Medium Equipment Operator - Sewer Maintenance

City of Savannah; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Savannah is seeking a Maintenance Worker to operate and maintain city medium equipment across departments. You will inspect, repair, and transport equipment, and ensure job sites meet safety standards.

Responsibilities include digging, trenching, operating backhoes, mowers, and other tools; performing preventive maintenance; and communicating with residents about ongoing work. Requires high school diploma or GED and 1–3 years of equipment experience, plus a valid Georgia driver's

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or GED with 1–3 years of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with acceptable driving history.
• Background investigation, including supervised drug screen and post-offer medical screen, required prior to employment.
• Knowledge of landscape maintenance, turf maintenance, and safety practices.
• Skill in operating and performing maintenance checks on work-related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains assigned equipment; completes minor repairs; washes and greases equipment.
• Inspects equipment before use.
• Transports equipment to job sites.
• Operates various equipment including jackhammer, backhoe, and tools to excavate water lines.
• Performs street construction and maintenance activities and maintains rights-of-way, streets, and sidewalks.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety practices

Oral and written communication

Landscape maintenance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Tractors

Dump trucks

Backhoes

Trimmers

Blowers

Front-end loaders

Job description

Purpose

This position operates medium equipment for the assigned department.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains assigned equipment; completes minor repairs; washes and greases equipment.
• Inspects equipment before use.
• Transports equipment to job sites.
• Ensures that work sites are compliant with safety guidelines.
• Informs surrounding residents of work in progress.
• Operates jackhammer, backhoe, and hand tools to excavate water lines.
• Operates the tapping machine.
• Digs trenches.
• Measures and cuts tubing and wire.
• Excavates and cleans meter boxes.
• Repairs the line and main breaks.
• Assists in the installation, repair, and maintenance of fire hydrants
• Mows the city's canals and ditches with a boom mower or bush hog.
• Operates a tandem dump truck.
• Operates a backhoe.
• Repairs or replaces underground stormwater pipes; replaces or repairs manhole rings or tops; repairs erosion problems.
• Transports equipment to job sites.
• Performs or assists with street construction and maintenance activities.
• Maintains rights-of-way, streets, and sidewalks.
• Maintains, inspects, and operates various hand and power tools and small equipment, such as weed trimmers, chainsaws, mowers, aerial lift devices, and asphalt and cement demolition and finishing equipment.
• Sets up traffic control devices around work sites.
• Loads construction debris onto trucks.
• Moves dirt, gravel, rock, sand, and other heavy materials.
• Performs general landscape maintenance, including blowing, weed eating, and spreading mulch.
• Repairs facility equipment, including fences and benches.
• Removes litter, debris, weeds, and wild growth; cleans waste and empties trash receptacles; shovels soil, rock, mulch, leaves, and debris; loads materials on trucks.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a High School Diploma or GED equivalent; with one to three years of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Additional Requirements

Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen, and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

Additional Information

• Knowledge of landscape maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of turf maintenance techniques.
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Skill in the operation of work-related equipment, including tractors, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, backhoes, trimmers, blowers, and front-end loaders.
• Skill in performing maintenance checks of equipment.
• Skill in lining playing fields.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

City Of Savannah Employee Benefits

Overview of Benefits

• Paid Holiday
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan
• Protective Services Retirement Plan (select positions)
• Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan
• Retirement Seminars
• PPO Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Health & Wellness Incentives
• Long Term Disability
• Excellence and Service Recognition
• Employee Development and In-Service Training
• Educational Assistance Program
• Uniform Allowance (select positions)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounts and Memberships
• Employee Relations
• Direct Deposit
• Credit Union
• Pretax Parking Deductions
• Employer Assisted Home Purchase Program
• Domestic Partnership Benefits
• Healthcare
• PPO Medical Plus Plan
• PPO Medical Basic Plan
• Dental Plus Plan
• Dental Basic Plan
• Vision Service Plan
• Life Insurance
• Basic Life and ADD
• Supplemental Life Employee
• Supplemental Life Spouse
• Supplemental Life Child

Benefits costs are paid by the City of Savannah, by the employee or shared by both the City and the employee.

01

Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a valid state Driver's License with an acceptable driving history?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have two years or more of medium equipment operation and maintenance experience, including the treatment of surface, groundwater, or the operations of water/wastewater treatment?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question