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Employer: City of Casa Grande

Salary: $48,339.20 - $6,601.60 Annually

Location: 3181 N. Lear Ave. Casa Grande, AZ

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 25-032

Department: Public Works

Opening Date: 05/08/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

General Purpose: Under general supervision, performs skilled work in the operation of a variety of equipment and heavy equipment, including asphalt rollers, water trucks, dump trucks, ASL packers, street sweepers, roll-off, front load, and rear load refuse units in the Public Works Department.

Note: This recruitment will be used to fill either a Heavy Equipment Operator - Streets or an Equipment Operator - Landfill position, depending on the candidate's experience and qualifications. For details on salary and job descriptions, please click here.

Equipment Operator Starting Salary:

• Hourly: 22.16
• Biweekly: 1,773.35
• Monthly: 3,842.25
• Annually: 46,107.05

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties are not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Operates a variety of heavy equipment in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures.
• When assigned to public works, performs scheduled maintenance, repair, and service work on City streets, rights-of-ways, alleys, medians, storm water drainage systems, and retention basins; hauls, transports, loads and/or unloads various material and equipment associated with assigned projects.
• Maintains dirt roads, shoulders, constructing and maintaining temporary parking lots; performs asphalt repair and replacement; excavates, sweeps, dumps, rakes, spreads, and rolls/compacts asphalt; performs all forms of concrete form setting, concrete placement, and concrete finishing related to street maintenance.
• When assigned to Solid Waste, collects waste from containers by following assigned route, operating heavy equipment to pick up containers, emptying and transporting containers back to original location, picking up and disposing of debris and bulky items.
• Maintains heavy equipment by conducting daily safety inspections of equipment, cleans and performs routine maintenance work on trucks and equipment; identifies and reports mechanical problems requiring additional repair; performs load inspections to prevent hazardous waste spills or dangerous road conditions.
• Provides assistance with other routes, cleans facilities, delivers containers to customers, cleans inside of refuse containers, and providing information to customers as needed.
• Completes required daily logs and reports.
• Hauls materials, and transports vehicles and equipment to job sites using various trucks.
• Loads and unloads materials using power equipment.
• Performs skilled construction, maintenance, and labor work.
• Resurfaces and grades and shapes roads.
• Operates power equipment to collect trash and refuse.
• May assist in overseeing the work of, and providing training and direction to, new employees.
• Aids in emergency and storm related activities.
• Performs overtime as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Supervision Exercised: None.

Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED equivalent, and three (3) year's experience driving trucks and operating equipment. Possession of a valid Arizona Commercial Driver's License Class A with tanker endorsement. Special Requirements: Possession of a valid Arizona Commercial Driver's License Class A with tanker endorsement; special technical certifications may be required for some work assignments.

Necessary Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of City policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of safety standards and practices.
• Knowledge of traffic laws and rules involved in vehicle and equipment operation, as well as traffic control and flagging procedures.
• Knowledge of hazards and precautions in using heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of methods, materials, and practices of street and right-of-way maintenance, and asphalt repair.
• Skill in safe and efficient operation and maintenance of trucks and equipment according to standard operating and safety procedures.
• Skill in making routine operating adjustments and repairs to assigned equipment.
• Skill in following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions.
• Skill in providing quality customer service and stay calm during difficult customer situations.

Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work is performed outdoors and in Public Works and City facilities including in roadways and areas of high motor vehicle traffic.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.

The City does not hire at the top of the range. Candidate may start above the beginning of the range depending on qualifications.

This is a general summary of benefits afforded City of Casa Grande employees. The information contained herein is not exhaustive, is not a contract, and is subject to change at any time without notice. Specific current benefit information is available from the Human Resources department. Questions about this information should also be addressed to the Human Resources department. This information generally applies to regular full and part time employees.

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance: The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees are eligible for insurance coverage. The cost of employee health, vision and dental insurance is paid by the City. Employees may cover eligible dependents with the City paying one-half of the expense and the employee paying one-half.

Life Insurance: The city covers the cost of employee life insurance coverage. Employees earning more than 20,000 per year have a life insurance benefit of 50% of their annual salary. The basic employee life insurance benefit for employees earning less than 20,000 per year is 10,000.

Supplemental Insurance: The City allows several types of supplemental insurance offered by companies to employees through payroll deduction. The City does not endorse these products, which include supplemental life, accident, short-term disability, cancer, intensive care, legal services, and identity theft.

Worker's Compensation Insurance: All City employees are covered for on-the-job injuries through worker's compensation insurance. Premiums for this coverage is paid by the City and are based on payroll.

Commuting Insurance: Employees are automatically covered when traveling to and from work in the event of catastrophic injuries resulting from an accident.

Retirement Plans: City employees are assisted in planning for retirement in several ways. All employees, except firefighters, contribute a mandated percentage of their gross wages to the Social Security System and a Medicare tax, which is also matched by the City. In addition, all regular City employees are enrolled in a retirement plan, Public Safety Retirement for police officers and firefighters, and the Arizona State Retirement System for all others. The employee and City contribution rates are as follows:

Plan Employee Contribution City Contribution

State Retirement 12.22% 12.22%

Public Safety (Police) Depends on membership date into Retirement System

Public Safety (Fire) Depends on membership date into Retirement System

457 Deferred Compensation Plan: The City also offers a voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation Plan through ICMA Retirement Corporation. The City does not match employee contributions.

Sheakley Flexible Benefits: Qualified expenses, such as dependent insurance premiums, dependent care and health care expenses can be deducted directly from your paycheck and claimed for reimbursement when used. These deductions are taken before taxes, reducing your taxable income.