Motor Equipment Operator II - Public Works (Refuse/Right-of-Way Maintenance)

City of Johnson City; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Johnson City is seeking a Motor Equipment Operator II in Public Works, Street division to operate heavy equipment like dump trucks and knuckle booms. Employment involves safety-conscious operation, reports, and routine maintenance.

Valid Class B CDL required or obtained within 120 days, with pre-employment checks. Primary duties include right‑of‑way street maintenance, litter pickup, mowing, snow plowing, and salting during winter.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safe equipment operation and maintenance practices.
• Ability to operate heavy construction and maintenance equipment.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain heavy public works equipment including dump trucks and mowing tractors.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs on equipment.
• Support street maintenance, litter pickup, and brush collection routes; assist in snow plowing as needed.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Operation

CDL Class B

Reading & following instructions

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The City of Johnson City, Tennessee is currently accepting online applications for a Motor Equipment Operator II with Public Works, Street division. This is skilled work in the operation of moderately complex specialized maintenance and construction automotive equipment (e.g., dump trucks, knuckle booms, mowing tractors, etc.). The work involves responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment. Employees in this class must have manipulative skill of a higher degree than employees of a lower class, and work in this class differs from that of the lower class of operator in that incumbents must operate heavier, more complex and specialized equipment, and several types of equipment within this category interchangeably; does related work as required. Primary duties are associated with right-of-way maintenance on streets and highways including litter pickup and service on a brush collection route. The employee also helps with mowing, brush grinding, mulch loading, leaf collection, snow plowing and salting in the winter.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: General knowledge of traffic laws and other regulations governing automotive equipment operation; general knowledge of the operating and repair characteristics of heavy automotive and similar public works equipment; general knowledge of the component parts, operating principles, and maintenance needs of maintenance and construction equipment; general knowledge of the City, including the location and layout of streets and alleys; ability to service various types of relatively heavy equipment and to make minor running repairs; ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions and to prepare required reports; skill in the operation of moderately complex construction and maintenance equipment; physical strength and agility sufficient to operate equipment over rough terrain occasionally under adverse weather conditions.

Requirements for Education and Experience: completion of high school or GED and some experience in the operation and routine maintenance of trucks, specialized automotive equipment or related automotive equipment at the level of Motor Equipment Operator I; experience driving dump trucks and other medium duty trucks; familiarity with operating hydraulic powered machinery and construction equipment; ability to walk for extended periods of time; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Employee must possess a valid Class "B" Commercial Driver's License issued by the State of Tennessee or be able to obtain one within one hundred and twenty (120) days of employment. Pre-employment DOT physical, drug screening and background check required.

EEO

This is a Safety Sensitive position subject to pre-employment, random and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing as allowed by law.