Equipment Operator - Stormwater

FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES ONLY!

Promotional Opportunity: Equipment Operator Stormwater Division
City of St. Cloud | 6:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. | Includes stand-by hours

The City of St. Clouds Stormwater Division is offering a promotional opportunity for a qualified and motivated individual to advance into the role of Equipment Operator . This position plays a vital role in preserving and improving our communitys infrastructure and environment.

As an Equipment Operator, you will be responsible for operating heavy trucks and a variety of specialized equipment to maintain roads, rights-of-way, drainage systems, and other City-owned property. This is skilled work that requires attention to safety, precision, and a strong sense of purpose.

Were looking for a team member who embodies our City values:

• Accountability You take ownership of your responsibilities and ensure work is completed efficiently and with care.

• Empowerment Youre ready to step up, use your skills, and make decisions that contribute to the teams success.

• Innovation You look for smarter, safer, and more efficient ways to perform tasks and solve problems in the field.

• Ownership You understand the impact of your work on the community and take pride in delivering results that matter.

If youre ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a high-performing team thats committed to excellence in public service, we encourage you to apply.

Apply now and help shape a better St. Cloudone project at a time.

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

• Performs minor preventative maintenance work on equipment to ensure that the equipment is in working order; performs routine service and safety checks on equipment.
• Reports potentially significant maintenance or repair problems to a supervisor and to the Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor.
• Operates a front-end loader (3 cubic yard bucket or less), to load working materials onto a dump truck and within a job site.
• Operates a rubber tire backhoe (equal or less than 20' reach) for digging. and excavation.
• Operates the Skid Steer loader for loading, grading, and concrete removal.
• Operates the vac truck to clean and maintain the City drainage system.
• Operates the Street Sweeper.
• May operate the excavator, grader, or dozer on a temporary, emergency, or trainee basis.
• Drives a dump truck to haul materials and debris.
• Removes and restores the base and surface of asphalt roadways, concrete sidewalks and driveways.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by one (1) year of experience working with heavy equipment; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Bilingual preferred (Spanish/English).

Must be able to respond to afterhours emergencies or work efforts.

Must possess and maintain the following certifications or obtain within one (1) year of employment:

• Maintenance of Traffic Level I
• Trenching and Shoring Competent Person
• Confined Space
• Forklift Operator
• Equipment Operator 1 - Street Sweeper, Dump truck, Loader (3 cubic yard bucket or less), Back-Hoe (equal or less than 20' reach), Mini Excavator, Jet-Vac, Concrete truck, Skid Loader, Forklift.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license Class A (restriction 5 no tractor/trailers) with an acceptable driving history. Physical Requirements :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain stationary; move; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to remain stationary; communicate and taste or smell. The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and will frequently lift and/ or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Mathematics:
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Language Ability :
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Reasoning:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Work Environment :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and confined spaces. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.