Equipment Operator Journeyman

Kiewit • Rayville, LA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment to excavate, move, and/or grade material. The role supports maintenance and repairs on roads and rights-of-way, including loading, hauling, and dumping on surfaces ranging from smooth to extremely rough. The operator may also train employees in safe equipment and tool operation and inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications.

The position is performed at a construction or industrial site and may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required. The employee must be able to move around the site, work in changing outdoor weather, access elevated work areas, and complete tasks in noisy, dusty, confined, cluttered, and uneven environments. Required tools must be provided by the employee.

Requirements

• May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
• Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand, power, layout, and measurement tools.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, fit-for-duty medical testing, and a background check.
• Ability to constantly move about a construction or industrial site and stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access to work areas may exceed 200 feet.
• Ability to work in and around confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces, and to complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
• Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site, as required.
• Must have the required tools.
• U.S. driver's license may be required.
• Must comply with safety and project rules.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles and heavy construction equipment while maintaining and repairing roads and rights-of-way, including loading, hauling, and dumping materials.
• Load gravel, dirt, and sand; smooth and grade roads; and spread rock and gravel.
• Trench and construct ditches for culverts, water pipes, and sewer pipes; remove silt and debris.
• Check and maintain equipment fluid levels and lubrication.
• Instruct and train employees in safe construction equipment and tool operation and in job techniques and skills, as requested.
• Inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify causes of errors, problems, or defects.
• Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
• Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, and explain and take corrective action.
• Observe and comply with safety and project rules and perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED