Motor Equipment Operator II

Duties:
MOTOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR II duties and responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Individual will operate light and medium duty motor equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks with/without trailer, tractor with attachments, turf mowing equipment; may be trained for operating heavier equipment.
• Establish performance standards.
• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge, and physical requirements as demanded; assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on current workloads and departmental needs.

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

• Operate light and medium duty motor equipment such as pickup trucks, dump trucks with/without trailer, tractor with attachments, turf mowing equipment; may 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; assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on current workloads and departmental needs.

• 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 trucks.

All positions require a Class A Commercial Driver’s License or must obtain one within six (6) months of hire. There is a $4,000 sign‑on bonus for newly hired employees with a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) for this position, divided into three increments:

• First $1,000.00 bonus issued with the first paycheck.
• Second $1,000.00 bonus issued upon the six‑month evaluation with an overall performance of “Meets Expectations”.
• Third $2,000.00 bonus issued upon the one‑year evaluation with an overall performance of “Meets Expectations”.

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 in compliance.

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• Someone who seeks opportunity to learn and understand others’ experiences, creating a collaborative environment for all voices to be heard; able to embrace differences and individuality to encourage…