Trainee Heavy Equipment Operator

Baltimore County, MD; Maryland; On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety shoes provided

Job summary

Baltimore County in Maryland seeks applicants for a training Laborer role in our Department of Public Works and Transportation. This is a training classification with a maximum of twelve months, during which you will learn to drive and operate single-axle, commercial weight trucks and related equipment.

Upon successful completion, including a Medical Examiner’s Certification and a valid commercial class B Maryland license, you may be reclassified to Laborer II.

Qualifications

• Age requirement: non-Maryland residents must be at least 21 years old at appointment.
• Valid Maryland non-provisional class C driver's license required at time of application; out-of-state applicants must provide driving record and license copy.
• Preferred experience includes work with unskilled manual labor tasks.

Responsibilities

• Drives and operates single-axle commercial weight vehicles and equipment.
• Assists in salting and plowing roads during snow emergencies.
• Operates and tows equipment such as tractors with attachments, stump grinders, and rollers.
• Loads, unloads, or assists in loading and unloading equipment, tools, and materials.
• Performs various manual labor tasks.
• Assists in preventative and routine maintenance on trucks and equipment.
• Keeps simple records and logs.
• Participates in safety training including confined space and trench work and handling hazardous materials.

Skills

Driver's license

Unskilled manual labor

Safety awareness

Job description

Baltimore County in Maryland seeks applicants for a training Laborer role in our Department of Public Works and Transportation. This is a training classification with a maximum of twelve months, during which you will learn to drive and operate single-axle, commercial weight trucks and related equipment.

Upon successful completion, including a Medical Examiner’s Certification and a valid commercial class B Maryland license, you may be reclassified to Laborer II.