Equipment Operator Journeyman - Motor Grader

Craft Recruiting • Abilene, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment to excavate, move and/or grade material. This role involves operating a variety of vehicles and large heavy equipment while performing maintenance and repairs on roads and rights-of-way, including loading, hauling, and dumping on smooth to extremely rough surfaces. Responsibilities include loading gravel, dirt, and sand; smoothing and grading roads; spreading rock and gravel; and trenching and constructing ditches for culverts, water pipes, and sewer pipes, as well as removing silt and debris. The position requires knowledge of equipment maintenance, including checking and maintaining fluid levels and lubrication. There may be opportunities to instruct and train employees in the safe operation of construction equipment and tools, as well as job techniques and skills. Additionally, the role involves inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify defects, estimating resources needed for tasks, and inspecting subordinate's work for compliance with project specifications.

Requirements

• Experience as a Equipment Operator Journeyman in a Power Plant / Industrial setting.
• Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools.
• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Ability to work in a construction environment and be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions.
• Ability to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.
• Ability to move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces.
• Ability to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment.
• Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site.
• Must have required tools.
• Ability to observe and comply with all safety and project rules.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit for duty medical and background check.

Responsibilities

• Operate a variety of vehicles and large heavy equipment while performing maintenance and repairs on roads and rights-of-way including loading, hauling and dumping on smooth to extremely rough surfaces.
• Load gravel, dirt and sand; smooth and grade roads; spread rock and gravel.
• Trench and construct ditches for installation of culverts, water pipes and sewer pipes; remove silt and debris.
• Checking and maintaining all fluid levels and lubrication of equipment.
• Instruct and train employees in the safe operation of construction equipment and tools and in job techniques and skills.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.

What This Job Offers

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