What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heavy Equipment Operator position at City of Virginia Beach?
The City of Virginia Beach is hiring a Heavy Equipment Operator with our Waste Management Division to operate the division's heavy construction and maintenance equipment.
Duties include :
- Operate bulldozers, excavators, landfill compactor, off road dirt trucks, material reduction grinders, large mowing equipment on slopes etc. in performing maintenance operations at sanitary landfills and clearing operations.
- Service and make minor repairs and / or adjustments on equipment to prevent major breakdowns.
- Supervise and train subordinate equipment operators to increase their skills and proficiency.
- Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on the current workloads and department needs.
- Safely and proficiently operate assigned equipment including bulldozer, landfill compactor, off road dirt trucks, material reducing grinders, large mowing equipment on slopes.
- Thoroughly perform preventive maintenance and practice accident prevention; independently work within standard procedures and capable of adaption of when confronted with new or unusual circumstances.
- Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.
Pre-employment physical is required.
Must possess a Commercial Driver's License - Class B (VA or NC)
Newly hired employees with a valid Class A or B CDL will be eligible for a $4,000 hiring bonus.
Please Note : All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled days / hours during all inclement weather (flooding, hurricanes & snow), and / or in response to short-term department needs and / or City-wide emergencies
The City of Virginia Beach complies with all federal mandates related to positions requiring a Commercial Driver's License (CDL). The City will verify that all employees and prospective employees are registered in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. For more information on this program and how to register as a CDL driver, please use this link :
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