Heavy equipment operator responsible for the safe operation of heavy equipment vehicles. Must be proficient in operating at least one type of heavy equipment, such as a loader, haul truck, or motor grader, and willing to train on additional equipment.
Requirements
- Learn and follow safety regulations
- Wear required safety equipment
- Capable of handling constant conditions associated with riding in a loader
- Physically capable of climbing up and down, above, inside and under equipment
- Able to perform shoveling
- Capable of doing repetitious arm, hand and leg motion
- Stand or sit for considerable amounts of time
- Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments
- Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines
- Coordinate machine actions with other activities
- Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials
- Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability
- Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas
- Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered
- Repair and maintain equipment
Benefits
- Health Options (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
- Critical Illness, Hospital, Accident
- Short-Term / Long-Term Disability
- Infertility Treatment Coverage
- Worklife Balance
- Professional Development
- Teamwork / Camaraderie
- Retirement Planning