Equipment Operator IV

City of Norfolk, VA; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Pension plan

Health insurance

Parking

Job summary

City of Norfolk, VA seeks a Forestry Equipment Operator (Equipment Operator IV) to maintain and operate heavy construction equipment and trucks, including bulldozers and beach sanitizing gear. The role includes training other operators and supporting ditch maintenance crews at job sites.

Four years of equipment operation experience and a valid CDL are required. Work location is 2839 Dana Street, Norfolk, VA 23509 with standard government-fair hours and full-time benefits.

Qualifications

• Requires four years of equipment operations experience.
• Valid CDL required.
• Experience operating heavy construction equipment such as bulldozers, cranes, and dump trucks.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment (bulldozers, trailers, cranes, dump trucks, backhoes, beach sanitizing equipment).
• Lead and train other equipment operators and maintenance workers.
• Provide maintenance and minor repairs; load/unload equipment and materials to job sites.
• Stockpile bulk materials and assist yard crews as needed.
• Ensure safety and perform daily inspections of equipment.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Leadership training

Safety compliance

Emergency response

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CDL

Job description

Description The City of Norfolk's Department of Parks and Recreation is currently seeking a Forestry Equipment Operator (Equipment Operator IV). This equipment operator position is required to maintain equipment, stockpile bulk materials, and provide training and support for assigned crews. The incumbent will operate heavy equipment, construction equipment, and trucks. The Equipment Operator IV will operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers, trailers, cranes, dump trucks, backhoes, and beach sanitizing equipment. model and promote safe work practices, provide assistance to crews, perform minor repairs and maintenance, load, unload, and transport equipment and supplies to job sites. This position is a leadership role, and the selected candidate will be the lead equipment operator, responsible for training other equipment operators and maintenance workers while assisting the structure repair and ditch maintenance crews.

Norfolk's department of Parks and Recreation is proud to announce it has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies. This ensures we will continue to provide quality recreational services that enrich the lives of Norfolk's residents.

Essential Functions

• Provides maintenance by removing debris from ditches, removing unauthorized waste materials, loading materials, digging ditches, repairing caves and structures, transporting materials to and from job sites and using heavy construction equipment as assigned.
• Maintains and operates heavy construction equipment such as surf rakes, beach sanitizing equipment, front end loaders, maintainers, cranes, bulldozers, lowboy trailers, dump trucks, backhoes and trailers, forklifts, and other equipment.
• Provides assistance to yard crew, performing minor maintenance and repair, checking equipment for fuel, fluids and safety, loading and unloading equipment on trailers and lowboys and transporting to job site.
• Stockpiles bulk materials by loading, unloading and separating materials as needed.
• Provides training and support by training other team members on heavy equipment operation such as front-end loaders, providing the correct quantities of materials to produce asphalt, maintenance and repair of division's building and providing emergency response recovery including snow and storm debris removal.
• Responds to emergencies by removing storm damage debris.
• Performs safety checks and minor preventative maintenance on equipment, including but not limited to, checking fluids, changing blades and daily inspections to ensure equipment is safe to operate.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

Work requires knowledge necessary to understand basic operational, technical, or office processes. Level of knowledge equivalent to four years of high school or equivalency.

Required

• Four years' experience in equipment operations.
• Valid CDL

Additional Information & Requirements

Work Location: 2839 Dana Street, Norfolk, VA 23509

Work Hours: Monday through Friday, 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM. 40 hours per week.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

Note

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.