Equipment Operator I

Job Title

Join our crew at the City's newly built Public Works facility! This full-time, entry-level role is perfect for hardworking, hands-on individuals. You'll operate trucks and equipment, help maintain streets, and take pride in keeping our city running. Typical Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:00pm, Year Round

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in constructing, repairing, and maintaining streets and street signs, sidewalks, culverts, drainage ditches, and storm and sanitary sewers.

Assist with utility excavations, installations, repairs and maintenance on storm and sanitary sewer systems.

Occasionally operate equipment and machines incidental to public works, parks, and facilities maintenance activities.

Perform snow removal activities, including operation of equipment used in plowing and salting activities.

Assist with pavement marking, including painting street lane markings, cross walks, etc.

Perform sanitation functions and related work as needed.

Cut and collect weeds, brush, etc.

Assist with maintaining trees, flowers, and shrubs by planting, pruning, weeding, irrigating, and spraying.

Assist in maintaining grounds and facilities such as mowing, trimming, weeding, spraying, and litter pickup, vandalism removal, grooming and lining athletic fields.

Assist in constructing, repairing, and maintaining facilities to include minor plumbing, carpentry, masonry, painting, tasks.

May assist the Parks Department with various tasks related to grounds and facilities maintenance.

Perform all other related job duties as assigned.

Report for work as scheduled and as required for emergencies.

Qualifications

POSITION REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and at least one or more years of Street, Parks, or Facilities type of maintenance work experience and/or refuse and recycling collection experience within the past five years; preferred. Must also have the ability to provide the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Current working knowledge in the methods, materials, tools, and equipment commonly used in public works, facilities, parks and/or landscaping construction and maintenance work.
• Working knowledge and experience with occupational hazards and safe work practices.
• Ability to operate various types of public works light equipment.
• Current and demonstrated ability to understand and effectively carry out oral and written instructions.
• Current and demonstrated ability to perform manual labor for extended periods and to withstand exposure to variable weather conditions.
• Ability to get along well and coordinate with others.
• Must reside within twenty (20) miles of the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Menasha.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Possession of a valid Wisconsin Class B, C and D Commercial Driver's License with air brake and tanker endorsement, and good driving record which meets the legal and medical requirements of the CDL.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use both hands to handle, touch, grasp; reach with hands and arms, speak, and hear.
• Specific vision abilities include close and distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Overtime and changes in scheduled shifts may be required.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Health Insurance Choose from two plan options through Network Health, with a 10% employee premium contribution.

Dental Insurance Self-funded coverage through Delta Dental with a 10% employee contribution and an 80/20 co-pay.

Vision Insurance Materials-only coverage through Superior Vision with only a 10% employee contribution.

Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) Annual City contributions to help cover your eligible health expenses.

Generous Paid Time Off

• 8 paid holidays plus 5 floating holidays each year
• Vacation days vacation starts accruing the month after hire
• Earn 1 day of sick leave per month

Deferred Compensation (457 Plan) Save for retirement with convenient payroll deductions through a city-supported 457 plan.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Take advantage of pre-tax savings for medical and dependent care expenses.

Retirement Security Membership in the highly rated Wisconsin Retirement System, one of the top 10 pension plans in the nation

• Both the City and employees contribute 7.20% in 2026 for a total contribution of 14.40%