In conjunction with highway and bridge maintenance activities, assists in the operation of heavier equipment such as a front-end loader, motor graders, backhoes, specialized slope mowers, truck mounted road patcher, and specialized equipment for cleaning out drainage ditches, installing sideline and crossline pipe, and bridge repairs with various levels of formal and informal instruction. Performs skilled highway maintenance worker functions and operates medium sized equipment such as belt loaders, larger (> 4 tons) rollers, skid steer, tractor and trailer mounted injection patcher, tractor with batwing 15' mowers, and combination tractor with side mounted mowers in conjunction with highway and bridge maintenance operations.