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Heavy Equipment Operator

Merit System, US💼 Full-time💰 $16–$16🗓 2026-09-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Operate street maintenance and utility heavy equipment (e.g., asphalt distributors, backhoes, loaders, rollers) for construction, cleanup, and property maintenance projects.

Role type

Heavy Equipment Operator

Builds

Road maintenance, sewer line clearing, land preparation, and construction support

Domain

Municipal infrastructure / Street maintenance

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Heavy equipment operation, Class B commercial driver's license, safety standards compliance, basic equipment maintenance, material loading/unloading

Preferred skills

Lead worker experience, training facilitation

Technologies

Front-end loaders, backhoes, steel wheel rollers, sewer vacuum machines, tractor-trailer trucks

Responsibilities

Operate heavy equipment to backfill, excavate, spread, and scrape construction areas; clear and prepare roads, ditches, and sewer lines; load and place materials like dirt, pipes, and brush; perform preventative maintenance and basic repairs on equipment; promote safe work practices including traffic zone setup and hazard awareness

Seniority

Individual Contributor, entry to mid-level

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