HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR – TERRA WORKS. INC.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary: Operate either a paver, dozer, excavator to excavate, prepare, maintain and/or repair civil and heavy highway and municipal utility projects.
Essential Functions:
•Operate heavy equipment in a safe and effective manner in order to minimize the risk of injury, property damage, or loss of life.
•Safely operate heavy equipment in and among live traffic.
•Experience on large scale municipal utility projects
•Wear personal protective equipment.
•Perform daily safety and maintenance checks/procedures per operator’s manual.
•Ensure compliance with company quality control standards and procedures.
•Complete required paperwork.
•Perform manual labor such as digging or shoveling, assisting with placement of pipe and material, or other manual labor duties as assigned.
•Communicate with Superintendent concerning equipment and job-related problems.
•Exercise proper care and maintenance of company equipment.
•Frequently work more than 40 hours per week and stay out of town if employee is greater than 50 miles from location of job site
•Perform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.
•Working in adverse weather conditions such as rain, snow, heat, and cold.
Requirements
•OSHA safe trenching regulations.
•Trimble GPS software knowledge
•Heavy construction equipment operation.
•Occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade.
•Construction operations.
•Basic and routine construction drawings, blueprints, sketches, diagrams and specifications.
•Soils, aggregate fill materials, bases, proper mixing and compacting techniques.
•Must be prompt, reliable and dependable with work schedule
•Must have a valid driver’s license
•Must have 5 years’ experience
Wages and Benefits:
•Operators will be paid the prevailing wage per job site. (Davis Bacon Act) + Fringe Benefits
•401K Match After 1 year of employment
•Per Diem for jobs greater than 50 miles from your home
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
•Do you know how to use Trimble GPS software?
Experience:
•Heavy equipment operation: 5 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
•Driver's License (Preferred)
Work Location: On the road