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Salary: $65,634.40 - $87,763.52 Annually
Location : Public Works Facility, 9030 Forestview Lane, Maple Grove 55369, MN
Job Type: Full-time- Benefit Earning
Job Number: 2026-00065
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 08/25/2026
Closing Date: 9/7/2026 11:59 PM Central
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Job Summary
About Maple Grove, MN
Maple Grove is a dynamic community known for proactive planning, thoughtful growth, and an exceptional quality of life. Home to more than 73,000 residents and projected to grow to 90,000 by 2040, Maple Grove offers premier shopping and dining, miles of trails, beautiful parks and lakes, and year-round recreation and community events. As our community continues to grow, so does the opportunity to make an impact. The City of Maple Grove employs more than 900 employees who provide a wide range of services that help make Maple Grove an exceptional place to live, work, and play.
The Position
The City of Maple Grove is seeking a dependable and hardworking Light Equipment Operator to join our Public Works team. In this hands-on role, you will operate a variety of construction and maintenance equipment to help maintain city streets, roads, and other public infrastructure. We are looking for someone who is safety-minded, enjoys working outdoors, takes pride in doing quality work, and works well as part of a team. The ideal candidate is dependable, willing to take on a variety of tasks, and can be counted on to get the job done. Join a team that takes pride in maintaining one of the premier communities in Minnesota. The City of Maple Grove offers competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, stable year-round employment, and the opportunity to build a career while making a visible difference in a growing community.
Hiring Rate: $31.555/hourly, $65,634.40/annually
*The hiring salary for this position is $65,634.40. You will be eligible to receive any cost of living and annual step increase as laid out in the union contract until you reach the maximum salary of $87,763.52.
Pre-employment requirements:
This position will require the successful completion of a background/driving history check, CDL clearing house (for current CDL holders), and a drug/medical screening.
Hiring Timeline
*Subject to Change*
Application window closes- September 7
Interviews & equipment testing- The week of September 21
Council Approval - October 5
Tentative start date- October 6
*Current members of the IUOE Local 49 Bargaining Unit with Maple Grove, will be considered for this vacancy before outside candidates*
Responsibilities

• Raise, lower, rebuild, install, replace, and maintain manhole casings, storm sewer catch basins, and field drains, and perform related flood control activities.
• Prepare surfaces, perform crack sealing and minor asphalt patching, and maintain streets, parking lots, curbs, sidewalks, and parking ramps using light equipment.
• Plow sidewalks, streets, parking lots, and parking ramps and apply sand and salt using motorized vehicles and light equipment.
• Install and repair traffic signs and barricades, lay out and apply pavement markings using paint, machinery, and stencils, and flags/directs traffic as needed.
• Clear and grubs sites, prepare ground for seed, sod, and plantings, and remove and dispose of diseased or dead trees, shrubs, plants, and related debris, and perform irrigation activities and related landscape maintenance.
• Load, unload, and haul materials; perform routine driver-type vehicle maintenance; and operate and maintain light equipment.
• Maintain the cleanliness, appearance, and overall condition of city and public properties, including streets, sidewalks, parking areas, and public spaces.

Knowledge of:

• Practices, procedures, equipment and materials used in public works maintenance and construction.
• Safe operation of motorized equipment.
• Operation of light construction and maintenance equipment.

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
  Successfully pass a pre-employment physical exam.

Qualifications
Any equivalent combination of education and experience closely related to the duties of the position MAY be considered.
Need to have:

• High school diploma, or equivalent.
• One year experience operating trucks and other light equipment.
• Minnesota Driver's License is required and must have or obtain a Minnesota Commercial Driver's License (CDL) permit within 60 days from hire date, and the MN CDL - Class Alicense must be obtained within 12 months from date of hire.

Nice to have:

• Additional training or course work in intermediate or heavy maintenance operation
• Previous street maintenance experience in a local municipality
• Valid CDL Class A license
• Previous experience with irrigation
• Experience with light equipment machinery and tools

Supplemental Information
WORKING CONDITIONS
Environmental Conditions:Field environment; exposure to inclement weather conditions; work around equipment; work in confined spaces and working long hours when needed.
Physical Conditions:Physical ability necessary to bend, stoop, twist, turn, kneel, lift and stand for prolonged periods of time, and work in confined spaces.
The City of Maple Grove offers its employees a competitive total rewards package. For details, please visit the
01
Do you have a current, valid Driver's license free of restrictions or suspensions?

• Yes
• No

02
Please select your highest level of completed education related to this position.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Some College
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree or higher
• None of the above

03
Please select your years of experience operating trucks and other light equipment.

• None
• Less than one year
• One year to less than two years
• Two years to less than three years
• Three years to less than five years
• Five years to less than seven years
• Seven or more years

04
This position requires a Class A Commercial Driver's License. Please select the option below that best reflects your CDL Status.

• I currently hold a Class A CDL.
• I currently hold a Class A CDL permit and am working to obtain the license.
• I currently hold a Class B CDL.
• I currently hold a Class B CDL permit and am working to obtain the license.
• I do not have a CDL but can obtain a Class A within one year of hire date.
• None of the above.

05
Please select your years of experience in street maintenance while working for a city.

• None
• Less than one year
• One year to less than two years
• Two years to less than three years
• Three years to less than five years
• Five years to less than seven years
• Seven or more years

06
Please select your employment/union status from the options below.

• Current employee of the City of Maple Grove and a member of the IUOE 49 bargaining unit.
• Current or former employee of the City of Maple Grove but NOT a member of IUOE 49 bargaining unit.
• None of the above.

07
Have you completed additional training or course work in any of the following:

• Intermediate maintenance operation
• Heavy maintenance operation
• None of the above

08
Please select your years of experience with irrigation.

• None
• Less than one year
• One year to less than two years
• Two years to less than three years
• Three years to less than five years
• Five years to less than seven years
• Seven or more years

09
Please select any of the following that you have experience with:

• Operating power tools such as drills, impact wrenches, and/or grinders
• Operating a chain saw
• Experience with irrigation
• Operating a backhoe
• Operating a single-axel vehicle
• Operating a skid-steer
• Operating a pick-up truck with blade attachment for snow removal
• Operating a CDL snow plow with a blade/wing and salt spreaders
• Non of the above

10
Please indicate any languages from the list below that you can speak at a conversational level or higher.

• American Sign Language
• Hmong
• Russian
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
• None of the above

Required Question