MOTORGRADER ROUGH

About the Role

Branch's Civil Division is searching for an experienced and safety-oriented Rough Grade Motor Operator to join our well-established, growing company. The Rough Grade Motor Operator operates a self-propelled motor grader on rough grade work, such as finishing rough grade on highways, including highway shoulders, slopes, and ditches.

Responsibilities

• Oil, grease, service, and make normal operating adjustments to equipment
• Scrape and level dirt on roadway
• Spread and mix materials on roadway
• Shape and blade subgrades
• Balance and rough shape base course materials
• Fine grade and dress shoulders and slopes
• Perform routine cleaning of equipment and work area
• May perform other related duties

Requirements

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

Competencies

• Dependability
• Productivity
• Quality
• 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

Pay

Salary range: $38,209.50 – $63,705. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

Schedule

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