Heavy Equipment Operator II - Maintenance

Minimum Qualifications

• Operates a variety of heavy equipment including preventive maintenance.
• Daily operation of equipment includes: three-wheel street brooms, specialized trash machines, large farm/beach tractors, beach sanitizer machines, tracked and wheeled skid steer loaders.
• Occasional equipment can include: loaders, excavators, backhoes, tankers, flatbeds, snowplows, dump trucks, etc.
• Performs maintenance worker duties when not acting as a heavy equipment operator.
• Responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and functions of the Town streets, beach and boardwalk areas, including support of numerous special events.
• Includes some lifting of heavy items with and without assistance.
• Work schedules vary but include nights, weekends, and holidays throughout the year.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Experience, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• At least one (1) year of driving experience with a Valid CDL commercial class “A” driver’s license with endorsement for “Air Brakes”.
• A current DOT physical card.
• One (1) year of satisfactory paid employment in the operation of automotive equipment, trucks, or equipment used in this position.

Preferred: High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to pass a physical examination.
• Read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Write routine maintenance reports and brief correspondence.
• Communicate with the general public and employees.

Reasoning Ability

• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, hear, and smell.
• Frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions.
• Occasional exposure to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles.
• Near constant exposure to noise level in the work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Veterans are encouraged to apply.

We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retail (401a & 457b)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Thirteen paid holidays
• Vacation
• Personal and sick leave

To learn more details, visit our benefits page here.

Required Questions

• Do you have a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with endorsement for "Air Brakes"?
• Do you have a current DOT physical card?
• Do you have one (1) year of satisfactory paid employment in the operation of automotive equipment, trucks, or equipment used in this position?