Heavy Equipment Operator - Construction

TEPA Companies•Rapid City, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Tepa Companies are seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to perform various equipment operating activities on a construction site. As an Operator, you may perform Laborer job functions based on client and project requirements. The Tepa Companies, established in 2005 and owned by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, deliver comprehensive and sustainable solutions to federal, state, local, and private-sector clients throughout the United States. The tribally owned companies work independently and collaboratively to provide wide-ranging construction, engineering, environmental, industrial, staffing, and technology services. Joining Tepa Companies offers the opportunity to expand entrepreneurial skill sets while growing professionally and impacting the team, organization, and Tribe. The company focuses on being responsible to employees and their families by creating a culture that reflects core values and offering a competitive pay and benefits package.

Requirements

10+ years’ experience operating construction equipment, including: excavators, loaders, graders, scrapers, skid loaders, and rollers
Knowledge of use of power and hand tools, materials, and equipment used on construction sites
Knowledge of excavation and backfilling methods, practices and procedures
Knowledge of safety practices and procedures specific to labor work, including OSHA standards
Must be able to communicate clearly with Superintendents, Equipment Operators, Laborers and all other personnel on site
Must be able to read and understand construction drawings
Listen to and understand information and direction verbally
Listen to and understand information and direction in writing
Demonstrate willingness to take on job challenges
Demonstrate energy and stamina to accomplish work tasks
Demonstrate reliability, responsibility, and dependability
Demonstrate careful attention to detail and thoroughness
Ability to work with crew members
Ability to travel as required
Must possess a valid driver’s license
Ability to pass a drug screen and back ground check in compliance with federal regulation

Responsibilities

Operates various construction equipment safely and efficiently, including excavators, loaders, forklifts, graders, scrapers, skid loaders, and rollers.
Performs daily equipment inspection and maintenance requirements with proper documentation in compliance with company policies.
Offloads or loadouts of construction materials and/or debris.
Reads and interprets surveying staking about grade control and utilities.
Interacts with geotechnical engineers and interpret testing results.
Performs other duties associated with the operation and maintenance of equipment.
Identifies and operates hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, saws, power drills, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.
Cleans and prepares construction sites to eliminate possible hazards, including rubble and debris.
Reads and interprets plans, instructions, and specifications.
Controls passing traffic.
Signals Equipment Operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and equipment adjustment.
Identifies and follows safe working procedures.
Identifies and stops unsafe work practices that present imminent danger to others.
Performs other physical labor and responsibilities as assigned, including digging ditches and trenches, backfills excavations, sealing structural components, measuring and recording areas, unloading and identifying materials, assembling and erects equipment including scaffolding, pours concrete, and setting braces to support the sides of excavations.