4663 - Operator Equip Apprentice 1

Job Summary

The Apprentice will receive classroom and on the job training for Construction Equipment Operator.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety and Work Habits
• Demonstrate positive working habits and work attendance
• Practice safety procedures including pre task and planning and identifying hazards
• Identify, select, and properly use tools, equipment, machinery, and materials
• Operate Heavy-Duty Construction or Installation Equipment and Machinery
• Operate machinery such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes by properly using ignitions, throttles, switches, levers, and pedals to operate
• Properly use and position trucks, tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or other machinery to load and move dirt, rocks, materials, and equipment
• Load, secure, lift or hoist materials and equipment through proper hand and audio signals
• Review blueprints, plans, or diagrams to identify work requirements and sequences
• Document and record of use of materials and equipment, and any nonconformances
• Locate underground services, including pipes and wires, prior to beginning work
• Attend a sequence of Related Technical Instruction which will be delivered through a combination of traditional classroom training, virtual training and or independent study, which may include electronic media

Codes, Standards, Plans, Drawings, and Schematics

• Review blueprints, plans, or diagrams to identify work requirements and sequences
• Properly use lift plans and schematics to accurately excavate, transport and/or place materials
• Document and record of use of materials and equipment, and any nonconformances
• Locate underground services, including pipes and wires, prior to beginning work

Apprenticeship Orientation (Including Anti-Harassment Training)

• Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation)
• Introduction to Construction Math
• Introduction to Hand Tools
• Introduction to Power Tools
• Introduction to Construction Drawings
• Introduction to Basic Rigging
• Basic Communication Skills
• Basic Employability Skills
• Introduction to Materials Handling
• Orientation to the Trade
• Heavy Equipment Safety
• Identification of Heavy Equipment
• Utility Tractors
• Grades Management

Responsibilities

• Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Stand, Kneel, Bend, Stoop, Move in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven areas
• See and hear naturally or with correction
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls according to a set procedure
• Requires repetitive movement
• Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Work up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions
• Typical construction site environment
• Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions
• Requires working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32F degrees) temperatures and exposure to inclement weather such as dust, wind, snow, rain, etc.
• Requires working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
• Work around hazardous equipment
• This position is considered a safety sensitive position

Qualifications

• 0 – 9 months experience or 0 – 1500 hours as an equipment operator
• A copy of the executed Medical Examiner's Certificate must be on file before any operation begins
• Commercial driver's license is required when the equipment will be operated on public roads
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Skills

• NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations
• NCCER Highway / Heavy Construction
• NCCER Rigger
• NCCER Site Layout

Benefits

• Company matched 401k plan
• Vendor discounts
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-taxed accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• Identity theft and credit monitoring services
• B&V Credit Union

Pay

Salary Plan EQU: Equipment Operations Job Grade 200

Schedule

Full Time