Heavy Equipment Operator

Description

• Sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Performs daily checks on equipment to ensure proper operating condition.
• Maintains equipment by greasing properly and checking fluids daily (oils, coolant, fuel level)
• Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Notifies shop foreman of any requirements for maintenance or repairs
• Use hands to finger, handle, feel
• Moves levers and depresses pedals to control operation, function and movement of machine
• Cleans equipment as scheduled
• Ensures equipment is safely and securely parked and stored

Requirements

• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Stand, walk, climb, and balance
• Problem solving
• Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to operate equipment most efficiently
• Two years of related experience and/or training
• Ability to adjust focus
• Depth perception
• Outside weather conditions
• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Able to pass practical skills test for heavy equipment including dozers, excavators, and loaders
• One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Benefits

• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance