
Snow Equipment Operators
Schenectady, NYSeasonal$25–35/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Snow Equipment Operator performs snow removal throughout the winter season, operating snowplows and other heavy equipment to clear designated areas. The role requires reporting when it snows, working at assigned locations, and following safe operating practices. Operators may work overnight, weekends, or holidays as needed and participate in routine equipment maintenance.
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Description
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Job Summary
- The Snow Equipment Operator is responsible for performing safe and efficient snow removal operations throughout the winter season. This role involves operating snowplows and other heavy equipment to clear designated areas.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Remove snow using a snowplow and heavy equipment for extended periods of time, depending on the amount of snowfall.
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Available and prepared to report to work each time it snows, either to a central location or directly to the jobsite
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Deposit removed snow in appropriate locations, avoiding obstruction of trees, shrubs, fire hydrants, and sidewalks.
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Identify and report any concerns or incidents to the direct supervisor.
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Maintain accurate and timely documentation by completing job sheets immediately following each snow removal operation.
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Be aware of safety issues or concerns and report them to the appropriate supervisor.
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Perform additional related tasks assigned by supervisor or manager.
Education and Experience:
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High School Diploma or GED
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Valid Driver's License and the ability to drive to a variety of work locations in assigned territory.
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Reliable transportation to and from any work site.
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Prior experience operating snowplow equipment.
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Participate in routine maintenance of equipment.
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Experience working efficiently in a production-driven / fast paced environment.
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Ability to safely operate equipment.
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Effective communication skills.
Physical Demands/Requirements:
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Ability to lift and 50 pounds.
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Be at least 18 years old (21 if operating company provided vehicles)
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Possess strong stamina and have the ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme heat and cold.
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Able to safely operate landscaping equipment (e.g., mowers, trimmers, blowers, edgers).
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Able to bend, stoop, kneel, twist, stand, walk continuously throughout the day and perform repetitive motions for extended periods.
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Able to perform manual labor using a variety of hand tools (e.g. shovels, rakes)
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You are able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., safety shoes, high-visibility clothing, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, head protection)
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Landscapers who will be operating a BrightView fleet vehicle are required to have a valid driver’s license and meet company standards as it relates motor vehicle performance identified on a state issued motor vehicle record check.
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Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends or holidays if needed.
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Ability to work overnight in the winter month
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Ability to maintain, in your possession at all times, required medications to address any known allergic reactions should they occur.
Work Environment:
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Ability to work outdoors/indoors in moderate to extreme weather conditions (e.g., temperatures more than 100°F, temperatures below 32°F, various levels of humidity)
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Ability to work in direct sunlight for extended periods of time.
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Work outdoors near automotive traffic, bodies of water, fumes, dust, mechanical and/or electrical hazards.
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Ability to work in environments where extended periods of loud noise are present.
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Ability to work in environments where exposure to allergens such as pollen and rag weed, insects such as bees and spiders and reptiles such as lizards and snakes.
BrightView Landscapes, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
Compensation Pay Range:
$25-$35/hour depending on experience
BrightView offers a suite or health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include medical, dental, and vision insurance, ancillary and voluntary products, a 401k savings plan with employer contributions, and 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year. Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave, tuition reimbursement, and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance. A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process .
It’s Not Just a Team. It’s One BrightView.
How this job compares
Set against the 756 open Equipment Operator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25–35/hr
- US median$21–26/hr321 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $30/hr, is 30% above the US median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the top quarter of Equipment Operator hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Equipment Operator jobs in New York and 756 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York State Civil Service5 open
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- Jett Industries2 open
- Experience
- Equipment Operator postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (238 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 203 of the 756 open Equipment Operator jobs (27%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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