Heavy Equipment Operator I

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Summary :

Operates heavy equipment and vehicles.

Posting Period : 11 / 4 / 2025 - 12 / 05 / 2025

Location : Chelsea, MA

Salary : $69,315.32 - $99,195.41 Annually $1,332.99 - $1,907.60 Weekly

Work Schedule : Monday - Friday 7 : 00am - 3 : 30pm

Key Responsibilities

• Operates a variety of heavy equipment such as, but not limited to, backhoe, front-end loader, cranes, tractor cab and trailers, excavators, pumps, generators, and pneumatic tools.
• Operates equipment for excavations for valve replacement, pipeline installation, leak repair, and other miscellaneous excavations.
• Installs trench boxes, mechanical shoring systems, and other support systems for the safety of excavations.
• Assists mechanics in the maintenance and repair of heavy vehicles and equipment as needed.
• Promotes and participates in cross-functional work practices.
• Trains peers and subordinates as requested.
• Performs related duties as required.

Required Qualifications

Department of Public Safety Hoisting Engineer's Licenses as follows :

50-ton Linkbelt crane

Tools and Equipment Used

Motor vehicles, specialized maintenance and construction equipment, hand tools, hoist, mobile radio, telephone.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, hear, sit, climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 60 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts, is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electric shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud in field settings and loud at other work locations.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Works under the general supervision of the departmental Manager or Supervisor.

Exercises close supervision of skilled laborers and laborers as assigned.

Other Position Information

PCR : 3383048

Division : Operations

Department : Pipe Maintenance

Union / Grade : NAGE (Unit 3) / Grade 17

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.

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