Blade Operator

Fisher Industries • Las Cruces, NM

3d

About The Position

Fisher Industries is a vertically integrated, family-owned group of businesses providing heavy civil construction and aggregate products across the United States. The company has more than 70 years of experience in highways, bridges, aggregates, and large-scale infrastructure, supported by in-house drilling, blasting, crushing, asphalt, and concrete production capabilities. It emphasizes safety, quality, and innovative, cost-effective solutions.

The Blade Operator grades and maintains haul roads, constructs new roadways, and places and finishes aggregate surfacing products. The job site is near Lordsburg/Deming, New Mexico. The position may involve day or night shifts, extended travel, overtime, and weekend work. A pre-employment physical and drug test are required.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of blade operating experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Acceptable motor vehicle record under Fisher's Company Vehicle Program policy.
• OSHA certification or willingness to obtain certification; the company will pay for certification.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to follow and enforce safe work practices.
• Self-directed, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Ability to work extended out-of-town travel, night shifts, and/or weekends as required.
• Pre-employment physical is required.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment to spread gravel base or shouldering material and shape and finish slopes and shoulders.
• Prepare subgrade to allowable tolerances.
• Drive and maneuver equipment in successive passes over work areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, and rocks, and to distribute and level the work site.
• Operate equipment safely while avoiding hazards and obstructions, including utility lines, equipment, workers, and falling objects.
• Maintain, service, repair, adjust, and test machines, devices, and moving parts of equipment.
• Visually inspect equipment for safety and proper condition, including tire pressure and fluid levels, and perform minor repairs as needed.
• Communicate and coordinate equipment and crew activities using verbal and hand signals.
• Collaborate with managers, contractors, and engineers at work sites.
• Comply with OSHA requirements and company safety policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed