Equipment Operator

Safety

• Exercise stop-work authority when necessary
• Complete Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and risk assessments for each job
• Operate equipment in a safe and professional manner
• Comply with on-site safety programs

Fleet Safety

• Fleet safely operate equipment
• Conduct and record daily vehicle pre-use inspections
• Clean, lubricate (grease) and fuel equipment daily, following manufacturer's recommendation
• Conduct fuel transfer operations following company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Communication

• Report all safety and mechanical defects to mechanical team
• Report all safety, environmental and security incidents to site management immediately

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license. (Alaska residents >90 days must have a valid Alaska driver license) required
• Formal heavy equipment operator training or certification preferred
• HAZWOPER training preferred, but not required
• At least one year professionally operating heavy equipment with air brakes as well as skidsteers (or equivalent) - Level 1
• At least three years professionally operating heavy equipment with a preference for experience with the following: dozers, loaders, graders, excavators and telehandlers - Level 2
• At least five years professionally operating heavy equipment with a preference for experience with the following: dozers, loaders, graders, excavators and telehandlers - Level 3
• At least one year working at a management or foreman level supervising heavy equipment operation

Skills

• Knowledge of road construction and maintenance techniques
• Ability to troubleshoot, perform preventive maintenance and repairs on facilities, communications systems and equipment
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
• Ability to take initiative in the case of an emergency
• Ability to follow instructions effectively and in a timely manner
• Ability to work for long periods in a remote location
• Ability to operate manual transmissions
• Ability to operate air brakes
• Ability to perform fine grading and finishing, sloping and banking, backfilling, demolition, ditching, excavating, and stockpiling
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Pay

This is a seasonal position, expected to work April to October, with a rotational schedule.