Light Equipment Operator

Come and work with a great team in the west metro on the shores of Lake Minnetonka.  Enjoy a flexible schedule and a variety of duties.  The Light Equipment Operator performs skilled, semi-skilled and manual labor for the Public Works department in the maintenance of city streets, parks, storm water collection systems, buildings, and related operations.  

• Supports and models a positive and productive workplace culture based on the city’s core values of respect, integrity, communication, positive attitude, teamwork, and responsiveness.  
• Works cooperatively with others; responds to internal and external customers alike providing exceptional customer service.   Develops and maintains respectful and effective working relationships with coworkers and community members. 
• Performs skilled, semi-skilled and manual labor in the maintenance of city streets, parks, storm water collection systems, buildings, and related operations.

• Provides assistance in water and wastewater system operations and maintenance. 
• Ability to maintain an attitude of respect and professionalism even when under pressure.   
• Performs construction, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems, athletic fields, trails, etc.
• Trims and removes trees and installs and maintains lawns including seeding and sodding, trees and shrubs, and applies herbicides as needed.
• Assists the Utility department on projects when necessary.  
• Attends safety meetings as required and follows necessary safety precautions.
• Responds for on-call duty when scheduled and emergency callouts as required for snow removal, severe weather and other emergency conditions.
• Provides work direction to seasonal, part-time and other employees as necessary.
• Maintains and repairs streets, parking lots, bridges and right-of-ways, including patching potholes, sealing cracks, grading gravel roads, laying gravel, excavating, blacktopping, sweeping and cleaning debris.
• Operates various types of public works equipment including dump trucks, snow plow equipment, articulated loaders, street sweepers, lawn mowers, and other power and hand tools.
• Installs, repairs, and/or replaces street and parks signs.
• Maintains and repairs streets, curbs, storm sewer, and park grounds and equipment.
• Maintains municipal buildings, streets, parks, skating rinks, parking lots, and other city owned facilities.
• Performs routine maintenance on chain saws, and other equipment including sharpening of blades and chains, mixing of fuels, and changing filters.
• Performs preventive and routine maintenance on City equipment and maintains records as required.
• Floods and maintains hockey and ice rinks.
• Maintains all Park buildings, restrooms including cleaning and repair.
• Maintains all athletic fields, passive and non-passive green space, including fencing, retaining walls, structures, and grounds.
• Performs inspections of park equipment including playground equipment and repairs or replaces, as necessary.

High School Diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of two (2) years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.    Great benefits including excellent vacation package!