Heavy Equipment Operator - Stormwater

City of St. Cloud • City of St. Cloud, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Now Hiring: Heavy Equipment Operator! Join our Public Works team in the Streets & Stormwater Division and make a difference in our community! We’re looking for a skilled and dependable individual to operate heavy construction and maintenance equipment safely and efficiently while helping maintain and improve our City’s infrastructure. As part of our team, you’ll help bring our City’s values to life through Accountability, Empowerment, Innovation, and Ownership by taking pride in your work, operating equipment responsibly, finding solutions, and contributing to a safer, stronger community. Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., with standby hours. Ready to put your skills to work and make an impact? Join our team and help keep our City moving forward!

Requirements

• Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by one (1) year of experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Must obtain and maintain Maintenance of Traffic Level I; Trenching and Shoring Competency; Confined Space; Forklift Operator, FEMA 100, 200, & 700; and CPR and First Aid certifications within 330 days of employment.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license Class "A" restriction 5 (no tractor/trailers acceptable) with tanker endorsement or the ability to obtain within ninety (90) days of employment.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and will frequently lift and/ or move up to 100 pound.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Performs minor preventative maintenance work and routine service and safety checks on equipment.
• Operates front end load, large grader, backhoe, dump truck, excavator and similar equipment.
• Removes and restores the base and surface of asphalt roadways, concrete sidewalks, and driveways.
• Installs piping with the assistance of ditching equipment and manual labor; assists in the installation of water, sewer, and reclaimed water utilities.
• Trains employees in the operation of equipment.
• Makes decisions on the choice of equipment to perform a project; evaluates projects to determine safety level of worksite.
• Performs related work as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED