Equipment Operator: Refuse

Build your skills. Serve your community!

Career Growth and Pay Equipment Operator I $42,919 - $47,210 (hiring range)

Start your career hands‑on training and essential public works experience.

Equipment Operator II $45,064- $49,570 (hiring range)

Build technical skill, assume broader responsibilities, and strengthen your contribution to the team.

Equipment Operator III $47,319 - $52,050 (hiring range)

Take on advanced work, serve as a reliable resource for the crew, and support daily operations.

Progression through the career ladder is based on demonstrated skills, successful performance, required training and certifications, operational needs, and available funding.

What You’ll Do

As part of the Equipment Operator team, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the city’s waste management systems. Work assignments may include:

Equipment Operator:
Refuse CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA Full‑Time | Benefits | Paid Training Equipment Operator I $42,919 - $47,210 (hiring range)

Start your career hands‑on training and essential public works experience.

Equipment Operation and Maintenance

Operates light to medium machinery and conducts necessary inspections, fueling, and cleaning. Completes work records and follows safety procedures while setting up traffic control. Learns safe practices for handling materials.

Maintenance and Support Activities

Assists with various maintenance operations, including manual labor and emergency responses. Utilizes tools and small equipment safely.

Professional Conduct and Development

Engages with the public professionally and develops proficiency in equipment operation. As essential personnel, is available during emergencies and inclement weather. Performs additional related duties as needed.

Equipment Operator II $45,064- $49,570 (hiring range)

Operate various automotive and maintenance equipment for Public Works, including trucks, trailers, and mowers. Responsibilities include conducting pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections, fueling, cleaning, reporting maintenance issues, and ensuring safety practices during operation. The use of hand tools, power tools, and small equipment is also essential.

Maintenance and Operations

Work on streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, and grounds with limited supervision. Responsibilities involve completing routes and documentation, traffic control, manual labor tasks like setting up devices and loading materials, and participating in emergency responses, including snow and storm debris removal.

Guidance and Public Interaction

Provide guidance to Equipment Operator I employees and other team members on routine tasks and safety practices. The role demands courteous and professional interaction with the public. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Equipment Operator III $47,319 - $52,050 (hiring range)

Operate medium to heavy automotive and maintenance equipment like dump trucks, loaders, backhoes, tractors, and snow removal machines used in Public Works. It requires conducting pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections, fueling, cleaning, and reporting any maintenance issues. Operators must identify operational, mechanical, or safety concerns and adhere to safe practices in activities like backing, loading, hauling, and unloading.

Field Operations and Support

Field operations include performing skilled tasks related to streets, sidewalks, right‑of‑ways, drainage, grounds, refuse, snow removal, and general maintenance with significant independence. Operators complete routes, work orders, and documentation accurately. They set up and maintain traffic control devices and perform complex maintenance tasks such as material hauling and snow plowing. Coordination with supervisors and crew leaders for equipment use and field issue resolution is also essential.

Training

and Public Interaction

Provide training and guidance to Equipment Operator I and II employees and other staff on equipment operation and safety. Operators respond to emergencies like snow, storms, and flooding, using tools and equipment safely. Interaction with the public is done courteously, with complex concerns referred to supervisors.

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