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Heavy Equipment Specialist I - Solid Waste

Salary

$34,923.20 - $43,659.20 Annually

Location

2123 Market St Baytown, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

25-00003

Department

Public Works

Division

Solid Waste

Opening Date

09/24/2024

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Job Summary

Join our Public Works team as a Heavy Equipment Specialist focused on brush pick-up services, helping keep our community clean and beautiful. In this role, you'll operate specialized equipment to collect and manage debris efficiently, ensuring timely and safe removal. If you have a passion for keeping public spaces in top shape and working with heavy machinery, we'd love to have you on board!

The Heavy Equipment Specialist I operates all necessary equipment in order to dispose of brush.

Duties

+ Drives and operates a stake-bed truck, and a hydraulic picker.

+ Loads brush and picks up junk with various equipment.

+ Performs personnel related duties including training and coaching.

+ Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

+ High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

+ Valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX drivers license within 90 days).

+ Valid State of Texas Class B Commercial Drivers License, or must be obtained within six months of date in position.

+ One year related experience.

Preferred:

+ Demonstrated prior supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to operate and maintain all types of equipment used in solid waste collection. Ability to get along appropriately with co-workers and the public.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work overtime. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well 365 days a year.

Medical

+ United Healthcare

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family

+ In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible

+ $50 co-pay (general visit)

+ RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary

+ Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses

+ FREE virtual visits

Dental

+ Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%

+ Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

+ Superior Vision

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay

+ Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

+ Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan

+ FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance

+ Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year

+ Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!

+ Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.

+ SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

+ Texas Municipal Retirement System:

+ 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match

+ 5 year vesting

+ Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60

+ FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary

+ MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

+ Equitable:

+ Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability

+ Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

+ The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

+ Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave

+ 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year

+ 15 days sick leave per year

+ Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year

+ Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit

+ 15 days Paid Parental Leave

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01

Do you possess a High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days)

+ Yes

+ No

03

Do you possess a valid Class B Texas Commercial Driver's License?

+ Yes, I currently have a Class B CDL.

+ No, I do not currently have a Class B CDL but can obtain within six months in position.

+ No, I do not meet this requirement.

04

How many years of related experience do you have?

+ Less than 6 months

+ 1 year - 3 years

+ 3 years - 5 years

+ 5+ years

+ None of the above

05

Please describe any supervisory experience you may have. If this does not apply to you, please put N/A.

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Agency

City of Baytown

Address

2401 Market Street Baytown, Texas, 77520

Phone

281-###-####

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