Equipment Operator

Building Maintenance


Search 2180 - Posted September 4, 2025

Emporia State University is seeking for two full-time Equipment Operators to join our Landscaping team located in Emporia, KS. 

 

If you . . . 

  • Enjoy working with tools, equipment, and your hands 
  • Have an excellent safety record 
  • Want to work outdoors 

. . . then put your skills and abilities to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, university environment. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Prepare and maintain landscape and gardens 
  • Apply mulch, fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides to garden areas 
  • Manage container plantings, annual display beds, and specialty gardens 
  • Trim shrubs, plant grass, and clean up leaves 
  • Operate mowers, weed eaters, skid loaders, and other landscaping equipment 
  • Serve as part of the snow/ice clearing team during the winter 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • A valid driver’s license 
  • One year of experience related to landscaping or operating similar equipment 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience in maintenance and repair of irrigation systems 
  • Athletic field painting and maintenance 
  • General Exam and 3B Turf Pests Exams license 
  • Horticulture degree or turf grass coursework 
  • Skid steer operator training 
  • Small equipment maintenance training 

 

Physical Requirements: 

  • Ability to lift or maneuver 75-100 pounds 
  • Standing or walking for 7 or more hours per shift 
  • Movements that require manual dexterity, trunk strength, wrist-finger movement, twisting, bending, pushing, and pulling 

COMPENSATION:

  • Salary:  $13.34 - $18.67 hourly
  • Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. 


BENEFITS:

Base pay is one component of Emporia State University’s total rewards package. We are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family that include:

  • Health Insurance
  • Free Dental insurance for employees
  • Retirement through the Kansas Board of Regents
  • Paid parental leave
  • Up to 31 days paid vacation and holiday days
  • Tuition reduction and tuition assistance
  • Dependent tuition waiver
  • For full details about our benefit plan offerings, please visit here. 

APPLY:

Apply here. 


Consideration of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.


A background check is required prior to hire.



For more information

Human Resources

humres@emporia.edu

(620) 341-5379

Emporia State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other factors which cannot be considered by law.