Equipment Operator I - City of Mandan
NewEmployment / Posted Apr 14, 2026 | 11:52 AM by Amy / 7 views
The City of Mandan, North Dakota is currently accepting applications for the position of:
Equipment Operator I – Grade 12
Position Details:
Salary starting at: $22.15/hour
Status: Full-Time / Non-Exempt
Department: Public Works
Closing Date: April 28, 2026 (by 9:00 a.m. CT)
*Applications without a resume will be disqualified.
Opportunity to be promoted to Equipment Operator II (Grade 14) after one year of experience with the City of Mandan as Equipment Operator I and completion of other requirements.
*This position is eligible for 100% employer-paid single health insurance coverage!
JOB SUMMARY
This position is responsible for the operation of equipment in support for assigned public works functions.
MAJOR DUTIES
- Operates a variety of hand and power tools.
- Maintains and repairs assigned tools and equipment.
- Operates equipment in support of cemetery, road maintenance, snow removal, landfill, street sign and pavement marking, and other department operations.
- Performs pre-operation inspections to identify maintenance needs; reports repair needs to supervisor.
- Required to work various schedules that include nights, weekends, and holidays; respond to after-hours emergencies, modified workweeks, subject to on-call hours as assigned. Must be able to report to work within 45 minutes from time of after-hours notifications.
- Performs related duties.
Streets/Landfill
- Operates motor grader, bobcat, dump truck, crack sealer, street sweeper, front-end loader, and other equipment as assigned.
- Performs a variety of other street and landfill maintenance tasks.
Grounds Maintenance/Cemetery/Forestry
- Operates a variety of small engine equipment, including mowers, weed eaters, etc.
- Manages the city’s Tree City USA recertification.
- Digging of graves, trimming of cemetery, mowing vacant lots, and snow removal on city properties.
- Trims/removes trees that are in violation of city ordinances, chips fallen trees/limbs that may fall that are city responsibility, grind stumps of removed trees on city property or that fall within city ordinance.
KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION
- Knowledge of street and other public works maintenance principles.
- Knowledge of landfill maintenance and operations principles.
- Knowledge of department and city policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance principles.
- Knowledge of city ordinances related to tree maintenance and management
- Skill in problem solving.
- Skill in the operation of a variety of construction equipment.
- Skill in the operation of hand and power tools.
- Skill in prioritizing and planning.
- Skill in establishing safe work zones.
- Skill in oral and written communication.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
- Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
- Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Dakota for the type of vehicle or equipment operated. Obtaining a valid Class B License with airbrake endorsement is required within the probationary period.
