANNUAL SALARY: $36.87 - $53.89 / $76,984.56 - $112,522.32.

Annual salary is at the start of the pay range.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Operates heavy duty hydraulic and mechanical drill rigs that can drill through soil and rock to depths of 100 feet or more. Drilling methods employed include bucket auger, flight auger, hollow-stem auger, and rotary wash. Operates hand drilling auger in confined spaces and hillside areas. Obtains undisturbed and representative soil samples from various depths with specialized sampling equipment for identification, logging and testing by technicians. Also operates a Geoprobe rig for advancing Cone Penetration Testing instrumentation, obtaining direct push soil samples, and performing seismic testing.

Installs monitoring wells for both gas and water probes, and for infiltration testing.

Employs appropriate well and borehole sealing techniques in accordance with industry standards.

Implements appropriate safety measures for protection of the crew and public from hazards including traffic control, overhead power line clearance, and underground substructures and utilities.

Performs minor maintenance and repair of drilling rigs and equipment. Operates welding equipment, compressors, pumps, cement mixers, generators, and hand power tools.

May perform contamination and hazardous waste drilling.

May operate pavement coring equipment.

May supervise one to two Maintenance & Construction Helpers.

REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from high school or G.E.D. equivalent; and

Possession of a valid California driver’s license – Class A or B with special tank vehicle endorsement (N) and a valid medical certificate approved by the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles. (Candidates may not be eligible for this position if their record within the last 36 months reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation such as DUI); and

Two years of full-time paid experience in the operation or assisting in the operation of hydraulic, mechanical or percussion drilling equipment to drill through soil and rock for engineering and construction projects or to extract soil samples for laboratory testing. Candidates must provide a specific description regarding the equipment used (e.g. hydraulic, mechanical, and/or percussion), which meets the experience requirements above.

Physical Requirements: Work assignments involving lifting an average weight of 70 pounds and heaviest weight of 100 pounds assisted; good coordination, equilibrium, and agility involved in activities such as climbing, balancing, and operating equipment and doing rigging under precarious conditions; capacity for sitting, standing, walking, crouching, reaching, and grasping while driving or operating equipment, including hand drilling tools; good eyesight with normal color vision; and good hearing ability. Those with medical limitations may be able to perform the duties of some positions in this class with reasonable accommodation. The decision to accommodate someone’s limitations will be made on an individual basis and depend upon the types of limitation, what the hiring department can reasonably accommodate, and the specific qualifications for the job.

How to apply

All interested candidates must complete a City employment application, which can be accessed via the Application button at top. The full job posting can be accessed via the Attachment button at top.

The application must be emailed to:

EMAIL: cari.morgan@lacity.org

SUBJECT LINE: Drill Rig Operator – Exempt (GSD)

Applicants may include a resume in addition to the required City employment application.

To identify the most qualified individuals, the selection process may consist of any or all of the following methods: a review of candidate applications and resumes, an interview, and/or supplemental exercise to be determined at a later date. The application filing period may close at any time when sufficient applications are received. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

exempt employment

If employment is said to be exempt, it is meant that the employment is exempted from the civil service provisions of the City Charter. In order to receive a regular civil service appointment, employees must have successfully participated in a civil service examination, received a high enough score on the examination to be placed on and receive an appointment from an eligible list, and they must serve a probationary period. Exempt employees do not compete in a civil service examination, they are not placed on an eligible list and receive an appointment from that list, nor do they serve a probationary period. As a result, exempt employees do not have what is referred to as a “property interest” in their job. Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority and can be terminated at any time without cause. Employees with a property interest in their job, i.e. civil service employees, cannot be deprived of their employment(discharged or suspended) without due process.

General Information About Exempt Employment

Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority, and as such, they may be discharged, suspended or otherwise disciplined without cause. Exempt employees have no property interest in their employment, and any procedural benefit or other prerogative extended to them by their appointing authority is not intended to create and does not create any such property interest. No officer or employee of the City may make to any other officer or employee any representation of a property interest in employment which does not correspond to Charter provisions unless the City Council, by ordinance, permits such representation. No unauthorized representation can serve as the basis of an employee's reliance on, or expectation of, a property interest.

Employees Seeking To Become Civil Service Employees

There is no protective leave for an exempt employee appointed to a civil service position. Upon receiving a civil service appointment and passing probation, the former exempt employee will be subject to the Civil Service provisions described in Article X of the City Charter. Upon appointment, the civil service employee will begin to accrue displacement and layoff seniority on the first day of his/her civil service appointment and may file for promotional examinations for which s/he qualifies. A full or half-time exempt employee appointed to a full or half-time civil service position continues to: contribute to the Retirement System; accrue vacation time; accrue sick time; receive anniversary date salary increases; and, receive health and dental benefits identical to those received in the civil service position.

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