Responsibilities:
- Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, dozers, graders, mining equipment, or backhoes.
- Set up or inspect equipment prior to and after operation.
- Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
- Read and interpret construction plans and digging plans.
- Ensure operation of equipment within machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe procedures in many given applications.
- Operate machinery to perform activities such as excavation, backfilling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making roads.
- Create and maintain inclines and ramps, and handle slides, mud, and pit cleanings and maintenance.
- Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.
- Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site.
- Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
- Receive and execute written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.
- High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
- 2 plus years of experience in equipment operations required.
- GPS experience highly preferred.