• Continuous filing dates have been added.

Upcoming Filing Cutoff Dates:

• 9/1/2024
• 3/1/2025
• 6/1/2025
• 9/1/2025
• 3/1/2026
• 9/1/2026

Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) must be received or postmarked by the filing date indicated above. Applications postmarked, personally delivered or received via interoffice mail after the filing date will be processed in the next group.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• STATE PARK EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

3099

For STATE PARK EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 9 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-03099

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• Selections Unit - Jacques Carter
  Department of Parks and Recreation
  Selections Unit
  P.O. Box 942896
  Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

• Department of Parks and Recreation
  Selections Unit - Jacques Carter
  715 P Street
  1st Floor Security Desk
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678). All applicants must provide proof of identification. Accepted forms of identification are: 1) a photo identification card or 2) two forms of signed identification.

The following items must be submitted with your Examination/Employment Application form. Failure to submit these items may result in rejection of your application.

• License - Possession of a valid CDL (Class A).

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Possession of a California driver's license valid for the operation of any combination of vehicles (Class A). (Applicants who do not possess this license but have their Class A permit and medical card will be admitted to the examination, but must secure the license prior to appointment.) 

AND

Two years of experience in operating heavy motorized equipment (including such equipment as the D7 and D6 bulldozers and heavy-duty transport trucks) which shall have involved some work in rugged terrain.

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. Methods of the operating equipment under a wide variety of working conditions, including snow and heavy sand, to ensure equipment is operated safely in all environments.
2. Safe work practices in the use of heavy equipment, particularly in heavily populated areas, to ensure safe operation of equipment.
3. Equipment inspection to ensure safe and functional operation of equipment.
4. Underground services to prevent damage to pipes and wires during care or repair of park property.
5. Road construction and maintenance practices to create and maintain state park roads.
6. Procedures used to safely lift and transport heavy objects to ensure the safety of oneself and others while performing work tasks.
7. Methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in preventive maintenance and servicing of heavy equipment and trucks to ensure proper working condition of equipment.
8. Road management to construct and/or maintain roads.
9. Provisions of the California Vehicle Code as they apply to the operation of trucks and other heavy motorized equipment to ensure compliance.
10. Principles and methods for providing instruction to individuals working around equipment operation and maintenance.
11. When and how to properly use personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, respirators, safety goggles) to one’s safety while performing work tasks.
12. Principles and methods for monitoring the effectiveness of instruction given to individuals working around equipment operation and maintenance.
13. Basic measurements (e.g., ounces, quarts) to measure, mix, and apply various oils, coolants, antifreeze, and chainsaw mixes.
14. Calculating volumes needed for road base or filling material.

Ability to:

1. Operate heavy transport trucks, road graders, and various equipment to maintain roads and parking areas, construct roads, repair and replace bridges, install signs, culverts, and guardrails, and construct and maintain fire and fuel breaks.

     2. Work independently, without close supervision, to perform the duties of the job.

3. Work with a team to complete the duties of the job in a cohesive and professional manner.
4. Work quickly and accurately in situations where there is time pressure or emotional strain to properly perform duties related to job.
5. Operate equipment in dangerous situations in order to perform job duties.
6. Read the English language to follow written instructions and communicate with park visitors and personnel.
7. Multitask in rapidly changing situations to properly perform the functions of the job.
8. Write clearly and concisely using the English language to complete written reports and communicate in writing with park visitors and personnel.
9. Act as lead over the work of others to ensure proper operation and maintenance around a variety of equipment.
10. Operate a variety of specialized equipment to remove snow from roads, parking areas, and other visitor use areas to provide clear and safe access for visitors.
11. Perform basic mathematical computations (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to complete job duties.
12. Perform minor repairs, routine maintenance, tune-ups, and touch-up painting on

        equipment to keep equipment working properly.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the STATE PARK EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Classification will be established for:

• Department of Parks & Recreation

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

• Department of Parks & Recreation

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Parks & Recreation reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.