Equipment Operator 2

BREC Recreation And Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge•Multiple locations, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment Operator 2 works at a variety of BREC parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields, and other facilities, operating light to heavy equipment and tools, performing and leading maintenance and repair work.

Requirements

H.S. diploma or equivalent.
Valid LA Class D driver's license.
2 years related experience.
Mechanical aptitude and excellent driving record required
Good interpersonal & organizational skills with ability to prioritize and inspect work
Knowledge of basic principles and practices of operating a variety of grounds maintenance equipment. And tools
Skill in use of operation of hand tools and a variety of commercial type equipment involved in grounds maintenance
Must have a positive attitude with the willingness and desire to learn new skills
Ability to operate light power maintenance tools and equipment such as small tractors, box scrappers, riding mowers, and attachments, etc.
Ability to adjust to changing work demands, procedures, technology, and/or priorities
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public

Nice To Haves

Vo-tech school diploma or associates degree.
Horticulture or related
Class 3 Turf and Ornamental Pesticide Applicator's License.
Valid LA Commercial driver's license Class B or A w/air brakes.
5 or more years related experience, at least 3 years full-time at BREC

Responsibilities

Operates variety of commercial type equipment including, but not limited to; riding mowers, mini-excavator, backhoe, front end loader, pressure washer, trucks, trailers, dump trucks, bucket trucks, tractors with various attachments, aerifiers, blowers, graders, skid loader, rollers, and other related grounds maintenance equipment in order to maintain parks and athletic fields in an outdoor setting.
Operates and transports equipment requiring a Commercial Driver's License.
Loads, unloads trucks and trailers with heavy equipment and small equipment.
Cleans, performs basic preventative maintenance/repairs, and prepares equipment for operations. (Washes, fuels, oils, lubes, clean/change air filters, etc.)
Occasionally directs and oversees the work of other team members as assigned.
Relays assignments as required or under direction/instruction of supervisor(s)
Repairs and maintains playground equipment, athletic field maintenance and set-up, repairs and constructs fences
Grades, fills, levels park surfaces, digs/fills ditch, loads dirt/sand/gravel/brush/debris and other materials onto trucks.
Performs repairs to parking lots and roads, including, but not limited to gravel asphalt, concrete and other paved and loose fill surfaces
Cut/load/remove tree limbs.
All other duties as assigned.