Motor Equipment Operator II

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MOTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II duties and responsibilities may include, but not limited to: (Multiple Vacancies

• Hiring for Several Specialty Areas

• Looking for Individuals Willing to Learn!)

General Duties:

• Individual will operate light and medium duty motor equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks with/without trailer, tractor with attachments, turf mowing equipment maybe trained for operating heavier equipment.

• Establish performance standards.

• 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 departmental needs.

Specialty Areas May Include the Following Duties:

ROADWAY MAINTENANCE :

• Complete grounds maintenance work assignments including pruning, right of way mowing, removing trees and other visual obstructions, grading surfaces, and maintaining landscape, mostly along the city's roadways.

• Implement the use of equipment when and where needed to accomplish overall plan-of-the-day.

• Candidate will be required to have a good working knowledge of the operation and maintenance of all equipment used daily including trucks, truck and trailer combinations, tractor-mounted flail mowers, backhoes, front end loaders and skid steer loaders.

• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge, and physical requirements as demanded by these duties described or less.

• Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on the current workloads and departmental needs.

LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION:

• Individual will operate light and medium duty motor equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks with/without trailer, tractor with attachments, turf mowing equipment

• Maybe trained Assist crews engaged in landscape maintenance and construction, mowing, fertilizing, seeding, and sod installation.

• Establish performance standards.

• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge, and physical requirements as demanded by these duties described or less.

• Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on the current workloads and departmental needs.

TREE REMOVAL :

• Complete grounds maintenance work assignments including removal and pruning of large trees and other visual obstructions and maintaining landscape vegetation, mostly along the city's roadways.

• Proficient in the use of specialized pruning equipment such as chainsaws, pole pruners, pole saws.

• Team leader of bucket truck crew Set up complex road closures.

• Operate and haul a variety of medium to heavy-duty landscape and construction equipment such as chippers, swap body trucks, dump trucks, backhoe/loader, skid steer and combination vehicles.

• Proficient in the operation and maintenance of bucket and knuckle boom truck.

NOTE: All positions require a Class A Commercial Driver's License, or must obtain within six (6) months of hire.

CDL Hiring Bonus

• Newly hired employees with valid Class A CDL will be eligible for a $4,000 hiring bonus paid in three increments during the first year of employment:

• $1,000 with first paycheck
• $1,000 first pay period following six-month interim evaluation (with "meets expectation" performance rating)
• $2,000 at conclusion of probationary period (with "meets expectation performance rating

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: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/

Full Time Perks -

Employees who are new to the Virginia Retirement System are eligible for:

• 11 Paid Holidays plus 3 Additional Personal Holidays

• 18 Days of Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Coverage

• Legal and Identity Theft Protection

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS) Hybrid Retirement Plan & Basic Life Insurance

• Commonwealth of Virginia 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (COV457)

• Hybrid 457 Cash Match

• Virginia Local Disability Program (VLDP) - Income Replacement (Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Long-Term Care)

• Optional Life Insurance

• Wellness Programs

• Employee Assistance Program / Work-Life Services