Equipment Operator

Position Overview

Anne Arundel County Government is currently hiring for a full‑time, permanent, represented, safety‑sensitive Equipment Operator I position within the Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Department. This work involves operating medium‑sized construction vehicles and equipment and performing laborer work.

Employees in this class operate a variety of construction equipment and perform laborer duties in areas such as highway maintenance and waste management services. They are primarily responsible for operating a dump truck or construction equipment, ensuring safe operation and preventive maintenance of assigned equipment, and performing a variety of labor tasks in support of a maintenance crew.

Because of the nature of this work, the employee may be required to work hours outside the normal workweek and respond to work emergencies when required. Work assignments are received from a supervisor or team leader, and instructions are provided to complete the assignment. The employee may also serve as a working leader of a maintenance crew, coordinating workflow and ensuring projects are completed properly and within prescribed time limits.

Physically demanding tasks include lifting, moving heavy materials and equipment, standing or walking for extended periods, repeated bending, crawling, or stretching. Working conditions expose the worker to dirty, noisy, dusty environments, and potentially disagreeable odors. Hazards require wearing hard hats, safety shoes, and glasses when working with dangerous machinery, tools, or equipment.

Work is frequently performed in adverse weather conditions for long periods. Some positions involve considerable contact with the public, requiring courtesy and patience while providing information on County practices and policies.

• Operates a dump truck, utility trailer, tractor mower, boom mower, front end loader, roller, street sweeper, belt loader, chain saw, wood chipper, stump grinder, skid steer loader, rubber tire backhoe, air compressor, jackhammer and other construction equipment performing a variety of road maintenance tasks.
• Drives and operates construction vehicles and equipment at the work location and also performs laborer tasks as required.
• May be assigned as a working leader in coordinating the workflow and performance of a maintenance crew at a job site.
• Drives a dump truck during snow removal operations and provides other support as needed.
• Constructs forms, mixes concrete, and finishes.
• Plants, prunes, and trims shrubs and trees.
• Works in confined spaces to clean storm drains and ditches.
• Loads and unloads materials, equipment, and tools by hand or using a forklift or front‑end loader.
• Performs preventive maintenance on vehicles, tools, and equipment.
• Controls traffic flow on roads as a flag person or using traffic control devices.
• Shovels and rakes hot mix asphalt, then tampers and evens the asphalt.
• Cleans and repairs storm drains and drainage ditches that are clogged with debris by using a shovel and rake.
• Fills in road depressions with slag, gravel, stone, or cold mix asphalt.
• Digs and backfills holes and trenches with manual and automatic digging tools.
• Cleans debris and makes repairs to inlets and pipe culverts.
• Removes roadside litter and debris.
• Responds to work emergencies and call‑outs after normal work hours.
• Monitors small crews of community service workers, inmates, or temporary laborers to perform general cleaning and maintenance tasks.
• Inspects, services, and maintains equipment and assists mechanics in performing equipment repairs.
• Files and maintains various reports and inspection sheets, such as daily driver operation log, and manifests to indicate the source of material.
• Operates a backhoe and rubber tire loader to load and unload materials.
• Operates a forklift to load and unload materials from vehicles and in a warehouse.
• Cleans facilities, equipment, buildings, and grounds.
• Shovels snow, mows grass, and plants flowers and shrubbery.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of the operating characteristics and servicing…