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Equipment Operator (Site Care)

Site Care
Jackson, MS Full Time
POSTED ON 3/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/1/2050

Equipment Operator

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Physically and mentally competent to perform manual labor tasks, such as operating manpowered or motorized grass cutting equipment
  • Capable of understanding and carrying out oral or written instructions for skilled and unskilled duties
  • Experience in operating complex equipment
  • Valid Mississippi motor vehicle operator’s license
  • Must be insurable by the district insurance carrier
  • Pass drug screening test as outlined by district policy

Reports To

Site Care Supervisor

Essential Functions

  • Performs routine grounds maintenance jobs involving a variety of skilled duties
  • Cuts lawn, using power mowers and tractors with single or three sectional rotary clippers or hand mowers
  • Operates such equipment as end loader, tractor with grader blade to do landscaping and tract remodeling, parking lot repairs
  • Picks up trash and debris from grounds, walks, parking lots, play areas, and athletic fields and hauls to dump site
  • Prunes shrubs and hedges to shape and enhance appearance of shrubs
  • Rakes and removes leaves and straw, cleans ditches, culverts, storm drains, gutters, and downspouts and hauls debris to dump site
  • Sprays shrubs and trees with insecticide or herbicide when necessary and fertilizes
  • Waters lawns, shrubs, and athletic fields during dry periods by hose or portable sprinkler system
  • Operates vehicles as needed
  • Performs other related duties as requested or assigned

Salary Information

Days Employed:

241 per school year

Beginning Salary:

$12.50-$24.50
Exception:  JPS employees should refer to the Classified Employee Pay Scale Rules of Administration and Implementation.

 

 

 

Salary : $13 - $25

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