Salary: $15.57 HourlyLocation : Multiple locations, LAJob Type: Full Time Non-ExemptJob Number: EO22024Department: Park OperationsOpening Date: 05/31/2024Closing Date: 8/16/2024 4:59 PM CentralFLSA: Non-ExemptGeneral Summary General Summary: The Equipment Operator 2 works at a variety of BREC parks, playgrounds, tennis courts, athletic fields, and other facilities, operating light to heavy equipment and tools, performing and leading maintenance and repair work. Requirements and Job Specifications Education Required: H.S. diploma or equivalent.Preferred: Vo-tech school diploma or associates degree.Area of Study (major) Preferred: Horticulture or relatedCertification(s) Preferred: Class 3 Turf and Ornamental Pesticide Applicator's License.License(s) Required: Valid LA Class D driver's license.Preferred: Valid LA Commercial driver's license Class B or A w/air brakes.Years Relevant Work Experience: 2 years related experience. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Preferred: 5 or more years related experience, at least 3 years full-time at BRECKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Mechanical aptitude and excellent driving record required
- Good interpersonal & organizational skills with ability to prioritize and inspect work
- Knowledge of basic principles and practices of operating a variety of grounds maintenance equipment. And tools
- Skill in use of operation of hand tools and a variety of commercial type equipment involved in grounds maintenance
- Must have a positive attitude with the willingness and desire to learn new skills
- Ability to operate light power maintenance tools and equipment such as small tractors, box scrappers, riding mowers, and attachments, etc.
- Ability to adjust to changing work demands, procedures, technology, and/or priorities
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public
Functions and Duties Essential Functions and Duties:
- Operates variety of commercial type equipment including, but not limited to; riding mowers, mini-excavator, backhoe, front end loader, pressure washer, trucks, trailers, dump trucks, bucket trucks, tractors with various attachments, aerifiers, blowers, graders, skid loader, rollers, and other related grounds maintenance equipment in order to maintain parks and athletic fields in an outdoor setting.
- Operates and transports equipment requiring a Commercial Driver's License.
- Loads, unloads trucks and trailers with heavy equipment and small equipment.
- Cleans, performs basic preventative maintenance/repairs, and prepares equipment for operations. (Washes, fuels, oils, lubes, clean/change air filters, etc.)
- Occasionally directs and oversees the work of other team members as assigned.
- Relays assignments as required or under direction/instruction of supervisor(s)
- Repairs and maintains playground equipment, athletic field maintenance and set-up, repairs and constructs fences
- Grades, fills, levels park surfaces, digs/fills ditch, loads dirt/sand/gravel/brush/debris and other materials onto trucks.
- Performs repairs to parking lots and roads, including, but not limited to gravel asphalt, concrete and other paved and loose fill surfaces
- Cut/load/remove tree limbs.
- All other duties as assigned.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as requested by his or her supervisor.Supplemental Information Hours Worked: As assigned, within general framework of 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, weekend/holiday work as scheduled.Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. If you do not complete each section of this application (i.e. work experience, education, or etc.) to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete and you will be ineligible for further consideration for this vacancy.An offer of employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment criminal background check, Motor Vehicle Records check, drug screen and physical. If you have any questions or concerns, please email ...@brec.org or call (225) ###-####.2024 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE BENEFITSHEALTH INSURANCE: Comprehensive medical benefits including HMO, PPO, and Blue Saver (Qualified High Deductible High Savings Account) and options are provided through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana. Coverage is effective the first of the month, following two months of employment, a (2 month waiting period). Employee cost per month for HMO: $175.43 - employee only; $597.45 - employee & spouse or employee & dependent children; $962.52 - family. Employee cost per month for PPO: $375.23 - employee only; $975.50 - employee & spouse or employee & dependent 162.68.57 - employee & spouse or employee & dependent children; $290.49 - family. BREC also offers voluntary insurance plans: Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Insurance (Accident, Cancer/Critical Care, Long and Short-term Disability, Term and Whole Life).LIFE INSURANCE: All full-time employees are insured under a Group Term-Life Insurance policy through Equitable Life Insurance Company a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Coverage is subject to decrease at age 65 and 70. There is no cost to the employee except for salaries more than $50,000 which are subject to the imputed income clause under the IRS regulations. Coverage is effective immediately.RETIREMENT SYSTEM: BREC contributions to the City-Parish Employees' Retirement System for each employee amount to 40.32% of salary. Employees contribute at the rate of 9.5%. Retirement contributions are tax deferred. Personal contributions are kept on account and refunded if employees leave BREC before their retirement. Additional benefit opportunities are available after 25 years through the DROP program. BREC also offers a Supplemental Retirement DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN through payroll deduction.HOLIDAYS: BREC employees receive twelve (12) paid holidays per year.SICK LEAVE: BREC employees accumulate sick leave at the rate of 100 hours per year the first five years they are employed; accrual of hours will increase based on the number of years of service, thereafter, up to 192 hours for 15 or more years. Employee is eligible to utilize leave after 30 days of continuous employment.ANNUAL LEAVE: BREC employees earn annual leave at the rate of 100 hours per year the first five years they are employed; accrual of hours will increased based on the number of years of service, thereafter, up to 192 hours for 15 or more years. Employee is eligible to utilize leave after 90 days of continuous employment.FULL-TIME STATUS: Upon completion of a six-month probationary periods and approval of supervisor, full-time status will be achieved.EMPLOYEE DISCOUNTS: BREC full-time employees can take advantage of a generous discount. Some restrictions may apply. See the discount policy for more details.EAP: BREC's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is administered by Hidalgo Health Associates. They EAP helps employees and their family members resolve personal or work-related problems.CREDIT UNION: BREC employees are eligible to join the City Federal Credit Union and/or Pelican State Credit Union and enlist in payroll deduction plan. Direct deposit to the Credit Union is also available.FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS: BREC is a qualifying employer for public service loan forgiveness. Employees who have Federal Direct Loans and have made 120 payments on the Federal Direct Loans (after October 1, 2007) may be eligible for the remaining loan balance to be forgiven. LA START: This 529 Qualified Tuition savings plan may be open on behalf of a named Beneficiary by anyone, including legal entities, provided that the Account Owner or the Beneficiary is a resident of Louisiana. Account Owners may save at their own pace, in amounts they can afford.FSA: BREC offers an FSA that allows employees to contribute a portion of their regular earnings before taxes. Distributions from the account must be used to reimburse the employee for qualified expenses related to medical and dental services.SUPPLEMENT BENEFITS: BREC offers voluntary benefits through AFLAC or Colonial Life. Those benefits include accident insurance, critical care, life, LTD and STD.BREC reserves the right to at any time and from time to time to modify or amend, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of the benefit package.*Commissioned Approved Benefits Effective January 1, 2024*01 Are you 18 or older?
02 Do you possess a high school diploma or equivalency certificate?
03 Do you have experience in grounds maintenance functions? (playgrounds, mow/trim, forestry, horticulture, athletic field maintenance)?
04 If so, how many years of experience?
- Less than 1 year
- 1 -2 years
- 2 - 4 years
- Over 4 years
05 Do you have a valid Louisiana driver's license?
06 If so, which class?
- Class A (CDL)
- Class B
- Class C
- Class D
- Class E
07 Check all the equipment that you know how to operate.
- Backhoe
- Bobcat
- Bucket Personnel Lift Truck
- Bulldozer
- Front End Loader/Backhoe
- Roller
- Rotoboom
- Trenching Machine
- Dump Truck
- Hoist Truck
- Track Excavator
- Tractor Trailer
- Stump grinder
- Clamshell loader
- Tandem Truck
- Brush clippers
- Chainsaw
- None of the above.
Required Question