Heavy Equipment Operator

HRSD; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative utility committed to protecting public health and the environment. This forward-thinking organization values its employees and fosters a culture of creativity and belonging. With a focus on excellence, HRSD offers a unique Apprenticeship Program that combines paid training with classroom instruction, providing a pathway to a fulfilling career. If you’re passionate about making a difference in your community and want to be part of a team that values respect and collaboration, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

PAID Classroom training

PAID On-the-job training

FREE Textbooks

REIMBURSEMENT for mileage

Regular training increases

Top-notch instructors

Tutoring available

Enhanced promotional opportunities

Veterans' benefits available

Job description

This site allows you to review and apply for job openings and review the status of your application. All candidates (new and existing) must register in iRecruitment in order to be considered for employment at HRSD.

Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) is an award-winning utility known for innovation. Are you looking to make a meaningful difference in your community? Do you want to feel good about what you do every day for our environment? At HRSD our Promise is to treat wastewater and recover natural resources to protect public health and the environment. We accomplish this by focusing on our most important asset, our employees. As a people-first organization, HRSD employees are encouraged to think creatively and are empowered to try new approaches to solving problems. HRSD is committed to fostering a sense of belonging and respect for all our employees and communities. Building a sense of belonging across our employee and community relationships allows HRSD to work more cohesively and effectively to meet the needs of those we serve. Working together as a unified HRSD, our employees can meet their full potential, be better engaged, and help keep HRSD’s promise.

HRSD Employee Testimonials

Since HRSD’s inception, there has been one overriding promise – to treat wastewater and recover natural resources to protect public health and the environment. As an industry leader with a service area that includes 20cities and counties of southeast Virginia, HRSD has received national, state and local honors for environmental excellence. Our diversely qualified workforce helps protect public health and the environment every day. If you share this vision and want to make a difference, join our award-winning team!

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The Human Resources office is in HRSD’s main office complex, which is located in Virginia Beach’s Airport Industrial Park. We are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

HRSD is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. HRSD does not discriminate against individuals in employment on the basis of race, sex, including sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, engaging in protected activity or any additional protected characteristics recognized by federal, state and local law.

HRSD is a Drug Free Workplace.

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HRSD created the nation's first wastewater industry Apprenticeship Program to perpetuate excellence in our workforce. Our Apprenticeship Program is custom-designed to help individuals achieve the training and experience needed for a successful HRSD career.

HRSD's Apprenticeship Program is a combination of on-the-job training and related classroom instruction. All can be completed in three orfour years. The description of duties for each career can help you select the position that is right for you. The number of job openings in each career determines the number of apprenticeship opportunities available.

Apprenticeship Program Benefits

• PAID Classroom training
• PAID On-the-job training
• FREE Textbooks
• REIMBURSEMENT for mileage
• Regular training increases
• Top-notch instructors, including licensed professional engineers
• Tutoring available
• Enhanced promotional opportunities throughout Hampton Roads and the Middle Peninsula
• Recognized and/or approved by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Virginia Community College System, the Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
• Veterans' benefits available for qualified participants
• Exemptions for on-the-job training and/or prior related coursework may be approved by the Apprenticeship Committee.

HRSD observes state holidays. Our offices are closed on the following days:

New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day
Labor Day
State Observed Holiday
Election Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas

January 1
3rd Monday in January
3rd Monday in February
Last Monday in May
June 19
July 4
1st Monday in September
2nd Monday in October
1st Tuesday in November
November 11
4th Thursday in November and the day after
December 25

Other days or partial days may be declared official holidays at the discretion of the General Manager.