Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

As an Equipment Operator, you are responsible for operating various heavy equipment in the field. In your role you will also be apart of a team working in maintenance, construction, and repair of stormwater conveyance and road right-of-way systems. Apply today and spend your days working in your specialty field while enjoying the many benefits that the County offers.

• Transport, operate, and maintain heavy equipment/vehicles and machines such as backhoes, walking excavators, and other related equipment and machines used in the construction, maintenance, and repair of stormwater conveyance systems and their appurtenances.
• Perform maintenance on county enclosed and open stormwater conveyance systems and their appurtenances.
• Restore road right-of-ways and properties relating to stormwater maintenance and repairs.
• Operate specialized equipment, walking excavators, backhoes, excavators, arm mowers, and other related equipment required to maintain and repair stormwater conveyance systems and road right-of-way maintenance/construction.
• Maintain equipment and vehicles as assigned.
• Respond to customer complaints relating to stormwater systems, including pipeline, canal, ditch blockages, and erosion control. Issues on and around the road right of way, water quality concerns, and stormwater flow concerns.
• May require physically entering aquatic sites when necessary.
• Complete and submit work orders relating to all work performed in a professional and timely fashion.
• Responds to emergency situations as required.

Work Hours:Monday - Thursday or Tuesday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience in the operation and routine maintenance of one or more pieces of equipment.
• A valid Florida Class "A" Commercial Driver's License at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Operation of heavy equipment, such as backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and sewer cleaning equipment.

Physical Demands:Mustfrequently lift and/or move 50 pounds.

Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay: $21.07 (Step 1)

Potential higher pay (steps) for those with multiple years of experience.

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more!Starting January 2024, choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
• For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net{rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"} for additional information.
• Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms and classes at multipleSarasota County Government locations.
• Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County - Many Voices, One Team.

We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we erve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service - internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.