BULLDOZER OPERATOR (NIGHT SHIFT)

About the Role

Branch's Civil Division is searching for an experienced and safety-oriented Bulldozer Operator to join our well-established, growing company. The Bulldozer Operator operates a tractor with a blade attached across the front to excavate, level, and distribute earth and to push trees and rocks.

Responsibilities

• Fastens attachments to tractor
• Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower or tilt attachment
• Operates controls to manipulate tool bars, carriers and disks
• Operates controls to maneuver tractor and raise, lower and tilt attachments to clear right-of-way
• Listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut
• Operates bulldozer in successive passes to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals
• May service and make normal operating adjustments to equipment

Requirements

• Knowledge of construction techniques
• 1 to 3 years of bulldozer operating experience
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations
• DOT experience preferred, but not required

Competencies

• Dependability
• Productivity
• Communicating Effectively
• Following Policies and Procedures
• Working Safely
• Travel

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to stand, talk and hear
• Occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell
• Must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

Schedule

This is a full-time position which will typically involve 40+ hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early/late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.