What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Operator A - Clarks Summit State Hospital position at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?
THE POSITION
As an Equipment Operator A with the Department of Human Services at Clarks Summit State Hospital, you will play a key part in maintaining a safe and functional environment. Each day brings new tasks that support hospital operations and patient care. You will use a range of equipment to keep the grounds, roads, and facilities in good condition. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys active work that truly matters.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position supports Clarks Summit State Hospital by operating essential vehicles and equipment that keep the facility safe and functioning well. The role helps ensure transportation, grounds work, and maintenance tasks are completed accurately and on schedule. As an Equipment Operator A, you will perform the following duties:
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
As an Equipment Operator A with the Department of Human Services at Clarks Summit State Hospital, you will play a key part in maintaining a safe and functional environment. Each day brings new tasks that support hospital operations and patient care. You will use a range of equipment to keep the grounds, roads, and facilities in good condition. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys active work that truly matters.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
This position supports Clarks Summit State Hospital by operating essential vehicles and equipment that keep the facility safe and functioning well. The role helps ensure transportation, grounds work, and maintenance tasks are completed accurately and on schedule. As an Equipment Operator A, you will perform the following duties:
- Vehicle Operation: Operate light and medium-weight vehicles to support transportation needs and general facility functions
- Project Equipment Use: Run tractors, loaders, saws, and other tools to complete digging, repairs, landscaping, and construction support tasks
- Escort and Delivery: Transport patients, deliver meals, move supplies, and carry out pickup and delivery services across the facility
- Equipment Care: Complete preventative maintenance, make minor repairs, and document equipment inspections and service activities
- Snow Removal: Perform winter operations, including plowing, salting, and preparing equipment for seasonal conditions
- Grounds Work: Maintain lawns, trees, and outdoor areas through mowing, trimming, planting, and debris removal
Work Schedule and Additional Information:
- Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
- Work hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch and a 12-hour shift every 5th or 6th weekend. Your schedule will include working rotating weekends and holidays.
- Overtime- and travel: As needed
- Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
- Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
- You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
- Six months experience in the operation and maintenance of large vans, buses and single-chassis trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more; or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training
- You must have possession of a valid Class C Pennsylvania driver's license.
- You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
- You must be able to perform essential job functions.
- A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination .
- This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
- Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.
- Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
- Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
- Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
- All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.
- Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S.
- 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.
- 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).
The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
- Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
- Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
- Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
- You must provide complete and accurate information or:
- your score may be lower than deserved.
- you may be disqualified.
- You may only apply/test once for this posting.
- Your results will be provided via email.