DRIVER I/OPERATOR- GM/SW




DRIVER I/OPERATOR- GM/SW

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
SOLID WASTE/GENERAL MAINT.

DRIVER I/ LIGHT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR / Flip-Flop
$49,415 ANNUALLY
Join our team in this full-time role offering exceptional benefits, including comprehensive health and life insurance, a strong retirement plan, and competitive pay.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Performs a wide range of manual duties associated with installation, repair, and maintenance of city streets and other substructures including digging, erecting street signs, breaking pavement, mixing and pouring concrete, cutting and clearing weeds, and brush.
  •  Operates power equipment to mix, spread, compact, and level paving materials including pavement rollers, soil tampers, and bituminous distributors.
  • Positions trucks for loading and driving tandem axle commercial vehicles to haul spoil to the landfill or other materials such as sand, gravel, dirt, asphalt, or concrete treated base to the work site.
  • Must be able to drive various light equipment such as pick-up trucks, one and two-ton single-axle dump trucks, skid steer loaders, bucket trucks, and farm tractors.
  • Set up barricades and flag traffic around the work site.
  • Uses various hand tools to dig, sweep, spread, level, and move materials such as concrete, gravel, sand, dirt, and asphalt.
  • Sets forms around the area to be repaired and soothes and finishes surfaces of poured concrete sidewalks and curbs to specified textures.
  • Constructs and repair drainage inlets and manholes, using masonry tools.
  • Operates paint application machines to install crosswalks and other pavement markings.
  • Operates backpack chemical sprayer to spray ditches and roadside areas with chemicals operates backhoe, flush truck, and front-end loader
  • Assist the Solid Waste Division in collecting loose leaves during leaf season.


Other Job Functions:

  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Field Supervisor or Manager of General Maintenance and the Director, and Assistant Director of Public Works.


Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics

  • Working knowledge of operating procedures for various light equipment. 
  • Ability to read and understand operation manuals and chemical application instructions.
  •  Knowledge of standard safety practices.
  • Skill in using Basic Street and drainage repair tools and equipment. 
  • Ability to follow oral/written instructions. 
  • Ability to communicate with co-workers. 
  • Ability to drive standard shift vehicles. 
  • Physical ability to perform essential job duties.

 
Education and Experience:

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • One to three years’ experience in street construction, maintenance, or repair activities.

 
Special Requirements:

  • Must possess a valid Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License with air brakes and must remain valid and have the ability to drive as a condition of continued employment. Must have one to three years of experience operating various types of construction equipment with a high degree of skill and proficiency. City of Bartlett resident preferred, but not required. Will work in a non-smoking work environment. Must pass a background and driver’s license check, and physical examination, including a drug screen. All applicants with a CDL must also register with the FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CLEARINGHOUSE.  This can be done by going to https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register and click Go to login. This is a federal requirement for all CDL holders and this registration must be completed before the hiring process. We will run a full query with the FMCSA Clearinghouse. Query results must be ‘Not Prohibited’.

 
Working Conditions:

  • May be required to work long hours (overtime) in emergencies such as storms, debris removal clearing roadways, and snow and ice removal. 
  • May be required to work after hours for special events such as Fireworks, Christmas Parade, Festivals, etc.
  • Works outside exposed to extreme temperatures and inclement weather.
  • Frequently exposed to dust and occasionally to dampness and unsanitary conditions.
  • Subject to hazards of construction work, equipment, and working around traffic.
  • Subject to excessive noise from equipment.
  • Subject to heavy lifting, as much as 50 lbs. a distance of four feet from the ground and on occasion up to 100 lbs.
  • Subject to excessive reaching, pulling, pushing, and feeling.
  • Requires the ability to ascend and descend ladders, structures, and equipment.
  • Subject to working in confined spaces.
  • Requires crawling, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching.
  • Requires sitting, or standing for long periods and extensive walking.
  • Must wear all safety equipment following safety regulations.
  • Subject to handling and breathing irritating substances.



All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. We participate in E-Verify.
 
We appreciate your interest in joining our team. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to every inquiry. Only candidates selected for testing or interviews will be contacted. Please note: A new application is required for each career opportunity you apply for. In accordance with Tennessee’s Open Records Law, all submitted applications and resumes are subject to public disclosure.
 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2025

www.cityofbartlett.org

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 


Location : SOLID WASTE

Job Class : DRIVER 1-SW/GM FLIP

Posting End : 10/31/2026

ANNUAL SALARY: $49,415.00-$49,415.00