Equipment Operator

Job Title:

Snow Removal

Location:

MN

Reports to:

Sales Manager About Ceres Environmental Operations Ceres Environmental Operations (CEO) is a leader in crisis management, rapid response, and disaster recovery, committed to rebuilding stronger, safer communities. We specialize in emergency response, environmental services, planning, and consulting, including debris removal, blue roofs, logistics, debris management, demolition, recycling, forest management, and coastal and marine restoration. As a licensed general contractor, we offer unparalleled expertise to restore stability where it’s needed most.

Driven by Purpose, Powered by People At CEO, we believe you’re more than just an employee; you’re part of a team with a purpose and a meaningful mission. Every team member plays a vital role in restoring hope, helping communities recover and rebuild.

We value initiative, respect diversity, and give our people the freedom to lead. We offer competitive pay, travel opportunities, and a culture built on resilience and teamwork. If you show up with compassion, share the commitment, react with urgency, and deliver solutions, you’ll fit right in. We don’t just respond to challenges; we rise to them.

What We Are Looking For This position is a key part of our snow removal team. This position focuses on the safe and effective operation of heavy equipment, such as wheel loaders, trucks, and skid steers, to transport and effectively manage volumes of snow.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Load end dump trailers with snow to be removed from site

Use wheel loader to manipulate and transport snow

Use a skid steer to clear snow with either a bucket or broom in high traffic areas

Plow large parking lots with wheel loader or skid Always adhere to stringent safety standards

Communicate effectively

Other duties may be assigned.

Light Maintenance

Required Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Must have a minimum of one year’s experience operating a wheel loader or skid steer

Must have valid state issued driver's license with no restrictions

Reliable transportation to downtown Minneapolis in inclement weather

Able to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, site maps, and memos

Maintain detailed job timesheet

Ability to be alert and aware overnight

Willing to always observe safety and security procedures; use equipment and materials properly

Is consistently at work and on time Dependable and able to commit to long hours of work with short notice, when necessary and typically overnight, and multiple nights in a row Desired

Qualifications:

Experience working with snow removal

Willing to work overtime and in all weather conditions

What to Expect This is a weather-dependent role that requires flexibility and reliability. Expect overnight shifts, extended hours, weekends, holidays, and overtime during snow events. You'll operate heavy equipment in cold, challenging weather conditions while following strict safety procedures to help keep roads and parking areas safe.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Conditions may…