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Article 10
Pay Differentials
A. Selection for Certification of Employees for Heavy Equipment Operator (Intermittent).
When the Appointing Authority determines that an additional employee(s) is to be trained for
certification to operate a piece of heavy equipment, such opportunity shall be posted at the
principal place of employment for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days. Employees within the
same discipline and assigned to the same principal place of employment who are interested in
being considered for such training shall indicate their interest in writing.
For each Heavy Equipment Operator (Intermittent) needed by the Appointing Authority in a
principal place of employment and discipline, the Appointing Authority shall consider for training
the three (3) most senior employees who have indicated their interest in writing.
Such employees considered for training will be scheduled for an oral interview before a three
(3) member panel of supervisors selected by the Appointing Authority for the purpose of
determining their knowledge of the proper maintenance and the operation of the equipment.
Each of the considered employees shall be scored individually by each supervisor and the
scores of each of the three supervisors shall be totaled. The employee(s) with the highest total
score shall be selected for the training. When additional certified operators are needed, over
and above the number indicated by the posting, the entire process shall be repeated. The
Local Union shall be provided fourteen (14) days written notice of the interview date. By mutual
agreement of the Regional Management Resources Supervisor and the Local Union, the
fourteen (14) day written notice of the interview date may be reduced or waived. During the
selection process, a Union Representative shall be afforded the opportunity to be present for
the purpose of observing the impartiality and fairness of the scoring process.
When an additional certified operator(s) is needed, the entire process shall be repeated.
B. Certification of Employees for Heavy Equipment Operator (Intermittent). An employee
shall be certified as a Heavy Equipment Operator (Intermittent) upon completion of the
minimum number of hours required for that designated piece of equipment or upon completion
of two (2) years of training whichever comes first and upon certification by the immediate
supervisor and the Regional Management Resources Supervisor that the employee has
demonstrated his/her ability to satisfactorily operate and maintain the equipment.
After certification, for good and sufficient reasons, the immediate supervisor and the Regional
Management Resources Supervisor may re-review the capabilities of the employee to operate
and maintain the equipment for continued certification.
After certification, the immediate supervisor and Regional Management Resources Supervisor
reserves the right to decertify Intermittent Heavy Equipment Operators whose performance
deteriorates and who fail to meet the standards established by the supervisor for operating
heavy equipment or who fail to maintain the equipment properly, or who abuse the equipment.
Decertification shall be grievable under Article 17 of the Master Agreement.
C. Assignment to Heavy Equipment Operator (Intermittent). Intermittent Heavy Equipment
Operating assignments shall be made on the basis of State Seniority from among certified
employees who are available and capable of performing the work in the same discipline and
assigned to the same principal place of employment. Where no certified operators are
available in the principal place of employment, the Appointing Authority may then select any
other principal place of employment from which to assign an operator following the same
procedure.
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