Department: Public Works – Highway Department

Pay Range: $21.54 – $28.27 /hour hiring range & excellent benefits

Closing date: Open until filled –

Posted internally and externally for at least 7 business days.

Requirements: The Town of Exeter is currently seeking a full-time Heavy Equipment Operator for its Highway Department. Will be responsible for operating heavy equipment including loaders, backhoes, dump trucks, excavators, street sweepers, trucks equipped with snow plows, and other snow and ice control activities. Pick and shovel work, jack hammering, asphalt cutting, maintain drainage systems, clean out storm drains, culverts, and ditches, lays brick and block for drainage structures, dig trenches, some masonry, and other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Duties require knowledge of construction and maintenance equivalent to completion of a high school diploma and one to three years of related experience or a combination of education and experience. Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Must possess a valid New Hampshire CDL Class B driver’s license with air brake certification.

Email Town employment application to: crestuccia@exeternh.gov