C250024 - Motor Vehicle Operator, Grounds

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description In this role as a Motor Vehicle Operator, you will be responsible for the operation, routine servicing, loading and unload of large motor vehicles we well as the removal of snow and ice during the snow season. In this position, you will be responsible for the following: • Operating large garbage packers, backhoes, dump trucks, loaders, tractors, snow & ice removal equipment, turf maintenance equipment, and other grounds maintenance equipment• Assisting with spraying, turf repair, fertilizing, grass cutting, pruning and planting projects• Driving large delivery vehicles, loading and unloading, and transporting freight• Routine service on motorized/ non-motorized vehicles and equipment which includes changing tires, lubrication, check and add fluids, install/remove snowplows, and perform minor repairs• Moving cargo on and off vehicles• Removing snow and ice from paved surfaces• Performing manual labor associated with maintaining campus grounds• Maintaining daily reports on activities performedThis position is defined as safety-sensitive, and as such, is subject pre-employment and random alcohol and drug testing under the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991.

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: • Must have a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License without an air brake restriction.• Must have tanker endorsement by the time of employment.• You are required to create a Clearinghouse account as part of your application.Preferred Qualifications: • One year of verifiable experience operating commercial motor vehicles in support of grounds maintenance, highway maintenance, parks maintenance, or similar operation is preferred.

Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments Additional Information: University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and in keeping with our commitment, encourages women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans to apply.Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

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