Construction Equipment Operator

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University at Buffalo is seeking a Construction Equipment Operator within Campus Operations. You will operate and service large equipment, load and unload trucks, and perform snow and ice removal during the winter season to maintain campus grounds.

Responsibilities include operating backhoes, dump trucks, loaders, tractors, and other equipment; performing routine maintenance; assisting with turf projects; moving cargo; and manual labor to keep campus safe and accessible.

Qualifications

• Duties include operating, servicing, loading/unloading large motor vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Operating large grounds maintenance equipment (packers, backhoes, dump trucks, loaders, tractors)
• Assisting with turf projects, fertilizing, grass cutting, pruning and planting
• Driving large delivery vehicles, loading/unloading, transporting freight
• Performing routine service on vehicles and equipment including tires, fluids, plows
• Moving cargo on and off vehicles
• Removing snow and ice from paved surfaces
• Performing manual labor to maintain campus grounds

Job description

The University at Buffalo is currently seeking Construction Equipment Operators within Campus Operations. In this role as a Construction Equipment Operator, you will be responsible for the operation, routine servicing, loading and unload of large motor vehicles as well as the removal of snow and ice during the snow season.

In this position, you will be responsible for following:

• Operating large garbage packers, backhoes, dump trucks, loaders, tractors, snow & ice removal equipment, and other grounds maintenance equipment at least one third of the work time.
• Assisting with spraying, turf repair, fertilizing, grass cutting, pruning and planting projects
• Driving large delivery vehicles, loading and unloading, and transporting freight
• Routine service on motorized/ non-motorized vehicles and equipment which includes changing tires, lubrication, check and add fluids, install/remove snow plows, and perform minor repairs
• Moving cargo on and off vehicles
• Removing snow and ice from paved surfaces
• Performing manual labor associated with maintaining campus grounds

This position is defined as safety-sensitive, and as such, is subject pre employment and random alcohol and drug testing under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991.

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• Being a part of the University at Buffalo community.

The University at Buffalo is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with a disability.