Equipment Operator II - Parks & Natural Resources

Equipment Operator II - Parks & Natural Resources

Salary

$20.74 - $27.48 Hourly

Location

Charlotte County, FL

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

2026-00143

Department

COMM SVCS - PARK MAINT

Opening Date

04/02/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

IUPAT

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

How You Can Help Us Make a Difference

Take your skills off the pavement and into the parks. Charlotte County is seeking a skilled Equipment Operator II to join the Parks & Natural Resources Division. In this role, you'll operate heavy trucks, tractors, and medium-duty equipment to support a variety of projects, including grading, landscaping, and excavation. This position requires the ability to safely handle large, complex machinery-often in tight or confined spaces.

Operate with purpose - Help build and maintain parks, trails, and recreational spaces the community loves.

Why serve your community?

• From land clearing to grading and maintenance, your equipment skills will leave a visible impact on spaces families and visitors enjoy every day.
• We provide steady, year-round work with dependable hours and predictable schedules-so you can enjoy the very parks you help keep beautiful.
• Overall total rewards! Including retirement plans, health insurance, and paid time off.

Your Purpose & Day-To-Day Journey

Education and Experience:

An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of experience in operating equipment in the construction, repair, and/or maintenance of public infrastructure.

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Must maintain a valid "A" Commercial Driver's License (CDL), including appropriate endorsements.

Education & Credentials That Power This Role

• Knowledge of departmental policies, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices, plans, and procedures.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related computer programs and software applications.
• Knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances, and rules governing transporting of equipment and its operation on public streets and highways.
• Knowledge of hazardous waste materials and transporting hazardous materials on public streets and highways.
• Knowledge of the functions, operating methods, and routine care/maintenance for standard automotive and construction equipment.
• Knowledge of the hazards of operation and appropriate safety rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of the principles and procedures of excavation, drainage, surfacing, and similar construction work.
• Knowledge of street surfacing materials, including asphalt and aggregates and street paving processes.
• Skill in the operation of assigned equipment in accordance with traffic laws and regulations.
• Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to maintain accurate records and reports.
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in prioritizing and organizing work.
• Skill in the use of office equipment such as a computer, multi-line telephone system, scanner, fax machine, and copier.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to work independently.
• Ability to make recommendations and to use resourcefulness and tact in solving new problems.
• Ability to ascertain priorities and meet deadlines and objectives.
• Ability to perform manual labor, sometimes under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Ability to operate motor vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Ability to provide internal/external guidance and customer assistance via all forms of communication.
• Ability to use computers for data entry, word processing, and/or accounting purposes.
• Ability to author reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, service providers, other employees, and the general public.

Extra Details You Should Know

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception, crawling, climbing. Frequent lifting of 10 to 25 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is exposed to outdoor weather conditions or irate customers, extreme noise, odors, heights, and/or dust.

RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS

The position requires moderate exposure or risk related to physical and/or mental health and safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, and Persons

with Disabilities are Encouraged to Apply.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES:

All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As a veterans preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans' preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.

All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy.

Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive benefits package to regular full-time employees.

Charlotte County Benefits & Total Rewards

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This position requires a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL). Do you currently hold this license?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Charlotte, County of (FL)

Address 18500 Murdock Circle

Room 130

Port Charlotte, Florida, 33948

Phone 941-743-1260

Website https://www.CharlotteCountyFL.gov