OPS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - 42902815

Requisition No: 862214 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: OPS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - 42902815

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 42902815 

Salary:  $18.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 10/09/2025 

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OPS HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

 

*** OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY --
THIS IS A FULL-TIME OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES (OPS) POSITION***

 

CONTACT:

 

Karen Mathis (386) 243-6223

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

Be a high school graduate or the equivalent.

 

Requires possession of a valid driver license.

 

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

 

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

 

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

 

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 

The incumbent must obtain a Class A Commercial Driver License (CDL) within six (6) months of appointment. The Florida Forest Service will cover the majority of the cost associated with attaining the required CDL training and the initial CDL test when administered at an agency authorized CDL training center.

 

May require occassional travel. 

 

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

 

Applicants who receive a job offer must pass:

 

1. Pre-employment drug screening

 

Post employment – incumbents must pass:

 

1. Reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug and alcohol testing provisions in accordance with Title 49 CFR Part 382, Federal Highway Administration Rules, effective January 1, 1995.

 

NOTES:

 

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.

 

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

 

Successful applicant with a current Commercial Driver’s License must pass a query of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.

 

Working hours:  Daily from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM.   Total hours in workweek 40.  This position works four 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday.

 

JOB DUTIES:

 

This work is in wildland fuels management on public and private lands within North Central Florida. Work is performed primarily in the Suwannee Forestry Center but may require occasional travel.

 

Employee is expected to establish and maintain firebreaks and to mow/mulch vegetation to reduce wildfire risk and to support prescribed burning operations.

 

Employee operates, maintains and performs minor repairs on various types of eq