Are you passionate about working outdoors and skilled in operating heavy machinery?
Join our team as an Equipment Operator, where you’ll be at the forefront of keeping our campus beautiful and functional year-round. From snow removal to landscaping and road maintenance, your expertise will ensure that our university grounds remain in top condition. You’ll handle a variety of tasks, from clearing trees and buildings to constructing roads and laying water lines. If you’re ready to take on challenges, maintain essential equipment, and make a tangible impact on our campus, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Preferred Qualifications
About the Department:
Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M) is an organization that is dedicated to the maintenance and enhancement of Iowa State University, one of the nation’s leading educational and agricultural institutes. But more importantly, FP&M is dedicated to their employees and enhancing the lives of each team member through opportunities both professionally and personally. FP&M is one of the largest departments on campus and currently employs over 450 full-time employees and students combined.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities
• Operates machinery to remove snow and perform landscaping, fine and rough grading and related maintenance of roads, parking lots, and other campus grounds.
• Operates dozers, draglines, backhoes, endloaders, graders, trucks and other equipment to fill ditches, remove trees and buildings, build roads, lay tile and water lines, and load and unload heavy material.
• Maintains and repairs equipment.
• Assists in directing the work of apprentices.
• Responds to calls for emergency service including snow removal as required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Ability to work outside during inclement weather and to be on call during emergency situations.
• Skill in the operation of equipment such as dozers, draglines, endloaders, graders, and trucks and knowledge sufficient to maintain and repair such equipment.
• Ability to operate trucks and equipment in a safe and conscientious manner.
• Ability to interpret oral and written instruction.
• Ability to plan, direct and coordinate the work of others.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
Application Instructions:
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Why Choose Iowa State University?
Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental, as well as:
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected], or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, email [email protected].
General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources website. Please note that this is only a list of ranges and individuals will be paid commensurate with qualifications.
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Iowa State University is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. It is the largest university in Iowa and the state's second-oldest institution of higher learning.