Equip Operator I

The purpose of this position is to operate and maintain trucks and heavy equipment. This is accomplished by hauling blacktop, salt, dirt, and stone; plowing snow; performing routine maintenance on all vehicles; and ensuring that all duties are performed in a timely and effective manner. Other duties include patching streets; paving sidewalks; performing concrete work; meter checking; welding metals; performing sewer work; and executing any needed tasks that arise.

Drives dump truck by picking up blacktop; driving back to paver; removing snow from streets; hauling stone from dump sites and residential properties; and collecting leaves from industrial and residential properties.

Performs concrete and storm sewer work by repairing curbs and storm sewers; driving the vactor truck; cleaning of inlets; and repairing broken or stolen inlet grates.

Operates heavy equipment by driving backer to load trucks with salt.

Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two year associate's degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Over six months and including one year experience.

Class B license with air breaks,

Hiring Prerequisites:

• Drug screening testing with negative results

• Background Report

• PA Child Abuse History Clearance Certificate. Note: Child Abuse History Clearance must be dated within one year from the date of application and must show that "no record exists."

• All persons who become employed by the City on or after the effective date of this section (May 18, 2022) shall be or become residents of York County, or any County contiguous to York County (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Hartford, Baltimore, and Carroll Counties), within six months from the first date the employee achieves permanent employment status.

• City of York Benefits Overview
  The City of York offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, financial security, and overall well-being of employees and their families. Highlights include:

  Medical Coverage

• Capital Blue Cross PPO plan with low copays and full coverage for preventive care

• Prescription drug coverage through TrueRX, plus optional Rx’nGo savings program

• Dental & Vision

• Delta Dental plans: Enhanced and Basic options with orthodontia coverage

• Vision Benefits of America (VBA): Exams, lenses, frames, and contact lens allowance

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Pre-tax savings for healthcare and dependent care expenses

• Life & Disability Insurance

• City-paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

• Optional supplemental life, critical illness, accident, and short-term disability coverage

• Retirement Savings

• 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan through Conrad Siegel for long-term financial planning

• City of York Pension Program

• Additional Perks

• OSS Health Company Direct Program for orthopedic care

• Voluntary ancillary benefits through Colonial Life

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Wellspan Health

• Wellness Committee programming and activities throughout the year

• Learning and development opportunities

• Eligibility: Full-time employees; coverage begins the first of the month following hire.

  Enrollment: Must enroll within 14 days of hire; changes allowed during open enrollment or qualifying life events.

  Questions about the City of York Benefits package can be directed to [email protected].