Maintenance Technician, Senior

Equipment Operator for the Cemeteries Division

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve. Hiring Range: $52,606.00 - $74,022.00 Annual Hours: Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The General Services Department's innovative, highly qualified, service-oriented individuals support the City we love. Building and maintaining city facilities and public spaces is what we do. Promoting our enviable quality of life and serving as a foundation of a healthy economy is why we do it. If you're interested in applying your unique skills to meaningful work while growing in your career, our team is for you!

The Equipment Operator for the Cemeteries Division performs and/or assists with coordinating maintenance operations; operates light to heavy equipment, to include lawn mowers, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and tractors. An incumbent is responsible for performing semi-skilled maintenance operations for assigned facilities or sites; receiving and processing work orders and service requests; inspecting cemetery grounds, equipment, and/or vehicle conditions; installing, operating, and/or maintaining devices, vehicles, and other equipment; preparing and maintaining reports and records; addressing safety issues; and performing related duties. Weekend work schedule is normally rotated among Cemetery staff.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Prepare grave sites for burial services at both City-owned Cemeteries.
• Operating construction equipment including, but not limited to, dump trucks, front-end loaders, and tractors.
• Provide general grounds maintenance support including, but not limited to, mowing/trimming, grave maintenance, and brush removal.
• A weekend work schedule is normally rotated among Cemetery staff.
• Work well on a team with a sense of urgency.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED, HiSet, TASC)
• Three years of equipment operation/driving or specialized maintenance experience based on assignment.
• A valid North Carolina Class B Commercial Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.
• Incumbents must complete job-related and/or safety training based on assignment, such as (but not limited to) lockout/tagout, confined space entry, ladder safety, IMSA certifications based on assignment, work zone safety, respirator training, and emergency evacuation training.

Benefits General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service