Equipment Operator

Job Description

Equipment Operator

Salary
$46,762.00 – $72,570.00 Annually
Location
Durham, NC
Job Type
Full time with benefits
Job Number
25-05708
Department
General Services
Opening Date
11/10/2025
Closing Date
Continuous

Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Salary Range: $46,762.00 – $53,373.00
Workdays/Hours: Monday – Friday 6:00 am to 2:30 pm

The General Services Department’s innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you’re interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

The Equipment Operator for the Cemeteries Division performs and/or assists with coordinating maintenance operations; operates light to heavy equipment, to include lawn mowers, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and tractors. An incumbent is responsible for performing semi-skilled maintenance operations for assigned facilities or sites; receiving and processing work orders and service requests; inspecting cemetery grounds, equipment, and/or vehicle conditions; installing, operating, and/or maintaining devices, vehicles, and other equipment; preparing and maintaining reports and records; addressing safety issues; and performing related duties. Weekend work schedule is normally rotated among Cemetery staff.

Duties/Responsibilities
Prepare grave sites for burial services at both City-owned Cemeteries.
Operating construction equipment including, but not limited, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and tractors.
Provide general grounds maintenance support including, but not limited to, mowing/trimming, grave maintenance, and brush removal.
A weekend work schedule is normally rotated among Cemetery staff.
Work well on a team with a sense of urgency.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).
Three years of experience related to assignment.
A valid North Carolina Class “B” CDL “or” obtain within 6 months of hire.
Additional Preferred Skills

North Carolina Pesticide Applicators License.
MUTCD Roadside Environmental Safety Certification.
Experience working in roadside environments.
Experience driving a 1-ton truck with trailer or equivalent.
Experience operating a suite of landscape equipment (zero-turn mower, edger, trimmer, blower, tractor).

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees
12-13 paid holidays per year
13 standard work days of vacation per year
13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
2 weeks paid military leave per year
Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
State and City retirement plans
Short and long term disability plans
Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
Paid funeral leave
Employee Assistance Program – personal and family counseling
Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
48 hours for volunteer work each year*
4 hours parental leave each year
Workman’s Compensation Insurance
457 Deferred Compensation Plans
Benefits – Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
State retirement plan
Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)
401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

Employer
City of Durham
Address
101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, North Carolina, 27701
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/durhamnc