What are the responsibilities and job description for the Utilities Excavator Equipment Operator position at Sarasota County?
Department : Public Utilities
Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.
Do you have experience with operating heavy construction equipment? Spend your days maintaining, repairing, and installing various potable and reclaimed water distribution throughout Sarasota County. Apply today and join this growing department and see your direct impact on the community!
- Operate heavy, intermediate, and specialized construction equipment : excavators, backhoes, end loaders, skid steers, trenchers, tapping machines, boring machines, horizontal directional drill / boring, vacuum trucks, sewer-flushing devices, and other related equipment.
- Complete utility work in maintaining, repairing, installing, construction, flushing, flow testing, and disinfection to the utility's potable and reclaimed water distribution systems, wastewater; gravity, vacuum, and pressurized sewer collection systems, their appurtenances and all public service laterals.
- Perform complete underground utility inspection, discovery, and locate the utility's potable and reclaimed water distribution systems, their appurtenances, and all public service laterals.
- Perform right-of-way MOT and all restorations relating to complete utility maintenance and repairs.
Work Hours : 40 Hours Per Week, 7 : 00 a.m. - 3 : 30 p.m. On-Call Required.
About You
Minimum Qualifications :
Physical Demands : Must occasionally lift and / or move more than 50 pounds.
Subject to Passing Substance Screening : This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.
About Everything Else
Starting Pay : $21.54 (Step 1)
Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience.
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Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and / or in-person interview(s).
If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents You will need to present the following items on your first day :
1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options :
2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above - List C Documents.)
Benefits :
A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County - Many Voices, One Team.
We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.
Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service - internally and externally.
A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application / selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.
Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords : ADA Compliance).
Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free / Drug-Free Workplace.
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