Brewster, FL - 1014 - Operator Equipment - Medium 1

About the role

The role involves operating various types of power construction equipment to perform tasks such as excavation, moving, and grading material. Responsibilities also include performing light maintenance, documenting logs, and ensuring safety protocols are followed.

Responsibilities

• Operate gasoline, diesel, pneumatic, or electric powered equipment to move objects or material according to project specifications
• Assemble and operate compressors and pumps; operate levers and pedals on assigned equipment to lower bucket or scoop up material and to lift, swing, or dump material
• Adjust hand wheels and depress foot pedals to drive machines and control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing booms
• Document maintenance logs on assigned equipment
• Perform daily inspections of equipment and document results on daily log
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, shovels, graders, or related equipment
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability
• Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain
• Calculate slopes and grades of materials
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects
• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
• Understand and implement Red Tag procedures relating to equipment in a safe manner
• Maintain a working knowledge of Trenching and excavating requirements and regulations
• Engage with your work team to ensure we achieve zero injuries
• Watch for hazards and report any concerns to your supervisor or safety professional
• Use effective verbal and written communication skills
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions rapidly and accurately
• Provide on-the-job training and/or mentoring to helpers and laborers you are working with
• Produce quality work, meeting requirements of plans, specifications and industry standards
• Read, understand and apply Operating Manuals, plans and specifications and visualize two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions
• Accurately fill out OCI's equipment and maintenance records and reports on a regular basis as required
• Develop a complete understanding of contract plans and specifications
• Inspect subordinates' work for compliance with the contract plans, specifications, and industry standards
• Point out deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action needed
• Observe functioning of installed equipment or systems to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
• Notify supervision of any hazards observed and utilize safety stop work authority as needed
• Ensure that construction equipment is correctly operated, maintained, in good working order, and Daily Equipment Inspections are completed for equipment being used
• Manage and coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members

Requirements

• Multiple years of working experience as an equipment operator or a combination of experience and education and a strong working knowledge of the operating and rigging crafts is required
• Must have working knowledge of the operating limitations and safe work practices associated with each piece of equipment being operated
• 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

Qualifications

• One or more of the following NCCER Certifications: NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations, NCCER Highway / Heavy Construction, NCCER Rigger, NCCER Site Layout
• Multiple years of working experience as an equipment operator or a combination of experience and education and a strong working knowledge of the operating and rigging crafts is required
• Must have working knowledge of the operating limitations and safe work practices associated with each piece of equipment being operated
• 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

• Ability to operate various types of power construction equipment
• Knowledge of operating and rigging crafts
• Strong working knowledge of operating limitations and safe work practices
• Working knowledge of Trenching and excavating requirements and regulations
• Ability to read, understand, and apply Operating Manuals, plans and specifications
• Ability to perform light maintenance duties
• Ability to coordinate machine actions with other activities
• Ability to load and move materials using various equipment
• Ability to calculate slopes and grades of materials
• Ability to locate underground services
• Ability to implement Red Tag procedures
• Ability to engage with work teams to ensure zero injuries
• Ability to watch for hazards and report concerns
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions
• Ability to provide on-the-job training and mentoring
• Ability to produce quality work meeting requirements of plans, specifications, and industry standards
• Ability to inspect subordinates' work for compliance with contract plans, specifications, and industry standards
• Ability to point out deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action needed
• Ability to observe and determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
• Ability to notify supervision of hazards and utilize safety stop work authority as needed
• Ability to ensure equipment is correctly operated, maintained, in good working order, and Daily Equipment Inspections are completed
• Ability to manage and coordinate machine actions with other activities

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances, life insurance, and a robust wellness program
• Paid vacation and holiday time after the eligibility period has been met
• Vendor discounts
• AD&D insurance
• Pre-taxed accounts
• Voluntary legal plan
• Identity theft and credit monitoring services
• B&V Credit Union membership

Pay

• Hourly compensation range is applicable for the job and Colorado location associated with this requisition

Schedule

• Full-time position