Sr. Equipment Operator

Pay Range: $26.58 - $28.62/hr. 

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, September 24, 2026

This position may qualify for a $2,000 Sign-On Incentive: 50% paid on the completion of first pay period, 50% paid after 6 months of employment.

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Thursday 7 AM - 5:30 PM or Tuesday - Friday 7 AM - 5:30 PM. Some evening/weekend work required.

This position is a first responder in severe weather conditions/emergencies and will be subject to work after hours, emergency call back hours, nights, weekends, holidays, and will participate in an on-call rotation schedule.

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• GOOD PAY AND BENEFITS?
• JOB SECURITY?
• THE ABILITY TO BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY?
• ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES?
• ONGOING LEARNING?
• A SOLID FUTURE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU GO TO COLLEGE?
• THIS POSITION ISN’T JUST A JOB, IT’S THE START OF A NEW CAREER!

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Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.  

Stormwater Operations maintains over 4,000 storm drain culverts and approximately 460 acres of vegetation maintenance, ensuring our citizens are safe from flooding. 

A Sr. Equipment Operator position is available with The City of Fort Worth’s Transportation and Public Works Streets and Stormwater Operations Division (Vegetation Maintenance Program). 

The department is seeking to hire a Sr. Equipment Operator with a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and to join our dedicated team for the critical task of stormwater asset maintenance. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing our stormwater infrastructure, ensuring the efficient flow of water, and preventing potential hazards. As a member of the team, the ideal candidate will work four (4) ten-hour work days and will be subject to emergency call-back. Emergency call-back could be after hours, on weekends, on holidays, and/or during weather events. You will be required to work outdoors, during inclement weather, around moving traffic/equipment, in and around water, and overgrown vegetation.  

Minimum Qualifications:  

• High school diploma/GED
• Three (3) years’ experience in operations of motorized equipment
• Must possess a valid Class A Driver’s License with a Tank Endorsement

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Proficiency in operating heavy equipment, including operating a dump truck with a trailer, off-road equipment such as skid-steer, walk-behind, mini-excavator, payloader, and remote loader
• Computer skills including but not limited to Vueworks, MS Office, and other related work order management systems
• Supervising crew when needed
• Drainage system knowledge
• Traffic Control (MUTCD) and safety procedures, including flagging

The Sr Equipment Operator job responsibilities include: 

• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment assigned. Performs pre and post-trip inspection on equipment
• Load and unload heavy materials and equipment by hand and with tools/machines
• Assist with set-up of traffic control cones and barriers
• Maintain paperwork, respond to high priority calls and provide training and instruction to other personnel who operate equipment related to assigned division
• Operate a variety of motorized equipment such as dump trucks, trailers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, walk behind, remote loader and front-end loader
• Supervise small crews when needed
• Use various hand and power tools such as shovels, sledge hammer, pitchfork, weed eater, chainsaw, socket & ratchet set
• Assist in vegetation maintenance related duties
• Perform skilled and semi-skilled tasks related to completion of assigned jobs such as operating walk behind, skid steer, mini-excavator, removal of debris by hand and working with and around heavy equipment and confined space
• Maintain accurate records of work completed and materials used
• Respond to emergency calls during inclement weather such as rain events, flooding, and Ice/Snow events

Working Conditions  

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, or walking for extended periods of time; moderate to heavy lifting and carrying; climbing, kneeling, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling; general manual dexterity; adequate speech, vision, and hearing required; must be able to operate assigned equipment and vehicles and maintain the ability to crawl into 21” pipes and up.

Physical Demand  

Heavy Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects. 

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.