Equipment Operator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical examination, and a background check.
• May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous experience in the field or a related area.
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow, and communicate written and oral instructions effectively with management and supervision.
• Field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools, and layout tools.
• Must have required tools.
• Ability to move around a construction or industrial site and perform the physical activities required, including standing, walking, sitting, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
• Ability to work in changing outdoor weather and in noisy, dusty, uneven, confined, or cluttered work environments.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access platforms may exceed 200 feet.
• May be required or able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
• Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Responsibilities

• Operate vehicles and heavy equipment while maintaining and repairing roads and rights-of-way, including loading, hauling, and dumping on surfaces ranging from smooth to extremely rough.
• Load gravel, dirt, and sand; smooth and grade roads; and spread rock and gravel.
• Trench and construct ditches for culvert, water-pipe, and sewer-pipe installation; remove silt and debris.
• Check and maintain equipment fluid levels and lubrication.
• May instruct and train employees in safe operation of construction equipment and tools, as well as job techniques and skills.
• Inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify causes of errors, problems, or defects.
• Estimate sizes, distances, and quantities, and determine time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
• Inspect subordinate employees’ 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.