Heavy Equipment Operator

Overview

Operate heavy construction equipment to move materials and maintain safety.

Key Responsibilities

• blade operation
• equipment maintenance
• load coordination
• material handling
• safety compliance

Tasks

-Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation and rocks to distribute and level earth or terrain -Perform routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed -Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members -Load and/or move various materials (ash, dirt, rock, etc.) using heavy construction equipment -Learn, follow, and promote all safety regulations

Requirements

• driver’s license
• high school
• heavy equipment
• machinery
• teamwork
• 1-year experience

What You Bring

-Be subject to loud noises -Ability to work under pressure with time constraints in a changing environment -Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools involved in ash management, structural fills and landfills preferred -Must be able to quickly and repeatedly adjust controls of machine to exact positions as necessary -This position requires working in the internal and external environment -Must be able to hear and see naturally or with correction -Ability to work independently and as a team -Valid driver’s license required -Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance preferred -Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds -Must be able to climb, maintain body equilibrium, reach, grasp, bend and walk/stand/sit for extended periods of time -Minimum one-year experience operating heavy equipment in a construction or similar environment required -High school diploma or equivalent preferred -Ability to effectively communicate -Be subject to atmospheric conditions - one or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odor, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation

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Benefits

-This position requires a flexible work schedule: nights, weekends, holidays, and/or overtime

About Charah Solutions, Inc.

-It tackles complex clean-up and ash-recycling tasks, turning waste into reusable materials at over 40 coal-fired sites. -Its services mix includes on-site environmental compliance, ash pond closure, structural fill and fly-ash beneficiation. -Typical projects include excavation and closure of ash ponds and redevelopment of retired power plant sites. -Unusual for its field, it combines heavy civil, industrial and environmental know-how into a single multiservice platform.

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