25-132 Heavy Equipment Operator (INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY) - Grounds Maintenance Department

Join a vibrant campus community whose excellence is reflected in its diversity and student success. West Chester University of Pennsylvania Facilities Division invites applicants for the position of Heavy Equipment Operator (Equipment Operator B).

The shift available is Monday through Friday: 6 AM to 2 PM.

We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good. As part of this community, the Facilities Division designs, constructs and maintains a dynamic, safe, and sustainable campus to continually advance its nationally benchmarked living and learning community.

The ideal candidate is professional, punctual, has an eye for detail and can follow instructions while working with little supervision.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain and use as instructed the following: backhoe, front end loader, utility tractors with attachments, bank mower, large area mowers, aerators, top dressers, field sweepers, slit seeders, dump truck, salt spreaders, skid loader, and hand tools
• Attend large lawn and field renovations, grading or regrading and trenching, mowing, prep for landscape installations and landscape removal
• Plant, transplant, prune and remove trees and stumps
• Collect trash with university vehicle
• Snow plowing, salting, installation of parking blocks and signage and repairing hot and cold black top
• Install and remove of paver material
• Collaborate with the excavation team and other maintenance shop personnel completing tasks given
• Follow safety precautions at all times. Inform supervisor if safety procedures are not being followed by fellow workers
• Inspect the work, provide feedback and bring deficiencies to the attention of the supervisor
• Other duties as assigned

•  One year of experience as an Equipment Operator A;

OR

• Two years of experience in the operation of heavy construction and specialized maintenance equipment used at this level with a gross vehicle weight of 32,001 pounds or more:

OR

• Any equivalent combination of experience or training
• Valid driver’s license

Required knowledge, skills and abilities: 

• Knowledge of the techniques, methods and practices applied to the care and safe operation of specialized equipment, trucks and vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 32,001 pounds or more utilized at this level
• Knowledge of the principles of operation of motor equipment sufficient to detect defective operation and to learn to make minor repairs.
• Knowledge of the state and federal laws pertaining to the operation of equipment upon highways
• Skill in the operation of assigned equipment
• Ability to check, inspect, service and make running adjustments and minor repairs to equipment
• Ability to use hand power tools safely and properly
• Ability to perform related clerical tasks and to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to exhibit sufficient physical strength to lift heavy objects and work under adverse weather conditions

• Experience in tree service
• Experience in landscaping
• Experience in excavation land work

Candidates must apply online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcupa.Application allows for cover letter and resume attachments

.Applicants must successfully complete the interview process to be considered as a finalist.

If selected for the position, the candidate must maintain a CDL license.

All offers of employment are subject to and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all preemployment criminal background checks.

Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty and staff advances West Chester University’s educational mission. West Chester University is an Affirmative Action – Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary : $42,328