Advanced Equipment Operator

Essential Functions

• Operates heavy equipment of various sizes and weights used in road, site or highway construction and paving.
• Properly follows company and OSHA safety procedures.
• Briefs problems to the foreman, superintendent, safety director or HR manager.
• Fulfills daily procedures and protocols as set forth in job orientations and trainings.
• Performs routine inspection and preventive maintenance on assigned equipment and reports defects or needed repairs to the supervisor; cleans equipment.
• Aids in the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices.
• Controls traffic at worksites by flagging to guide traffic through work areas, as required or assigned.
• Aids in training lower-level employees performing the maintenance and repair duties as required or assigned.

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency
• Decision Making
• Learning Orientation
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Results Driven
• Techical Capacity
• Thoroughness
• Time Management

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• Variety of extreme weather conditions at construction job sites.
• Noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day.
• Frequently lifts or moves items up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts or moves items up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 45 hours per week. Working hours may vary due to job necessity. This position frequently requires long hours and weekend work.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.