• Equipment Operator

    City of Durham (Durham, NC)


    Equipment Operator

     

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    Equipment Operator

     

    Salary

     

    $46,093.00 - $78,853.00 Annually

     

    Location

     

    Durham, NC

     

    Job Type

     

    Full time with benefits

     

    Job Number

     

    25-05420

     

    Department

     

    General Services

     

    Opening Date

     

    04/29/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    5/27/2025 12:00 AM Eastern

     

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    Position Description

    Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

     

    Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

     

    The General Services Department’s (http://durhamnc.gov/733/General-Services) innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you’re interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

     

    Hiring Range: $46,093 to $71,532

     

    Workdays/Hours: Monday – Friday 6:00 am to 2:30 pm

     

    Position devoted to maintaining and enhancing lawn, beds and landscaped areas along roadways and on City property through the performance technical work and supervision of staff performing semi-skilled and skilled labor. Incumbents perform semi-skilled labor requiring technical repairs, operation of light-duty equipment and power tools and specialized equipment in the application of herbicides, mulch, irrigation, soil amendments and turf improvement inputs (aeration, seeding and bed preparation) and/or leading the work of others performing work related to the field of Landscape Maintenance. This support role may include driving a truck with a trailer and loading, unloading and securing equipment on trailers, and setting up work zones. Incumbents may also assist with general maintenance tasks in addition to their primary assignment. In the growing season (March-November), duties are mostly limited to following an established operational routine. Decisions are limited primarily to carrying out duties, operating assigned equipment and performing work efficiently to meet established standards and deadlines. In the dormant season (December-February), incumbents will participate in snow and ice removal, snow-plow operation, landscape bed, retaining wall, unit paver, and tree installation, mulching, turf improvement activities, tree and shrub pruning, skills training and litter collection.

     

    An incumbent is responsible for participating in the work assigned to a crew, to include; performing technical work (mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, spraying), following care and custody protocols on equipment and vehicles; operating light-duty equipment and power tools; fueling equipment, and filling/rinsing and properly storing spray-units; maintaining assigned PPE and supplies; reporting daily work metrics to a supervisor (including pesticide logs); and performing related duties.

    Duties/Responsibilities

    + Performs mowing operations including deployment of necessary equipment and gear, adheres to use of PPE and proper work zone setup in a roadside environment, performs mowing and litter collection operations as assigned; picks up litter along service area, operates zero-turn, walk behind and ride-behind mowers, hedge trimmers, blowers, edgers, string trimmers (“weed-eaters”), vehicle-mounted tank sprayers and backpack sprayers, salt spreaders, and tractor-mounted brush cutters, brooms, and plows.

    + Performs vegetation management operations using specialized tools and equipment and techniques to clear sightlines, traffic signs, barriers and wooded edges.

    + Drives heavy, mid and light-duty trucks equipped with standard beds, lift gates and dump beds pulling standard landscape trailers and dump trailers.

    + Performs technical work, service checks, and preventative maintenance on applicable equipment, systems, and vehicles; performs and documents care, and custody protocols associated with assigned gear; and operates light-duty equipment, power and hand tools.

    + Gathers and reports information on work metrics to supervisor

    + Provides customer service; responds to customer questions and concerns; understands and stays current on policies and procedures.

    + Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

     

    Minimum Qualifications & Experience

     

    + High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).

    + Three years of experience related to assignment.

    + A valid North Carolina Class "B" CDL "or" obtain within 6 months of hire.

    + This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event.

     

    Additional Preferred Skills

     

    + North Carolina Pesticide Applicators License.

    + MUTCD Roadside Environmental Safety Certification.

    + Experience working in roadside environments.

    + Experience driving a 1-ton truck with trailer.

    + Experience operating landscape equipment.

    + Experience doing preventative maintenance and minor repairs on landscape equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, trailers)

     

    Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

     

    + 12-13 paid holidays per year

    + 13 standard work days of vacation per year

    + 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

    + 2 weeks paid military leave per year

    + Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

    + State and City retirement plans

    + Short and long term disability plans

    + Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

    + City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

    + Paid funeral leave

    + Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

    + Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

    + 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

    + 4 hours parental leave each year

    + Workman's Compensation Insurance

    + 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

    Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

    + 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

    + State retirement plan

    Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

    + 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

    + State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

    + Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

    + Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

    + Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

     

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    Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

     

    + City of Durham Website

    + Walk in

    + Job fair

    + Employee referral

    + Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

    + Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

    + Craig's List

    + Facebook

    + LinkedIn

    + GlassDoor

    + governmentjobs.com

    + Monster.com

    + Indeed.com

    + Employment Security Commission

    + Magazine/Newspaper

    + Other

     

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    If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

     

    03

     

    Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

     

    + Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

    + High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

    + Associates Degree

    + Bachelor's Degree

    + Master's Degree

    + PhD or Juris Doctorate

     

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    Do you have a valid NC Class B - CDL "or" are you willing to obtain the required Class B - CDL within 6 months of hire?

     

    + I have the required NC Class-B CDL

    + I have a valid driver's license and willing to obtain the required NC Class-B CDL with 6 months.

    + I do not have a license and not willing to obtain the required B-CDL.

     

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    How many years of experience in operations and specialized maintenance in the field of landscaping or applied horticulture do you have?

     

    + No related experience

    + Less than 1 year of experience

    + 1 year but less than 3 years

    + 3 years but less than 5 years

    + 5 or more years

     

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    How many years of experience do you have driving a 1-ton truck with trailer (or equivalent)?

     

    + No related experience

    + Less than 1 year of related experience

    + 1 year but less than 3 years

    + 3 years but less than 6 years

    + 6 or more years

     

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    How many years of experience do you have operating landscape equipment (zero-turn mower, edger, trimmer, blower, tractor)?

     

    + No related experience

    + Less than 1 year of related experience

    + 1 year but less than 3 years

    + 3 years but less than 6 years

    + 6 or more years

     

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    How many years of experience do you have performing work in a roadside environment?

     

    + No related experience

    + Less than 1 year of related experience

    + 1 year but less than 3 years

    + 3 years but less than 6 years

    + 6 or more years

     

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    How many years of experience do you have performing preventative maintenance and minor repairs on landscape equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, trailers)?

     

    + No related experience

    + Less than 1 year of related experience

    + 1 year but less than 3 years related experience

    + 3 years but less than 4 years related experience

    + 4 years or more

     

    10

     

    This position is critical to emergency operations and will report to work in spite of or because of an emergency or disaster event. Do you understand this statement?

     

    + Yes

    + No

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