Equipment Operator I - Sportsplex

Essential Functions / Duties And Responsibilities

• Operates lawn mowers, front-deck mowers, tractors, weed eaters, edgers, chainsaws, and other landscaping and maintenance equipment
• Operates tractors with attachments such as box blades, discs, and sprayers
• Drives and operates City vehicles including pickup trucks, flatbed trucks, and bucket trucks
• Performs daily inspections of equipment and vehicles, including checking fluid levels, belts, batteries, tires, and safety components
• Cleans, fuels, and performs routine maintenance on equipment, tools, and department shop areas
• Maintains landscaped areas by cutting grass and weeds, trimming trees and shrubs, planting flowerbeds, and applying pest treatments
• Performs maintenance work across City properties including parks, rights-of-way, City Hall, fire and police stations, library, recreation facilities, community centers, and golf facilities
• Trims limbs, distributes materials along rights-of-way, and assists with street, drainage, and infrastructure-related work as needed
• Performs manual labor including digging holes, moving dirt, lifting materials, and assisting with the installation, repair, or maintenance of infrastructure components such as pipe or signage
• Follows all City safety rules, policies, and procedures and use required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Identifies and reports unsafe conditions, hazards, or equipment malfunctions to a supervisor
• Provides operational support to other departments or work areas as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, or related work experience
• Current and valid Driver’s License
• Willingness to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and non-standard hours as needed

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Frequent physical exertion including standing, walking on uneven terrain, bending, stooping, crouching, climbing, and lifting heavy objects (often over 50 pounds)
• Exposure to outdoor weather conditions, moving machinery, traffic, noise, and chemicals
• Requires wearing appropriate PPE such as gloves, safety glasses, hard hats, safety shoes, and other protective gear as required

Benefits

The City of Orange Beach offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes:

• Health care
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Deferred compensation plans
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick leave

View our Employee Benefits Guide.