Heavy Equipment Operator

Working Title: Heavy Equipment Operator

State Role Title:Transportation Operator III

Position Type:Fulltime Staff (Classified)

Position Status: FullTime

FLSA Status: NonExempt: Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Business Services

Department: 100258 Landscape E&G

Pay Rate:Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $45000 $49000

Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grantfunded positionNo

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:04/08/2025

About JMU:

James Madison University is a publicly funded university with a beautiful campus and a supportive community that is committed to preparing students for the future. The university offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include paid vacation sick parental and community service leave in addition to 19 paid holidays a year; affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System. We also offer a worklife balance and integration program Balanced Dukes that is designed to support the overall wellbeing of our employees and a Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

Visit our Prospective Employee site to learn more about what makes JMU a great place to work: bit.ly/JMUEmployment

General Information:

James Madison Universitys Facilities Management is accepting applications for a Heavy Equipment Operator. The regular schedule is Monday Friday 6:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. with an altered summer schedule and overtime as required to cover special events and inclement weather.

JMU offers excellent comprehensive benefits which include:

Paid vacation sick parental and community service leave.
19 paid holidays a year including one week off for Thanksgiving Break and almost two weeks off for Winter Break.
Affordable health insurance; retirement through the Virginia Retirement System.
A worklife balance and integration program Balanced Dukes that is designed to support and enhance the overall wellbeing of our employees.
A Tuition Waiver Program that allows employees to have tuition waived for undergraduate and graduate level courses taken at JMU.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Operates backhoe tractors dump trucks street sweepers and trailers for landscaping excavation and transporting materials needed for projects.
Operates safely and properly a variety of heavy equipment such as mowers highly complex mowing equipment to maintain an attractive campus.
Uses pesticides safely as directed including proper application storage and/or disposal to create an attractive environment while using as few chemicals as possible.
Assists in other landscaping duties as needed to include the following: Maintains post chain and signs campus wide while understanding the signs and knowing all heights and standards on campus; keeps campus beautified by trimming edging weedeating mowing etc.
Leads summer workers.
Operates snow removal equipment as needed.
Employee is required to work all home football games.
The employee in this position will be considered designated meaning the work performed is essential to university operations and the employee will be required to work during periods of authorized closings.

Qualifications:

Required:
Working knowledge of landscaping practices and procedures.
Knowledge of heavy equipment operations to ensure safe operations.
Ability to operate heavy equipment in confined and highly populated areas safely.
Ability to operate a backhoe dump truck and related equipment such as track hoes dozers and frontend loaders for excavating and hauling.
Must be able to perform all landscaping duties and deal with emergency situations.
Ability to do physically demanding work for extended periods of time in a variety of environmental conditions.
Must be at least 19 years old and hold a valid CDL Class B with air brake endorsement upon hire.
Must obtain a CDL Class A Drivers License within two years of hire.

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

EVerify Notice: After accepting employment new hires are required to complete an I9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the EVerify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age color disability gender identity or expression genetic information national origin parental status political affiliation race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity:.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us ator You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office located at 752 Ott Street Harrisonburg VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.