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Heavy Equipment Operator

City of Aiken, SC
Aiken, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

Salary : $41,724.80 Annually

Location : Aiken, SC

Job Type : Full-Time

Department : Public Services

Division : Public Services Administration

Opening Date : 12 / 04 / 2024

Closing Date : Continuous

Description

The City of Aiken is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to join our Public Services Department.

Examples of Duties

  • Operates a variety of heavy equipment
  • Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and policies of the City of Aiken
  • Safe operation of garbage truck, knuckle boom loader, sweeper, roll off truck, leaf vacuum and other heavy equipment
  • Maintains equipment in good operating condition
  • Reports required maintenance as needed
  • Prepares required documentation

Minimum Qualifications

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum Commercial driver's license (CDL) Class B in good standing
  • Ability to read maps and cope with outdoor weather conditions
  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Physical capabilities of exiting and re-entry of equipment when necessary
  • Ability to retrieve full roll carts and roll them to the street
  • Previous driving experience (preferred)
  • Supplemental Information

    This position is subject to a criminal background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. The City of Aiken is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug-free workplace.

    Full-time Benefits include :

    Medical, Vision, and Dental insurance, life insurance (5x salary), flex health spending account, short-term disability, an employee wellness program, paid vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, participation in a Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan, and South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program.

    Paid Holidays include :

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • Day after Christmas (Dec. 26th)
  • Employee's Birthday
  • Floating holiday (must be on payroll prior to January 1st )
  • Retirement

    Full-time employees participate in the Defined Contribution 401(a) Retirement Plan. After one year of employment, the employee will begin contributing 6% to the Plan, with the City making a matching 6% contribution. Employees are fully vested after 5 years of service.

    Salary : $41,725

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