Heavy Equipment Operator
Heavy Equipment Operator
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Job Description
We are currently seeking an experienced Heavy Equipment Operator in Augusta GA. The successful candidate for this role will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.
Essential Duties
- Operate various pieces of heavy equipment including but not limited to dozer excavator front end loader and motor grader.
- Operate tractor equipped with concave blade attached across front to gouge out level and distribute earth and to push trees and rocks from land preparatory to construction roads and buildings.
- Must have a basic knowledge of the mechanics and hydraulics of the machine.
- Must have an understanding of control levers for movement of bucket.
- Must have skills to conduct an inspection checklist on equipment such as tracks lights brakes fuel oil and water.
- Must keep equipment serviced lubricated and in good working order including good housekeeping.
- Must have an understanding of slope and grade stakes information type of slope (4:1 or 2:1) ditch cut depths and fill section heights.
- Must have the ability to operate the vehicle safely in job site situations and follow the policies and procedures of the company.
Education and Experience
1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to climb onto and up and down a machine several times a day.
- Must be able to sit in a machine and operate it for several hours without stopping.
- Must withstand vibration from track and job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
- Must be able to use arms hands and feet in repetitive motions.
- Must be able to perform manual duties.
- The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
- Employees must have 20/40 vision either naturally or with corrective lenses.
- Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
