Solid Waste Equipment Operator (Landfill-CDL Not Required)

City-of-Beaumont,-Texas; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Beaumont seeks an experienced Heavy Equipment Operator to perform excavation, grading, and routine maintenance of landfill and site infrastructure. You will operate bulldozers, graders, excavators, dump trucks and related gear, ensuring safe, efficient work across yard and field sites.

Requires high school diploma or equivalent, 3+ years in operation and servicing of heavy equipment, and a valid Texas Class C driver's license.

Qualifications

• High School graduation or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years experience in the operation and servicing of designated equipment with emphasis on bulldozers, compactors and excavators.
• Must possess a valid Class C driver's license and good driving record; Texas license required within 30 days of residency.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy equipment including bulldozers, graders, excavators and dump trucks.
• Performs maintenance and minor repairs; inspects and reports malfunctions.
• May supervise a small crew and direct daily work activities.
• Manages yard cleanup, material handling and safety around work sites.
• Demonstrates safe operation around traffic and construction zones.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Safety awareness

Traffic control

Manual labor

Team leadership

Reading & writing

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Essential Job Functions

Operates any or all of the following heavy duty equipment: track-hoe, gradall, road grader maintainer, bulldozer, DJB dump truck, compactor, track-dozer, dragline or herbicide distributor; performs such tasks as excavating, covering and compacting landfill refuse, backfilling excavations, blading and grading roads and streets and transporting material and equipment; washes, inspects, services and makes minor repairs to equipment and reports malfunctions; climbs on and off of heavy equipment; steam cleans hydraulic oil off of equipment and clean all track equipment with shovels; wash and service small pickup trucks; walks around yard to and from office and various work sites including walking up and down slopes; mows lawn, picks up paper and cleans debris from yard, ditches and windscreen; digs out pipes and make trenches to allow proper drainage; move and stack piles of discarded tires; moves 50 gallon drums of motor oil and hydraulic fluid; locates grade markers on Landfill yard; rolls up fire hose; removes any improper discarded items from yard (i.e. paint, batteries, etc.); flags and directs traffic for extended periods of time; constructs fences/posts around perimeter of working face; exercises extreme caution in equipment operation; performs manual labor as needed.

Other Job Functions

May plan and direct daily work activities of a small crew; may operate other types of equipment on relief basis; performs other duties as required. Job description statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job title. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

This position requires 100% on-site work. Works outdoors in all types of weather and during hours of darkness; is exposed to unpleasant odors, noise, fumes, jolting, dust, dirt, and radiation, chemical, electrical, mechanical and toxic hazards, and the possibility of physical injury while servicing or operating equipment. Subject to working extended hours, Saturdays and rotating shifts.

Knowledge

Considerable knowledge of the operating characteristics and one or more types of heavy equipment; considerable knowledge of applicable traffic laws, ordinances and regulations involved in the operation of assigned equipment; knowledge of the work hazards and applicable safety precautions associated with assigned equipment.

Skills/Abilities

Skilled in the operation and servicing of assigned equipment; ability to operate equipment safely and skillfully in and around traffic, construction sites and work areas; ability to make minor operating adjustments and repairs and to recognize operating deficiencies in assigned equipment; ability to perform manual labor; ability to lead a small work crew; ability to read and write and to follow oral and written instructions.

Physical Requirements: Essential

Requires heavy physical work. Constantly sees, hears, sits, walks, stands, climbs, operates heavy equipment and small hand tools; frequently stoops, bends, twists body, lifts, carries, pushes, and pulls objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

Education/Experience

High School graduation or equivalent preferred. Minimum three (3) years experience in the operation and servicing of designated equipment with emphasis placed on the operation and servicing of bulldozers, compactors and excavators preferred.This position requires 100% on-site work. Must possess a valid Class C driver's license with a good driving record. Other state valid Driver's License equivalent to Texas Class C with a good driving record will be considered. Texas state law requires within 30 days of residency, you must possess a valid Texas driver's license. Applicant selected for hire will be subject to a background investigation and drug/alcohol screen test.

The City of Beaumont does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. To request a reasonable accommodation or other assistance contact a Human Resources representative at [phone] or through RELAY Texas at 1-800-735-2989 or mail your request to P.O. Box 3827, Beaumont, Texas 77704.

The City may consider all related education and/or experience in determining whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications for an advertised position.