Backhoe Operator - Heavy Equipment Operator

Make a Difference in Fort Wayne – Become an Heavy Equipment Operator!

Position: Backhoe Operator – Heavy Equipment Operator

Department: City Utilities Field Operations

Pay: $28.75 to $29.75/hour

Schedule: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.;
Required to be on-call in assigned rotation

Location: Fort Wayne, IN

What You'll Do:

• Operate heavy construction equipment that includes excavators, backhoes, skid steers, trenchers, assorted rental equipment, front loaders, etc.
• Performs excavations for the repair and/or replacement of water distribution assets, sanitary sewer assets, and storm sewer assets along with other types of excavation;
• Chipping brush, cutting trees, and operating chainsaw & trimmer as required;
• Lifting, moving and placing heavy objects and bulk materials with equipment;
• Leveling and grading;
• Cutting swales along roadways and/or reshaping them;
• Loading and securing equipment onto transport trailers;
• Safe use and disposal of a variety of chemicals.

Qualifications:

• Education equivalent to a high school diploma;
• Preferred three (3) years' experience in operating heavy equipment;
• Valid Indiana Driver's License;
• New employees hiring into this position will be required to have a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with an "A" endorsement Beginners Permit. New employees must obtain a regular CDL within their first one hundred and eighty (180) days. All existing employees must have and maintain a valid CDL with an "A" with a tanker "N" endorsement;
• Certified Component Person:
  Excavation and Trench (must obtain within 90 days of start date);
• Certified Competent Person:
  Confined Space (must obtain within 90 days of start date).

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud and requires hearing protection with a 25 decibel noise reducing rating or above.

Equal Opportunity Employer