Equipment Operator, Wet Utilities

Muller, Inc. • Manassas, VA

5d

About The Position

The Equipment Operator works on wet utilities, excavating trenches for water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer and installing trench boxes as needed. The role requires operating equipment in accordance with Muller's safety policies and OSHA procedures, ensuring proper excavation and compaction, and maintaining equipment through daily inspections and required greasing. The operator demonstrates working knowledge of underground utilities, manages quality control and production, and provides hands-on training to team members as needed. Other related duties may be assigned to complete the job.

The position requires physical labor in varied environments and conditions, including lifting up to 50 pounds. Employees may need to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and must be able to use their hands and communicate and listen verbally. Required vision abilities include distance and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

• Ability to access secured facilities.
• Ability to operate large excavators with precision.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to perform manual labor in varied environments and conditions, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required.
• Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to communicate and listen verbally.
• Distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Excavate trenches for water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer.
• Install trench boxes as necessary.
• Operate equipment in compliance with Muller's safety policies and OSHA procedures.
• Ensure proper excavation and compaction procedures are performed.
• Perform daily equipment inspections and grease equipment at required intervals.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of underground utilities.
• Manage quality control and production.
• Train team members as needed in a hands-on manner.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required to complete the job.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, accident, critical illness, and hospital confinement insurance.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) match.

What This Job Offers

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