Construction Equipment Operator

The growth at Priefert is demanding more infrastructure. If you are an experienced heavy equipment operator, apply today!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
• Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
• Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain.
• Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered.
• Align machines, cutter heads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
• Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.
• Operate tractors or bulldozers to perform such tasks as clearing land, mixing sludge, trimming backfills, or building roadways or parking lots.
• Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to equipment, using hitches.
• Drive tractor-trailer trucks to move equipment from site to site.
• Operate compactors, scrapers, or rollers to level, compact, or cover refuse at disposal grounds.
• Perform specialized work, using equipment such as pile drivers, dredging rigs, drillers, or concrete pumpers.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to calibrate, regulate, fine-tune, and/or test heavy equipment.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to work on more than one task at a time.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work effectively with fellow employees.
• Ability to perform repetitive work.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Maintains composure in stressful situations.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled.