Heavy Equipment Operator - Landfill

City of Chattanooga•Harrison, TN

13d•$23 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Join the City of Chattanooga Team as a Heavy Equipment Operator for the Landfill. Chattanooga is a vibrant and growing community known as the "Scenic City," offering a blend of outdoor adventure, innovation, and a rich industrial history. The City of Chattanooga is powered by approximately 2,600 employees committed to excellence in public service. We offer careers with purpose, competitive compensation, work-life balance, exceptional wellness programs, and opportunities for growth. This role is essential during inclement weather situations and requires regular attendance. The mission is to work together to build a safe, vibrant, and sustainable city for all Chattanoogans.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Three (3) years of any combination of relevant education, experience, and/or training sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of this job or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Valid Class D driver’s license
Demonstrated proficiency on a minimum of three (3) types of heavy equipment to include three (3) years of experience operating heavy equipment.
Must be able to use electronic devices to receive and track work.
Must be customer service centered, focused, and able to recognize or resolve customer needs according to departmental practices.

Nice To Haves

Typical equipment operated might include but is not limited to: excavators, rubber-tired loaders, compactor, scraper, wood chipper, paving machine, milling machine, motor grader, bulldozer, articulated dump truck, and backhoes.

Responsibilities

Maneuvers heavy equipment and operates complex mechanisms involving digging, moving earth and materials, grading, loading, paving, and performing similar tasks in order to advance projects relating to construction and maintenance of city streets, utilities, and other infrastructure.
Operates various heavy equipment to assist in the maintenance and upkeep of the landfill; operates bulldozer, compactor, and/or scraper to move and compact waste and other materials to ensure proper placement, level, and contents of landfill mounds; operates same equipment to move and compact earth to provide a proper covering for landfill; keeps metal pile clean and assists with sorting of waste.
Operates milling and asphalt paving machines to grind existing pavement and lay down the new pavement for construction and maintenance of roads, parking lots and other paved surfaces; controls speed, depth and width spread/grinding of equipment; operates multiple mechanisms to control speed, volume and depth of asphalt application; monitors and oversees activities of crew workers assisting with the operation of equipment and application of asphalt.
Performs basic and semi-skilled labor as appropriate to assist in the completion of maintenance, upkeep and construction projects; picks up paper, limbs and other debris; uses hand tools and operates motorized tools as necessary to complete the assigned task.
May be required to use, carry and answer cell phones, use other electronic devices to receive and track work, and/or two-way radio as determined by their job duties and supervisor.
Performs other related duties as required.
Must be able to maintain good interpersonal relationships with staff, co-workers, managers and citizens.
Must accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner.
May be assigned or reassigned to any division within the department.
Performs other duties as assigned.