Equipment Operator II Job San Diego area,California USA,Trades / Skilled Labor

See NOTE(S) below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities.

Equipment Operator II positions operate “medium class” construction equipment such as combination backhoes, loaders, bulldozers, asphalt distributors, hydraulic excavators, and motor graders to perform skilled construction, maintenance, and repair work in a variety of City departments; complete work requests and report forms; may lead the work of others; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES:

Employees in job classifications represented by AFSME Local 127 are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
- 3.5% effective 7/1/27
- 2% effective 7/1/28
- 2% effective 1/1/29
In addition to the scheduled general wage increases, the following equity adjustment wage increases are also scheduled to take effect for Equipment Operator I:
- 5% effective 1/1/29
Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
Some positions may be required to enter and receive work activities on a laptop or tablet.
Some positions may require a Confined Space Certification within six months from the date of hire. Employees in this position will be required to maintain the certification as part of condition of employment.
Equipment Operator II employees who operate commercial vehicles are required by California State Law, as a condition of employment, to submit to drug and alcohol testing. Prior to hire, a background check will be completed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse and with former employers regarding drug and alcohol testing results.

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EXPERIENCE

You must meet ONE of the following options:

One year of full-time experience operating industrial motive equipment similar to equipment operated by Equipment Operator I positions in the City of San Diego such as skip loaders, self-propelled roller compactors, motor graders on rough blade work, backhoes/extendahoe, asphalt distributors, trucks with boom crane combination, compressor trucks, cement mixer trucks, power sewer rodding machines, tractors with gang or rotary mower/turf sweeper combination, compact excavators, flushers, combination cleaners, lowboy (trailer), or other equipment of comparable difficulty.

One year of full-time experience operating medium class industrial motive equipment similar to equipment operated by Equipment Operator II positions in the City of San Diego such as D-4 or D-6 class bulldozers, motor graders on skilled blade work, articulating loaders (e.g., Case 621, 721, or larger), backhoes/extendahoe (e.g., Case 580 or larger), or other equipment of comparable difficulty.

Six months of full-time Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience and/or on-the-job training (1040 hours) as an Equipment Operator II with the City of San Diego.

NOTES:

Driving the equipment only without actually operating it to perform construction, maintenance, repair, and other intended work is NOT qualifying.
City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

LICENSE

A valid California Class A or B Driver License AND a valid California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) medical certificate dated within the last two years are required at the time hire. Candidates will generally be required to show proof of their commercial driver license and DMV medical…