Sr. Equipment Operator
Pay Range: $24.67 - $27.52/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, March 4, 2026📅
Workdays & Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 7:00 am - 5:30 pm; Some evening/weekend work required. This position is a first responder in severe weather conditions/emergencies which will be subject to work after hours, emergency call back hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and will participate in an on-call rotation schedule.
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Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, and Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
A Sr. Equipment Operator (Concrete Maintenance Program) position is available with The City of Fort Worth’s Transportation and Public Works Streets and Stormwater Operations Division.
The department is seeking to hire a Sr. Equipment Operator with a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and to join our dedicated team for the critical task of stormwater concrete maintenance. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing our stormwater infrastructure, ensuring the efficient flow of water, and preventing potential hazards. As a member of the team, the ideal candidate will work four (4) ten-hour work days and will be subject to emergency call-back. Emergency call-back could be after hours, on weekends, on holidays, and/or during weather events. You will be required to work outdoors, during inclement weather, around moving traffic/equipment, in and around water, and overgrown vegetation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma/GED
- Three (3) years of experience in operation of motorized equipment or construction equipment
- Possession of a CDL Class A with a Tank Endorsement; Operations of a hydro-mulch vehicle, water truck, and/or vactor as required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in operating heavy equipment, including operating a dump truck with a trailer, off-road equipment such as skid-steer, walk-behind, mini-excavator, payloader, and backhoe
- Computer skills, including but not limited to Vueworks, MS Office, and other related work order management systems
- Supervising crew when needed
- Drainage system knowledge
- Traffic Control (MUTCD) and safety procedures, including flagging
The Sr Equipment Operator job responsibilities include:
- Working in all weather conditions
- Equipment operations and manual labor duties as they relate to stormwater maintenance operations
- Performing preventative maintenance on equipment assigned. Perform pre and post trip inspection on equipment.
- Loading and unloading heavy materials and equipment by hand and with tools/machines
- Assisting with set-up of traffic control cones and barriers
- Maintaining paperwork, respond to high priority calls and provide training and instruction to other personnel who operate equipment related to assigned division
- Operating a variety of motorized equipment such as dump trucks, trailers, backhoes, skid steers, concrete truck, excavators, compactors and front-end loader
- Using various hand and power tools such as shovels, sledge hammers, concrete placers, screeds, vibrators, demolition hammers and plate compactors
- Assisting in concrete maintenance related duties
- Performing skilled and semi-skilled tasks related to completion of assigned jobs such as operating concrete truck, setting forms, pouring concrete, pipe installation and maintenance, drainage structure installations and repairs, concrete lined channel work, working with and around heavy equipment and confined space
- Maintaining accurate records of work completed and materials used
- Responding to emergency calls during inclement weather such as rain events, flooding, and Ice/Snow events
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.
Physical Demand
Heavy Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.