PD10 Operator

About the role

Responsible for operating various types of heavy equipment, including but not limited to front end loaders (4CY or greater), motor grader, excavator (20 ton class or larger), dozer, scraper, tractor � pan, trackhoe, skid pan, PD-10, trencher, and applicable light and medium equipment to perform construction tasks such as land clearing, common/mass excavation, pond/reservoir excavation, rough grade/finish grade roadway, underground utility work for various types of heavy civil, industrial, and wind projects.

Responsibilities

• Promote and comply with all Company and safety policies and procedures
• Operates heavy equipment and includes knowledge of equipment functions, running, navigating, detects or assesses problems, mechanical aptitude, and driving
• Builds level and/or extreme terrain and excavates land surfaces, using various pieces of construction equipment listed above
• Drives and maneuvers equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove top soil, vegetation, and rocks and to distribute and level earth or terrain
• Gathers and loads dirt, stone, equipment, materials and waste product from jobsite onto trucks using different pieces of equipment
• Absolutely excavate trenches with proper slopes per OSHA
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members
• Maintain communication with crew members to coordinate activities
• Perform maintenance duties such as cleaning, greasing and oiling machines; fill out maintenance reports daily
• May be required to travel to different jobsites on limited notice

Qualifications

• Educational requirement: High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Experience requirement: One to three years or more related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities required: Take reasonable care of your own and others health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working toward Wanzek's Zero Injury principles; Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, read engineering drawings and procedure manuals; Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; Knowledge and operation of various GPS systems; Common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form; Workers should be able to work within precise standards of accuracy; follow set procedures and standards, judge distances and slopes accurately; and make decisions based on verifiable standards; Working knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in structural fills, DOT, and other public and private entities

Pay

Compensation: $24.00-$28.50/hour, commensurate with experience

Schedule

Flexible work schedule, nights and / or weekends will be required