Heavy Equipment Operator Residential
Salary
$43,755.00 - $78,299.00 Annually
Location
401 Patton Avenue Greensboro, NC
Job Type
Active Full-Time
Job Number
05450
Department
Solid Waste & Recycling
Division
Solid Waste Collections
Opening Date
07/22/2026
Closing Date
8/5/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
Keep Greensboro Clean and Thriving - Join Us as a Heavy Equipment Operator!
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The City of Greensboro's Solid Waste and Recycling Department is looking for a dependable and safety-minded Heavy Equipment Operator to join our Residential Collections Team. This role is essential in keeping our community clean, healthy, and beautiful. If you take pride in a job well done and enjoy working outdoors with equipment that makes a visible impact, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. This position offers a sense of accomplishment every day-seeing the results of your work immediately in cleaner streets and satisfied residents. You'll work independently but as part of a supportive team that values reliability, safety, and excellent customer service.
Compensation and Benefits:
Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $43,755.00- $57,573.00 Full Salary Range: $43,755.00 - $78,299.00 Annually
Benefits:
The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.
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Work Schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
You'll be part of a close-knit, supportive team that values reliability, teamwork, and community pride.
Every day offers a chance to make Greensboro cleaner and safer for everyone who lives and works here.
We invest in your success-providing training, safety gear, and opportunities to learn new equipment and collection methods.
You'll enjoy stable work with great benefits, retirement options, and the satisfaction of serving your city.
The City of Greensboro is committed to inclusion and equal opportunity-we encourage women, minorities, and veterans to apply.
About the Role:
As a Heavy Equipment Operator (Residential), you'll:
Operate automated collection vehicles and knuckle boom trucks to collect approximately 1,000 containers daily.
Support other residential crews with yard waste and bulk item collection as needed.
Respond to emergency assignments such as snow removal, storm cleanup, or other weather-related events-sometimes with little notice.
Navigate city routes using maps or GPS and communicate effectively via two-way radio.
Complete daily surveys, vehicle inspections, and service reports with accuracy.
Demonstrate excellent customer service while representing the City with professionalism and respect.
Perform physically active work, including stooping, bending, kneeling, lifting up to 50 lbs, and working outdoors in all weather conditions.
The job is NON-EXEMPT under FLSA.
Potential Career Path:
This entry-level role is a great foundation for a long-term career with the City of Greensboro. Crew Members can grow into positions such as Senior Crew Member, Crew Supervisor, or Operations Specialist, and with continued experience and training, even leadership roles within the Water Resources Department. We believe in investing in our employees so they can build rewarding, lasting careers.
Call to Action
If you're ready to take the wheel in a role that keeps Greensboro moving forward, we want to hear from you! Apply today to join our Solid Waste Residential Team as a Heavy Equipment Operator-where your hard work helps make our city a cleaner, better place to live every single day.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED
OR an equivalency of 4+ years of experience operating CDL-related vehicles
1+ years of experience operating CDL-related vehicles
Class A or B Commercial Drivers License
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What is your highest level of Education? Please select Not Applicable if you do not possess a high school diploma or GED
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Please select the "Class" category drivers license you posses.
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How many years of experience do you have operating CDL-related vehicles? Experience MUST also be clearly stated on the Work History/Employment section of your application.
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Clearly describe your experience operating CDL-related vehicles. If you have no experience, please type "NA" or Not Applicable. Incomplete answers will not be processed, experience must also be clearly stated in the Employment / Work history section of your employment application.
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I understand that all Required Competencies, Work history and Credentials and Education must appear on the application in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application form to receive consideration during the selection process. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application, "See Attached Resume or an Embedded Text Resume" will be considered incomplete and will not be processed.
Required Question
Employer City of Greensboro
Address 300 West Washington Street
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401
Website http://www.greensboro-nc.gov