Excavator Operator

Prince Contracting, LLC•Eagle Lake, FL

About The Position

The Excavator Operator operates equipment to excavate, move, and grade earth; erect structures; or pour hard surfaces such as pavement or concrete. The role may also include repairing and maintaining equipment.

Requirements

Understand work directions and communicate effectively with job site foremen, supervisors, and fellow employees.
Be able to work eight to ten hours per day outdoors in all types of weather, including extreme heat.
Be able to stand, kneel, lift up to 60 pounds, pull, squat, and walk.
Maintain awareness of concurrent jobsite activities, including other employees and contractors, stationary equipment, and moving equipment.
Be willing and able to perform manual work.

Responsibilities

Learn and follow safety regulations.
Avoid hazards and obstructions, including utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects.
Control equipment attachments such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing booms using handwheels and pedals.
Start and operate machines such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, and backhoes.
Locate underground services such as pipes and wires before beginning work.
Monitor operations to ensure health and safety standards are met.
Align machine depth gauges with reference stakes and guidelines, or position equipment according to other workers’ hand signals.
Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and other materials using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
Coordinate machine actions with other activities and position or move loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
Operate tractors or bulldozers to clear land, mix sludge, trim backfills, or build roadways and parking lots.
Repair and maintain equipment, make emergency adjustments, or assist with major repairs as necessary.
Check that fuel supplies at job sites are adequate.
Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.
Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.
Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors using hitches.
Signal operators to guide the movement of tractor-drawn machines.
Push other equipment when extra traction or assistance is needed.
Keep records of material or equipment usage and problems encountered.
Operate equipment to demolish or remove debris, or to remove snow from streets, roads, or parking lots.