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Greenwood County
Equipment Operator III - Road Department
Career Insights for Landscaping / Groundskeeping Worker
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What they do
A Landscaping or Groundskeeping Worker provides landscaping for residences, parks, public gardens, college campuses or building or office park grounds. Provides care for plants and trees including mowing, trimming and planting, and repairs driveways, walks, benches or other structures.
$37,298 / year median in South Carolina
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Do you have a class A CDL? Experience with a backhoe? Front end loader? Bush hog? Bulldozer? Motor Grader? Tractors? Slope Mowers? If so, this job is for you… Greenwood County is looking for a team player to join the road crew. In this position you will be operating heavy machinery to accomplish a variety of road construction and maintenance tasks, including gathering and transporting materials, grading and compacting roads, paving roads, digging drainage ditches, repairing roads and driveways, removing trees and vegetation adjacent to roads, building and installing catch basins, etc. Duties include but not limited to: Knowledge and ability to operate equipment to include but not limited to backhoe, front end loader, bush hog, bulldozer, crawler loader, motor grader, trucks, tractor, crane, slope mowers and mowers. Utilizes various types of machinery and tools as necessary to perform road maintenance and construction duties, including a chain saw, weed eater, hand tools, mechanic's tools, and a two-way radio. Safely load, unload and transport heavy equipment to job sites. Receives work orders and completes jobs in a timely manner as prescribed by the department. Completes vehicle and equipment maintenance inspection and indicates when service and repairs are needed. Issues are reported to the supervisor. Assists in traffic control for the job site, zone set-up and placement of construction signs and barricades for employees and public safety. Assists with directing traffic at job sites using paddle signs or flags. Performs related work with various other department duties as assigned.