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LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB OPENING\

VACANCY #25-11-2\ (Include this number on application)

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Posted 11-26-2025

POSITION: Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee, Public Works, Leavenworth,

KS\ SALARY: \$24.45/hour (Full Time Benefits Eligible)

County Employees Only: May submit their application to the Human

Resources Department, 1st\ Floor Room 104, in the County Courthouse, via email to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov , or via fax to\ (913) 684-1028.

General Public: May apply at the Leavenworth Workforce Center, 515 Limit

Street, Leavenworth,\ Kansas or EMAIL applications to hr@leavenworthcounty.gov or fax the application to (913) 684-1028.\ Application may be found on the Leavenworth County website at under\ Human Resources.

This position closes when filled.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION\

\ TITLE: Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee WORKING TITLE: Trainee Operator

DEPARTMENT: Public Works DIVISION: Road & Bridge

PAY LEVEL: Level 9 EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT: N

SUPERVISOR: Road & Bridge Superintendent SUPERVISES: NA

LOCATION: Leavenworth County Shop, 23690 187th Street, Leavenworth, KS

66048

RESIDENCY POLICY\

Residency is defined as the place where ones primary residence is located. The boundaries\ for Leavenworth County employees incorporate adjacent counties to include: Wyandotte,\ Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson, and Atchison Counties in Kansas and Platte County, Missouri.\ Certain departments within the County may have more stringent requirements for residency\ such as the Sheriffs Department and Emergency Medical Services. Any exception to this\ residency requirement must be specifically approved by the BOCC.

DUTIES SUMMARY\

While road construction and maintenance are being accomplished, performs flagging duties,\ allowing one line of traffic to proceed while stopping another. Communications with other\ workers by operating a two-way radio; must stand for long periods of time in various types of\ weather; must ensure signs are maintained and ready daily. Serves as a Heavy Equipment\ Operator Trainee without general skills and with technical limitations established by the\ Director of Public Works under direct supervision of crewman supervisor. Provides general\ skills and non-technical capabilities in the area of laborer and operator trainee for various\ public works daily operations, maintenance, construction, and duties as assigned appropriate\ to the skill and technical level of an apprentice with 0-1 year of any laborer or operator\ experience. Expected light duty heavy equipment skills typical include snow plow, dump\ truck, loader, tractor/trailer, small broom, roller, and bobcat/skid steer, boom mowers.

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PERCENTAGE OF TIME ACCOUNTABILITIES\

40% 1. Flagging and/or mowing will be a component of this job.

Operator of light duty heavy construction equipment (i.e. dump\

truck, loader, tractor/trailer, small broom, roller, and\ bobcat/skidsteer), boom mower tractors for various public works\ daily operation, maintenance, and construction projects. 40% 2. Laborer utilizing various hand tools (i.e. shovel, jack hammer,\ crack sealer, chain saw, batch mixer, general housekeeping,\ SWPPP) for various public works daily operations, maintenance,\ and construction activities as assigned. 10% 3. Storm and Winter Watch on-call status.\ 10% 4. Safety attendant, traffic management, and equipment inspection.

MINIMUM SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE (*Required prior to employment)\

Ability to gain knowledge of general Public Works roadway maintenance and

construction activities.\2. Ability to gain knowledge of safety procedures and protocols for

general labor tasks,

heavy equipment operations, and proper loading, transporting and

unloading of\ mater

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Full time, Apprenticeship, Traineeship,

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