Equipment Operator

North Dakota State Hospital - Jamestown, ND - Equipment Operator & Maintenance Worker

Full-time, Regular - 100% Health Insurance paid by employer.

As an Equipment Operator with the North Dakota State Hospital, you will maintain the State Hospital campus and James River Correctional Center parking areas, so they remain in an attractive and safe manner.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Maintaining safety of streets, sidewalks and parking lots.
• Operating snow blower, bobcat and dump truck with blade to remove ice and snow from streets, sidewalks and parking lots, this may need to be done during adverse weather conditions.
• Shoveling snow and ice from doorways and other areas that equipment can't reach.
• Operating mower, skid steer and backhoe as needed.
• Operation of heavy equipment
• Trimming trees, mow and weed areas that the equipment can't reach.
• Supervising client workers as they are working on the lawns.
• Minor repairs and maintenance of grounds equipment.
• Testing swimming pool chemicals and AED readiness.
• Assisting other plant services staff with special projects, when schedule allows.

To be considered for this position, you are required to have a high school diploma or GED, one year of general maintenance experience and a valid driver's license.

• Preference will be given to those having a commercial driver's license (CDL) and experience operating various equipment, i.e., lawn mowers, pay loaders, trucks, snow blowers.

About Us

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications, credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 pm.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. 23-12-10.