Description

The City of Norfolk's Department of Utilities is seeking qualified applicants for an Equipment Operator III in our Water Production Division. The person in this role will be responsible for driving various types of equipment to and from job sites, transporting crew, and doing routine maintenance on vehicles.

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Operates mowers, tractors, dump trucks, forklifts, and other motorized equipment.
• Applies chemicals to lakes, dredges lakes, harvests weeds, and repairs and rebuilds boat ramps.
• Maintains pipeline by using heavy equipment to locate raw water mains, repairing, and replacing air valves, maintaining, and repairing equipment at pump stations, maintaining vaults and manholes, opening and closing valves, and assisting in directing the flow of traffic or redirecting traffic.
• Transports heavy equipment, supplies, and materials to job sites.
• Performs safety checks, maintenance, and minor repairs on equipment and tools.
• Assists with loading/unloading materials, job site tasks, and maintaining clean equipment and work areas.
• Lifts up to 75 lbs., climbs, stands, pulls, bends, stoops throughout portions of the workday.
• Assist workers as needed.

Education/Experience

Additional Information & Requirements

Valid driver's license, CDL required. May require CDL with Tanker Endorsement within six months of hire, depending upon assignment. The desired candidate will possess a Class A Commercial Driver's License. Pre-employment testing on the operation of equipment may be required.
Work Location: Moores Bridges Water Treatment Plant, located at 6040 Waterworks Road, Norfolk, Virginia
Work Hours: Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; standby duty rotation and overtime may be required