Job Opening: Heavy Equipment Operator

Job Title:             Heavy Equipment Operator

Customary Days:             Monday – Friday (Weekends as needed)

Customary Hours:          50 hours per week

This position operates heavy equipment in the mining operation. This may consist of bulldozers, excavators, road graders and front end loaders.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate, drive and control heavy equipment
• Have complete knowledge of machine settings
• Check and maintain equipment functionality often
• Keep performance records of machine functionality regularly
• Promptly report any accidents, injuries or mechanical faults to management
• Perform daily preop inspections
• Comply with all safety rules and regulations
• Perform additional duties as required

Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.    

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent
• Previous equipment operating experience required

Essential Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential 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.

• Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making
• Demonstrated active listening skills
• Ability to use critical thinking skills
• Proficiency in reading comprehension
• Adept at verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to be at work on time and as scheduled
• Ability and willingness to learn
• Demonstrated ability to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed
• Demonstrated ability to determine the kinds of tools and equipment needed to do the job
• Ability to troubleshoot causes of operating errors and to determine how to resolve said errors

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write, and speak English

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle and feel; reach with hands and arms
• The employee is regularly required to bend or twist and keep or regain balance
• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• The employee must often lift and/or move objects weighing up to 75 pounds
• This position may require the use of personal protective equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position works in a manufacturing setting and enclosed vehicle environments
• This position may be exposed to chemicals and contaminants
• This position is exposed to whole body vibration
• May work in extreme heat or cold (weather)
• May work near airborne particles
• The noise level is typically loud and dusty