Maintenance Equipment Operator II

Job Opening:

The Department of Conservation and Recreation seeks applicants for Maintenance Equipment Operator II - Wachusett to perform the following duties:

Reporting Location:  West Boylston Crew Headquarters, 77 Lancaster Street, West Boylston, MA

Please submit a cover letter and resume as part of the application process.

General Statement of Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The Maintenance Equipment Operator II operates heavy or specialized equipment used in excavating, grading, and other activities to construct, maintain, and/or repair roadsides, parks, and other projects.

Detailed Statement of Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintains roads, parking lots, fields and forest through the operation and transportation of heavy or specialized equipment.

Operates equipment such as road graders, heavy and light trucks, front-end loaders, forklifts, backhoes, excavators, and farm tractors.

Assists in land maintenance using chain saws, brush cutters, cement mixers, compressors, pneumatic hammers, sprayers and chippers

Maintain access to the roads in a watershed system to maintain the watershed for the operation of a drinking water supply.

Assist in construction projects such as installing septic system, constructing and maintaining building, roads and associated structures.

Assist in dam or dike maintenance through repairs of drainage structures, embankments and placing rip rap.

May exercise working supervision over 1-5 lower grade employees.

Preferred Qualifications:

Considerable knowledge of the methods and techniques used in the use, care and maintenance of a wide variety of heavy and specialized road and logging equipment;

Knowledge to operate have or specialized road and logging equipment; knowledge to make emergency repairs to equipment  knowledge of operation and maintenance of heavy or specialized equipmen

Knowledge of methods, practices and techniques used in the maintaining and operation of a water storage system; knowledge of crafts and labor force operations required in general maintenance and repair wo

Kowledge of planning and care of trees and similar forestry work in connection with watershed protection

Kowledge of the care and maintenance of roads, and walkway

Knowledge of excavation practices; knowledge of the use of equipment and vehicles as required in connection with the care and maintenance of a water storage system;

Knowledge of the safety practices and procedures used in the water storage system operations.

Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations concerning trenching, confined space, and underground excavation procedures.

Considerable skill in the operation of equipment assigned and the operation of a wide variety of heavy equipment;

Skilled in the transporting of heavy equipment; skilled in the driving of equipment with trailers;

Skilled in using small hand tools such as pliers, hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, shovels, etc.;

Skilled in the using of hand held power tools such as drills, chain saws, brush cutters, etc.;

Skilled in using a variety of motorized equipment such as snow blowers, lawnmowers, forklifts, dollies, compressors, chippers, etc.

Qualifications Required at Hire:

Current and valid:

Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's License;

Massachusetts CDL A or CDL B License;

2A Massachusetts Hoisting license

Preferred Qualification:

MA 4G Hoisting License

This is a safety sensitive position. Safety Sensitive Positions that require CDL license will also require that the employee participate in the DCR Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing Program Policy and be subject to a Pre-placement and Random DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing.

Qualifications - External

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Minimum Entrance Requirements: 

None.  

Special Requirements:   
I. Possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Commercial  Motor Vehicle Driver's License (CDL).  

II. Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class C Equipment Operator's License issued by the Department of Public Safety.