Dirt Operator II

About the role

The Team Optimized Process Designs, LLC (OPD) is an engineering/construction company headquartered in Katy, TX, specializing in the natural gas, natural gas liquids, and petrochemical industries. OPD is part of the Koch Engineered Solutions (KES) organization, offering a wide range of capabilities across various industries. With a history dating back to 1980, OPD has built a strong reputation for reliability, integrity, and project execution efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
• Efficiently and safely operate heavy mobile equipment of various sizes and weights associated with open pit mining
• Perform minor service and maintenance on equipment
• Recognize and document potential job hazards in compliance with company policies
• Work as a team to help meet or exceed production, waste, and quality goals
• Perform general housekeeping duties to continuously maintain a safe and clean work environment
• Work in a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
• Work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed
• Perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for at least eight (8) hours
• Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include safety equipment

Qualifications

• Six (6) months or more of experience operating one or more of the following in the construction and/or mining field:
• -End dump truck
• -Caterpillar 770 class or larger
• -Excavator - Caterpillar 325 class or larger
• -Front-end loader - Caterpillar 950 class or larger
• -Dozer - Caterpillar D8 class or larger
• -Wirtgen Surface Miner 2200SM

Other Job Requirements

• Able to work in an industrial environment as described in the position
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
• Able to adhere to the safety regulations of the position
• Able to work all shifts up to 12 hours per day and 7 days a week as required by the project

Pay

Compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

Schedule

This position requires working any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.