Medium Equipment Operator - Sewer Maintenance

Purpose

This position operates medium equipment for the assigned department.

• Maintains assigned equipment; completes minor repairs; washes and greases equipment.
• Inspects equipment before use.
• Transports equipment to job sites.
• Ensures that work sites are compliant with safety guidelines.
• Informs surrounding residents of work in progress.
• Operates jackhammer, backhoe, and hand tools to excavate water lines.
• Operates the tapping machine.
• Digs trenches.
• Measures and cuts tubing and wire.
• Excavates and cleans meter boxes.
• Repairs the line and main breaks.
• Assists in the installation, repair, and maintenance of fire hydrants
• Mows the city's canals and ditches with a boom mower or bush hog.
• Operates a tandem dump truck.
• Operates a backhoe.
• Repairs or replaces underground stormwater pipes; replaces or repairs manhole rings or tops; repairs erosion problems.
• Transports equipment to job sites.
• Performs or assists with street construction and maintenance activities.
• Maintains rights-of-way, streets, and sidewalks.
• Maintains, inspects, and operates various hand and power tools and small equipment, such as weed trimmers, chainsaws, mowers, aerial lift devices, and asphalt and cement demolition and finishing equipment.
• Sets up traffic control devices around work sites.
• Loads construction debris onto trucks.
• Moves dirt, gravel, rock, sand, and other heavy materials.
• Performs general landscape maintenance, including blowing, weed eating, and spreading mulch.
• Repairs facility equipment, including fences and benches.
• Removes litter, debris, weeds, and wild growth; cleans waste and empties trash receptacles; shovels soil, rock, mulch, leaves, and debris; loads materials on trucks.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requires a High School Diploma or GED equivalent; with one to three years of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen, and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

• Knowledge of landscape maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of turf maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Skill in the operation of work-related equipment, including tractors, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, backhoes, trimmers, blowers, and front-end loaders.
• Skill in performing maintenance checks of equipment.
• Skill in lining playing fields.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

• Paid Holiday
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan
• Protective Services Retirement Plan (select positions)
• Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan
• Retirement Seminars
• PPO Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Health & Wellness Incentives
• Long Term Disability
• Excellence and Service Recognition
• Employee Development and In-Service Training
• Educational Assistance Program
• Uniform Allowance (select positions)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts and Memberships
• Employee Relations
• Direct Deposit
• Credit Union
• Pretax Parking Deductions
• Employer Assisted Home Purchase Program
• Domestic Partnership Benefits
• Healthcare
• PPO Medical Plus Plan
• PPO Medical Basic Plan
• Dental Plus Plan
• Dental Basic Plan
• Vision Service Plan
• Life Insurance
• Basic Life and ADD
• Supplemental Life Employee
• Supplemental Life Spouse
• Supplemental Life Child
• Benefits costs are paid by the City of Savannah, by the employee or shared by both the City and the employee.

Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

Do you have a valid state Driver's License with an acceptable driving history?

• Yes
• No

Do you have two years or more of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience, including the treatment of surface, groundwater, or the operations of water/wastewater treatment?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question