Equipment Operator

Equipment Operator 3 (4629-50)

Multiple Vacancies

Final date to receive applications: December 22, 2025

Work Location: Various County Locations

Work Hours: 80 Hours Bi-Weekly

Starting Salary: $22.58 - $29.93 per hour

The Office of the County Engineer provides a variety of important services to the traveling public. These are largely funded by the purchase of license plates and by gasoline taxes. There are 423 bridges and over 500 miles of public right of way—all the responsibility of the County Engineer. These responsibilities include design, construction, inspection, maintenance and study which result in safety improvements or regulations in compliance with State law.

Highly Competitive Employee Benefits Package and Generous Paid Time Off: 11 Paid Holidays, Immediate Accruing Paid Vacation and Sick Time, Earned Personal Days. Ohio Public Employee Retirement System which includes a 14% Employer Contribution and a defined benefit option. Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Medical, HRA, Dental, Vision, Employer-Paid Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility, Free On-Site Parking, Wellness Incentives, Employee Assistance Program access to Free Medical and Rx through Marathon Health plus expansive Behavioral and Mental Health Resources and more.

Under general supervision, Equipment Operator 3 operates medium to heavy equipment on highway maintenance projects and performs various manual and semi-skilled labor functions.

Associates degree from an accredited college, university or technical training institute with major coursework in construction management, construction technology or related field or completion of vocational training in heavy equipment operation or related field and two (2) years work experience in the operation of medium to heavy highway maintenance equipment; or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Must possess a valid state of residency drivers license. Must remain insurable under the County's vehicle insurance policy. Must have or be able to obtain during the probationary period a valid Class A – Commercial Driver's License issued by the state of residency.

• Cell phones and/or two-way radios
• Computer copier, fax, telephone, scanner and other standard modern/business office equipment
• Motor vehicles
• Flail mower
• Long-arm tractor
• Mower – max front and rear
• Loading trucks, pavement marking trucks, side-loading trucks, tractor-trailer trucks, dump trucks
• Skid steer
• Front end loader
• Backhoe
• Bulldozers
• Asphalt paver
• Street sweeper Jet/Vac truck
• Generators
• Air compressors
• Shoring equipment
• Concrete mixer
• Snow plow
• Fork lift
• Power drills, grinders, sanders
• Jack hammer
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Tungsten inert gas welding machine or other welding torches
• Weed eater mower
• Pump, paint sprayer
• Chain saw, circular saw
• Shovels, rakes, pliers, wrenches, hammers, screwdrivers, chisels and other miscellaneous power and hand tools

Employee ascends and/or descends ladders, stairs or scaffolds; works in an area in which the means of egress is or can be obstructed; has exposure to chemical compounds found in an office environment (e.g., toner, correction fluid, etc.); is exposed to environmental conditions which may result in injury from fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases and/or poorly ventilated work areas; is exposed to possible injury from hazardous gases, chemicals, flammables, air contaminants, hazardous waste, unclean or unsanitary conditions;

electrical shock; exposed to possibly injury as a result of working with moving mechanical parts of equipment or machines; works in or around crowds; has contact with potentially violent or emotionally distraught persons or vicious animals or life threatening situations; has exposure to fire, hot, cold, wet, humid or windy weather conditions; exposure to hazardous driving conditions; works second or third shift.

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds…