Green Waste Operator (14928, Grade HT4)

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• Are you a skilled equipment operator?
• Do you enjoy collaborating with a team to support your division? 

If this sounds like you, Montgomery Parks Horticulture, Forestry, and Environmental Education Division, located at Pope Farm Nursery in Gaithersburg, Maryland is the place you want to be!  We are currently seeking a dynamic, highly professional Equipment Operator II.

$45,815.00 - $81,143.00 Annually
 
This position plays a key role in the division by supporting the department’s compost/green waste recycling program. Go to our website to learn more about the work of the HFEE Division: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/visit-nature/
 
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner.   Behind the vast and diverse Montgomery County Department of Parks system is a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, 420 parks and over 37,000 acres of park land that serves a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington DC area. Go to our website to learn more: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/ 

Please Note: The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Examples of Important Duties

• Operates medium-heavy equipment including backhoes, front-end loaders, track loaders, skid steer loaders, tractors with attachments, hydro seeders, and soil screeners.
• Performs daily maintenance of equipment, schedules maintenance and repair requests.
• Manages and maintains Green Waste Recycling site activities and sanitation.
• Manages and assists Commission staff and contractors loading materials and in grind waste activities.
• Manages site and material data.

 Preferred Qualifications  

1. Five years (5) of experience operating equipment including skid-steer and articulating loader.
2. One year (1) of experience in organic material product production including mulch, compost, and topsoil production.
3. One year (1) of experience in sawmilling and timber product production including operating a bandsaw or circular sawmill.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or Certificate of General Educational Development (GED).
2. Three years of equipment operation, including a minimum of one year of experience using heavy equipment.
3. Must possess a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with appropriate endorsements at time of employment. Driver's license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions or points that could limit the employee's ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required by the position of assignment.
4. Successfully pass Commission medical examination.

Supplemental Information

Class/Specification: Equipment Operator II

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.

Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1)

M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.