Heavy Equipment Operator

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Are you looking for a company with excellent employee retention, providing the competitive pay and awesome benefits you need while maintaining the family work atmosphere you want? Then we are looking for YOU!

Prestige Site Works, LLC is a premier turn-key site work company fully licensed and insured in North and South Carolina. We are rapidly expanding our team in North and South Carolina and looking for motivated, experienced individuals!

This position operates within a 50-mile radius from Charlotte, North Carolina. By applying for this position, you acknowledge our operation radius and understand your commute. Teammates are asked to move job sites as project needs change.

General Description

The Heavy Equipment Operator is a skilled position that performs on construction projects any combination of the duties described below. This job description may also perform a wide variety of tasks, transferring from one task to another as the workflow dictates.

Key Duties

• Safely operate Track Hoe, Dozer, Skid Steer, and Mini Excavator
• GPS experience is a plus
• Perform daily safety checks and inspections for leaks and damage to equipment before operation
• Responsible for daily maintenance of equipment, including fueling and lubrication
• Responsible for notifying supervisor if equipment needs to be repaired
• Able to work day or night shifts as required, including weekends as needed
• Demonstrates safety 1st
• Level material, move rock or debris and work slopes.
• Pay attention to detail while grading on site.
• Drive equipment in successive passes over terrain to raise or lower to specified grade.
• Communicate professionally with everyone on site, including but not limited to supervisors, teammates, contractors, clients, and vendor partners.
• Understand, interpret, and follow directions from a foreman or superintendent.
• Keep equipment clean and well maintained
• Monitor all engine gauges
• Adjusts control wheels, handles, and depresses pedals to drive machinery and control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers and swing booms
• Understand production and quantity requirements
• Perform incidental work items and duties included within other crafts

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each Key Duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience. This position typically is not an entry-level job, as it requires demonstrable previous experience as a Heavy Equipment Operator.

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred.
• Must be able to understand work directions and communicate effectively with job site supervisors and fellow employees.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of Heavy Equipment Operator or related experience is preferred for this position.

Physical Demands. The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by a Heavy Equipment Operator to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Constant physical effort, including standing, is required during a regular work shift of at least eight hours per day. Employee must be able to stand for extended periods of time, and to stoop, bend, and crouch as required to perform Key Duties.
• Ability to lift, on a frequent basis, at least 50 pounds personally, and up to 150 pounds with assistance.
• Maintain constant alertness to the multiple concurrent activities of the construction site, including the activities of other employees and contractors, the operation of stationary equipment, and the movement of mobile equipment.
• Frequently walk on uneven surfaces, including natural ground in varying weather conditions.
• The Operator must be able to climb on and off heavy mobile equipment safely.

Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those that a Heavy Equipment Operator encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Work is performed outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Work environment periodically exposes the employees to high levels of noise, grease, and dust that is typically associated with a construction project.
• Employee regularly works near Heavy Equipment and moving machinery.
• Work may involve a variety of substances commonly found on construction sites or equipment shop such as form oil, grease, curing compounds, gasoline, diesel fuel and asphalt.

Company Benefits

• Competitive Pay (based on experience)
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Plan
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability

We promote a Drug-Free Workplace.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Experience:

• Heavy equipment operation: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• OSHA 10 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person