Equipment Operator

Application ends: October 1, 2026
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Job Description

Lucrative Position
Position: Equipment Operator
Company: City of Durham
Job Brief
Work, serve, thrive.

Salary Detail
$46,762 – $72,570 a year

Experience
Work Portfolio is required

Qualifications
Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC).

Job Detail
  • 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 1year of service
  • Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after 1year of service Employer
  • City of Durham
  • Address
  • 101 City Hall Plaza Durham, North Carolina, 27701
  • Website
  • http://agency.governmentjobs.com/durhamnc