Motor Equipment Operator

City of Spartanburg • Spartanburg, SC

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About The Position

The Motor Equipment Operator uses motor equipment to repair streets and sidewalks and assist with landscaping for the City of Spartanburg. The position is responsible for general maintenance of streets and landscapes. It transports personnel and equipment to work sites, operates equipment, and performs street, sidewalk, drainage, landscaping, and general maintenance work. The role also includes handling complaints and providing assistance, information, and solutions as needed. Work may be performed in adverse weather conditions and requires frequent physical activity, lifting, and working at heights.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent certificate of competency.
• Valid South Carolina Driver’s license and CDL Class B.
• Several years of related construction experience.
• Physical ability to frequently stoop, squat, kneel, and crawl.
• Ability to repeatedly lift and carry objects weighing up to 80 pounds.
• Comfort working at elevated heights and ability to safely ascend, descend, and work from ladders as required.
• Ability to work safely and in a timely manner in adverse weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Transport personnel and equipment to work sites.
• Repair potholes and street cuts using tools such as jackhammers, shovels, picks, tampers, saws, and hammers; patch with asphalt and repair driveways and gas cuts as required.
• Operate dump trucks, a bobcat, and a trailer.
• Load and haul dirt, rock, sidewalk forms, and other materials; haul forms and a bobcat on a trailer as needed.
• Assist coworkers with setting forms, removing sidewalks and curbs, grading soil, and pouring, grading, and leveling concrete.
• Clear ditches and rights-of-way; sweep and clean vacant and occupied lots; clean out or build catch basins and lay drainage pipe.
• Use shovels, sledgehammers, claw hammers, steel forms, and other equipment to remove, grade, pour, and level concrete.
• Use weed eaters, chainsaws, swing blades, and similar equipment to clear and clean sites and lots.
• Operate machines and equipment safely and securely.
• Perform periodic safety, maintenance, and servicing checks to ensure equipment functions properly.
• Perform general and preventative maintenance and repair work.
• Receive and handle complaints, providing assistance, information, and solutions as needed.

What This Job Offers

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