Automotive Equipment Operator III

Davita Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

As a leading urban development firm, the City of Omaha seeks a skilled Heavy Equipment Operator for full-time roles. This position involves operating complexity equipment and directing crew tasks in city maintenance operations. Applicants should have significant experience and relevant certifications, ensuring safe and efficient operations while maintaining strong community relations.

Benefits

Paid leave including vacation and sick days

Comprehensive health insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in operational roles, ideally in automotive equipment.
• Must possess a valid Class 'A' commercial driver’s license.
• Effective physical capability to handle heavy lifting and operation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy, complex city maintenance equipment.
• Provides work direction to crew members.
• Conducts minor repairs and preventive maintenance.

Skills

Knowledge of minor maintenance

Ability to operate heavy automotive equipment

Ability to understand oral and written instructions

Ability to adhere to safety policies

Ability to establish and maintain relationships

Education

High school graduation or equivalent

2nd Grade Hoisting and Portable Engineers Certificate

Job description

Posting Type: Closed Competitive

Work Type: Full Time

Nature of Work: This work involves the safe and efficient operation of the heaviest and most complex City construction and maintenance equipment and involves providing work direction to a small crew of workers. Supervision is received from an assigned supervisor who assigns and inspects work upon completion.

Education and Experience: The knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience. High school graduation or its equivalent preferred AND Five (5) years of experience in the operation of automotive equipment of the type assigned to this classification OR Four (4) years as an Automotive Equipment Operator II.

Special Qualifications: Must possess and maintain a valid Class "A" commercial drivers license with "N" endorsement and air brake certification at the time of application. Must possess a 2nd Grade Hoisting and Portable Engineers Certificate by the end of the probationary period.

Pay Range: $24.25 with step increases to $35.22 Hourly

Benefits: Forty-hour work week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; eighteen days sick; and fourteen holidays. Employee's group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Who Can Apply: Applicants for a closed competitive posting are required to meet the following: Candidates must be a current or former City of Omaha employee in any of the following categories: Part-time, Seasonal, Classified, Unclassified, or Probationary, who has worked, at the time of application, at least 1,040 cumulative hours within the last 5 years and has been employed by the City at sometime within the last 18 months and who meets the qualifications as set forth in the posting.

How to Apply: Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline. You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting the Human Resources Department. If the materials are not received in the Human Resources Department by the stated deadline, they will not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

Examination Information: Familiarization is scheduled for July 8, 2025, with the performance test scheduled for July 9, 2025. Specific details related to familiarization and test times will be sent to the candidate once an application has been reviewed and accepted by a recruiter. The final score consists of a passing standard score of 50.

Veteran Points: N/A

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

* Knowledge of minor maintenance needed to repair and maintain assigned equipment
* Knowledge of traffic laws and regulations governing equipment operations
* Knowledge of the geography of the City
* Ability to operate various types of heavy automotive equipment, related construction equipment, and basic hand tools in the performance of assigned duties
* Ability to complete reports of work completed
* Ability to understand oral and written instructions
* Ability to understand sketches and area maps
* Ability to load and transport truck excavating equipment
* Ability to adhere to safety policies, procedures, and guidelines
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees and members of the general public
* Ability to climb, reach, balance, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, stand, walk, push, and pull objects 51 to 75% of the time
* Ability to move and transport objects (such as pieces of concrete and asphalt, tools and equipment, snow plow blades and debris) weighing up to one hundred (100) pounds up to 33% of the time, objects up to fifty (50) pounds 34 to 66% of the time, and objects up to twenty (20) pounds 67 to 100% of the time

Essential Functions: Any one position may not perform all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all of the duties that may be performed in positions allocated to this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Operates heavy, complex equipment assigned to this class in the performance of maintenance and construction projects
* Transports heavy equipment to and from job sites
* Breaks up and removes concrete from streets, ditches, and culverts
* Cuts ditches and trenches
* Loads earth, debris, sand, and salt for disposal at another site
* Grades land, slopes banks, and digs trenches
* Pushes dirt, demolishes buildings, and removes unneeded trees
* Completes and submits reports of work completed
* Inspects fluid levels, cleans, and performs minor repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment operated
* Removes snow and ice from streets and spreads salt and sand
* Maintains regular job attendance in accordance with a schedule established for the position by the supervisor
* Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates within the scope of this classification
* The following are specific to the designated division: Park Maintenance: Cleans the marina, dike, golf and park lagoons, dam sites, and ditches
* Hauls in and spreads rip rap and fills in with dirt
* Performs work on various construction and demolition projects including excavation and backfilling for plumbing, concrete tear out and road grading, and heavy crane work
* Clamshells dirt and cleans ditches
* Street Maintenance: Blades asphalt from streets and parking lots
* Hauls in and spreads rip rap and fills in with dirt
* Clamshells dirt and cleans ditches
* Prepares, lays, and finishes asphalt and concrete projects
* Installs and picks up snow fences
* Sewer Maintenance: Operates and maintains track excavating equipment
* Repairs and replaces pipe or sewer structures
* Forms and sets grades for concrete flatwork and structure replacement
* Pours and finishes concrete flatwork
* Pours and finishes new concrete inlets and manhole covers

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must provide proof of U.S. citizenship or proof of permanent residence or authorization to work. The City of Omaha reserves the right to conduct criminal history, driving record, reference and credit checks and a background investigation on applicants for employment. Successfully passing a criminal background review, reference check, and if applicable, a credit check, is required as a condition of employment. If applicable, the City will require that you successfully pass a review of the driver's license, driving abstract, a pre-employment drug test, a hearing test and a back screening examination as a condition of employment. Failure to provide the information requested in the application process in a truthful, accurate and complete manner may result in disqualification, revocation of conditional employment or termination.

Reasonable Accommodation: The City of Omaha does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you need a disability-related accommodation during the job application or selection process, advise the Human Resources Department at least 48 hours prior to the need by emailing [e-mail].

For a complete description of this job classification, visit hr.cityofomaha.org

Contact Points:

City of Omaha Human Resources Department
1819 Farnam St, Suite 506
Omaha, NE 68183

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Website: hr.cityofomaha.org
Email: [e-mail]