Operator

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: This position is accountable for operating machinery to move construction materials, dirt, and other heavy loads as well as operating gasoline and diesel-powered equipment that clears grades and prepares the job site. This includes operating excavation and loading machines equipped with scoops, shovels, and buckets that dig sand, gravel, dirt, and similar materials as well as operating bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, and similar equipment. The incumbent must have the ability and flexibility to work different shifts and long hours (8-12 hours). Weekend work and extra hours occur according to production needs and at the discretion of the Crew Supervisor. The incumbent must support the guiding beliefs and core values of the Company which are centered on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Teamwork (each of equal weight and importance) but most importantly with each built upon the all-important foundation of Integrity. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: - Fastens attachments (graders, buckets, and rollers) to tractors with hitch-pins. - Operates earth-moving equipment. - Performs inspections of the equipment prior to and at the end of daily operations. - Greases all a...