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74205 – Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers
Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers operate vehicles and equipment to maintain streets, highways and sewer systems and operate trucks to collect garbage and recyclable materials. This unit group also includes workers who clear vegetation close to power lines. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal public works departments, private contractors under contract with government public works departments and private companies involved in the collection of refuse and recyclable materials.
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Example titles
- Garbage truck driver
- Municipal maintenance equipment operator
- Public works maintenance equipment operator
- Salt truck operator
- Sand spreader operator
- Sewer-flushing truck operator - public works
- Snow removal equipment operator - public works
- Street flusher operator
- Street sweeper operator
- Utility arborist
Main duties
This group performs 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 snowplows or trucks fitted with plow 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 apparatuses for spreading sand, salt or abrasives on roadways
- Operate chainsaws and other clearing equipment to fell trees and cut back vegetation close to power lines
- Check, lubricate, refuel and clean equipment and report any malfunctions to supervisor.
Employment requirements
- Experience as a public works labourer is usually required.
- A driver's licence appropriate to a specific type of equipment may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
- Trade certification for utility arborists is available, but voluntary, in Ontario and British Columbia.
- Some secondary school may be required.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Heavy equipment operators (73400)
- Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (85121)
- Public works and maintenance labourers (75212)
- Public works maintenance equipment operators supervisor (in 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews)
- Transport truck drivers (73300)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
- TEER
- 4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training
- Major group
- 74 – Mail and message distribution, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers
- Sub-major group
- 742 – Transport equipment operators, utility maintenance and related workers
- Minor group
- 7420 – Transport equipment operators, utility maintenance and related maintenance workers
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0