Equipment Operator II

Between $36k and $37k Per Year DOE (Depends on Experience) Position range in St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area $43k - $51k Per Year Equipment Operator II CITY

OF ST JOSEPH

Occupation:

Highway Maintenance Workers

Location:

SAINT JOSEPH, MO - 64501

Positions available: 1 Job #: 13816919

Posted:

02/13/2026

Updated:

02/13/2026

Expires:

05/31/2026 Web Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Flexible Shift Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Education High School Diploma or Equivalent Experience 6 Month(s) CDL Required Schedule Full Time Job Type Regular Duration Permanent Employment Shift Flexible Shift Public Transit Available Benefits Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window.

Description:

JOB TITLE

Equipment Operator II

DEPARTMENT:

Public Works & Transportation

DIVISION

Streets

JOB STATUS

Full Time Job Summary/ Scope Operates equipment used in the maintenance and repair of city streets including street sweeper, dump truck, high loader, pothole patching truck, tractor mower, flusher truck, compressor, jackhammer, crack seal kettle and snow removal equipment. Repairs concrete, asphalt, and brick streets, cleans storm sewers and ditches after rains, cuts brush out of creeks, installs road culverts, builds and repairs headwalls, and responds to snow and ice storms and other severe weather events. Some basic data entry for asset management purposes. Limited supervisory and no budgetary responsibilities. Supervisory Responsibility Integral to the position of Equipment Operator II is the responsibility for developing subordinates to their fullest potential by exercising appropriate degrees of coaching, training, guiding, evaluating, correcting and, if necessary, disciplining. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Operates equipment including but not limited to street sweeper, dump truck, high loader, pothole patching truck, tractor mower, flusher truck, compressor, jackhammer, crack seal kettle and snow removal equipment. Operates machinery, saws, routers, air compressor and other assorted tools. Transports and shovels asphalt. Transports equipment, workers and hauls materials. Operates jack hammer. Responds to emergencies as needed, including plowing and salting during winter storms, sandbagging during floods, brush removal following wind and ice storms, sometimes with little or no notice. Other Duties and Responsibilities Performs all other related duties as assigned Employee Behavior and Conduct City employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact both internally and externally during the performance of their duties.

Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.