What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Operator II position at City of Norfolk?
Department Hiring Salary Range: $44,994.56 - $48,199.3
Essential functions include but are not limited to:
- Operates mowers, tractors, dump trucks, forklifts, and other motorized equipment. Maintains grounds by collecting and delivering trash containers, raking leaves, mixing, and applying chemicals, weed eating, trimming, performing general care of landscape, cleaning up site, removing snow, cutting grass, trimming trees, removing dead limbs, removing storm damage, cutting back weeds, picking up and removing litter, refuse and debris from vacant lots, sweeping yard area. Operates mowers, tractors, dump trucks, forklifts, and other motorized equipment.
- Aids by checking yard areas for environmental hazards, reviewing safety issues involving personnel, equipment, and policies, loading materials for crews, setting up safety zones around the worksites, passing tools to complete jobs, delivering, and retrieving vehicles from garage for maintenance and repair. Performing emergency weather recovery such as de-icing and snow removal and storm debris removal.
- Performs inspections and minor maintenance on equipment by lubricating equipment, changing mower blades, sharpening chain saws, checking and maintaining fluid levels, adjusting tension levels, changing oil and filters, and performing repairs.
- Inventorying cars, keeping logs and records, preparing reports, filling out material requisitions, communicating with customers on site.
- Responds to emergencies by removing storm damage debris.
Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational, technical, or office processes. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or equivalency.
Two years operating heavy equipment or successful completion of a City apprenticeship program.
Two years operating heavy equipment or successful completion of a City apprenticeship program.
- Valid Driver's License.
- Forklift Operation Experience or certification preferred
Salary : $44,995 - $75,382