Water Equipment Operator

City of Charlotte • Charlotte, NC

28d • $24 - $28

About The Position

Charlotte’s local government, with more than 9,000 employees and a total budget of $3.65 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with over 330,000 customer accounts and over 1100 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 26 budget is $651 million and a five-year capital program of $2.2.28 billion.
We enjoy the highest credit ratings from Moody’s and S&P Global as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
JOB SUMMARY: This position operates light, medium, and heavy equipment. Work involves requesting utility and other underground line locates to avoid damaging services; operates backhoe/loader, excavator, and other heavy equipment to dig trenches to grade at construction sites; using hand tools and small powered equipment such as shovels and saws; making sure tools and equipment are available and in working condition; and digging water & sewer mains and services, making repairs. This position also takes responsibility for crews when the Labor Crew Chief II is not present, provides related training, and serves as the competent person on the job site.

Requirements

• High school diploma or completion of GED from an accredited school.
• Two (2) years of related work experience operating heavy equipment.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a city driver’s permit.
• Requires (or obtain within 90 days of hire date) a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) with Tanker’s endorsement.
• Knowledge of basic computer skills
• Ability to follow instructions
• Apply safe work practices
• Knowledge of how to dig trenches to grade at construction sites.
• Knowledge of trenching and shoring.
• Knowledge of operating equipment related to job functions.
• Skill to communicate, both verbal and written.
• Skill in operating light to heavy equipment, such as backhoe/loaders, excavators, trucks, trailers, etc.
• Skill in properly using/caring for basic hand tools and small powered equipment such as shovels and saws.
• Ability to request utility and other underground line locates.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, co-workers, and general public.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to resolve conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Preform pre-trip/post inspections on equipment.
• Use of trenching and shoring equipment
• Assesses job site and requests utility and other underground line locates to avoid damaging services.
• Puts up and takes down safety zone equipment.
• Properly setup and breakdown traffic control safety zones.
• Operates backhoe/loader, excavator, and other heavy equipment to dig trenches to grade at construction sites.
• Digs and repairs water & sewer infrastructure.
• Uses hand tools and small powered equipment such as shovels and saws.
• Operates trucks and trailers; safely loads and unloads heavy equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Ensures tools/equipment are available and in good operating condition each day.
• Performs work to meet safety regulations and quality/production standards.
• Assumes responsibility for the crew when the Labor Crew Chief II is absent.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.
• Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees