Equipment Operator I - Park Maintenance

Requirements

• Willingness to work under conditions that are sometimes unpleasant, where safety equipment must be worn and safety procedures followed.
• Ability to maneuver self into and/or onto vehicular equipment with two foot steep first step, and onto frame or fender as required to perform fluid/filter check daily and maintenance every 100 hours or as needed on mowers and plows.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 90 pounds.
• Ability to maintain balance and physically tolerate operating and riding heavy equipment over rough terrain for long periods of time.
• Ability to work outdoors when inclement weather conditions exist.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to airborne environmental nuisances associated with machine exhaust, open grounds, and construction.
• Ability to tolerate equipment and machinery noise with the use of ear plugs or other hearing protection.
• Ability to continuously perform tasks that require one to push, pull, climb (ladders and in and out of vehicular equipment), bend, twist, reach, stand, and walk, about (up to half a mile at a time) for most of an eight hour shift.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas class B commercial driver's license (CDL) with an air brake endorsement. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.

Qualifications

• Six months of experience in the operation of motor vehicles.
• A valid Kansas class B commercial driver's license (CDL) with an air brake endorsement within six months of hire. If you are a Canadian or Mexican citizen, you will be required to have or obtain a CDL from your home country.
• A valid driver's license.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.

Skills

• Skilled and safe operation of trucks and other powered equipment, including any attached mechanical equipment.
• Manual work, usually of an unskilled or semiskilled nature, in connection with maintenance or construction activities.
• Occasionally directs a small number of laborers assigned to help on specific tasks.

Benefits

• Vacation: 10 days per year, accrues up to 240 hours annually.
• Holidays: Eleven paid holidays, one personal holiday after six months.
• Sick Leave: One work day per month accrual, up to 240 hours annually.
• Health Insurance: UMR/United Healthcare PPO plans, pre-tax premiums.
• Dental Insurance: Two Delta Dental plans, pre-tax premiums.
• Lifetime Insurance: Low-cost voluntary term life insurance, MetLife.
• Supplemental Life: Additional voluntary employee-paid term life insurance, MetLife.
• Retirement: Wichita Employees (WER) Plan 3, Commissioned Police & Fire Plan C-79.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax deductions for dependent care and/or unreimbursed medical expenses.
• Long-Term Care Insurance: UNUM plan with various options for benefit amount and duration.