Equipment Operator I - (Sign-on Bonus Available)
Job Description
Are you ready to build a career with purpose? The City of Chesapeake's Public Works Operations team is looking for motivated, hands-on professionals to help deliver essential services that keep our city running smoothly - from roads and bridges to stormwater and drainage systems.
As a key member of our operations crew, you'll take on a variety of critical tasks, including:
- Constructing and repairing concrete features like sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveway aprons, drainage basins, and pipe systems
- Performing roadway maintenance, including pothole patching, shoulder restoration, and other repair work
- Maintaining and restoring drainage infrastructure, from clearing and grading ditches to embankment and site restoration
- Providing traffic control and flagging during construction activities
- Supporting tasks like guardrail repair, weed control, and basic tree trimming
- Operating a wide range of heavy equipment and tools, including dump trucks, excavators, asphalt and concrete trucks, rollers, snowplows, chainsaws, and mowers
- Responding to emergency events like snowstorms and hurricanes to help keep roads safe and clear
- Participating in ongoing training to sharpen your skills and grow your career in public works
If you're hardworking, team-minded, and ready to make a real difference-we want to hear from you! Be part of the Chesapeake team that builds, maintains, and protects the city we all call home.
Applicants should possess the ability to use hand tools for general labor, have a basic understanding of construction practices and tools, and be willing to learn and perform flagging duties as well as operate construction equipment - all while following established safety procedures.New team members may be assigned to one of three operational locations based on departmental needs:
- Greenbrier Yard - 925 Executive Blvd.
- Hickory Yard - 149 Benefit Rd.
- Bowers Hill Yard - 3900 S Military Hwy.
A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) permit is required at the time of interview, with the expectation of obtaining a CDL Class B within six months of hire. To support your success, we proudly offer a no-cost, in-house CDL training program for all eligible employees.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.
Are you ready to build a career with purpose? The City of Chesapeake's Public Works Operations team is looking for motivated, hands-on professionals to help deliver essential services that keep our city running smoothly - from roads and bridges to stormwater and drainage systems.
As a key member of our operations crew, you'll take on a variety of critical tasks, including:
- Constructing and repairing concrete features like sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveway aprons, drainage basins, and pipe systems
- Performing roadway maintenance, including pothole patching, shoulder restoration, and other repair work
- Maintaining and restoring drainage infrastructure, from clearing and grading ditches to embankment and site restoration
- Providing traffic control and flagging during construction activities
- Supporting tasks like guardrail repair, weed control, and basic tree trimming
- Operating a wide range of heavy equipment and tools, including dump trucks, excavators, asphalt and concrete trucks, rollers, snowplows, chainsaws, and mowers
- Responding to emergency events like snowstorms and hurricanes to help keep roads safe and clear
- Participating in ongoing training to sharpen your skills and grow your career in public works
If you're hardworking, team-minded, and ready to make a real difference-we want to hear from you! Be part of the Chesapeake team that builds, maintains, and protects the city we all call home.
Applicants should possess the ability to use hand tools for general labor, have a basic understanding of construction practices and tools, and be willing to learn and perform flagging duties as well as operate construction equipment - all while following established safety procedures.New team members may be assigned to one of three operational locations based on departmental needs:
- Greenbrier Yard - 925 Executive Blvd.
- Hickory Yard - 149 Benefit Rd.
- Bowers Hill Yard - 3900 S Military Hwy.
A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) permit is required at the time of interview, with the expectation of obtaining a CDL Class B within six months of hire. To support your success, we proudly offer a no-cost, in-house CDL training program for all eligible employees.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.
About City of Chesapeake
Chesapeake, Virginia is a vibrant community that enjoys the best of two worlds, one of urban variety, culture, and excitement, and another of rural landscapes and relaxed living.
Located 20 minutes from the oceanfront, 15 minutes from downtown Norfolk, and 45 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Chesapeake is the perfect place in which to live, work, and raise a family.
Home to beautiful parks, lakes, and rivers, Chesapeake has more miles of deepwater canals (part of the Intracoastal Waterway) than any other city in the country!
The City of Chesapeake was formed through the merger of the City of South Norfolk and Norfolk County in 1963. It’s a community of communities, with each having its own distinctive history.
Over the last decade, many national and international companies have taken advantage of the City’s ports, atmosphere, and highly qualified labor market by relocating to Chesapeake.
Chesapeake’s neighborhoods offer a variety of comfortable housing alternatives, from apartments and town homes, to single-family residences and executive homes. The City is consistently ranked by the FBI as one of the safest U.S. cities (with populations over 150,000), which lends to the safe, community atmosphere that residents enjoy.
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