Heavy Equipment Operator

Experience Required

2 Years

Education Required

HS Graduate or Equivalent

Position Description/General Purpose of Job

Operates heavy equipment 

Essential Functions

• Performs pre-operation inspections of equipment, identifying equipment issues and reporting issues to the Lead Mechanic for repair
• Refuels equipment and adds fluids as needed
• Ensures compliance with company policies, safety, and maintenance procedures
• Operates heavy equipment such as scrapers, wheel-type or crawler tractors with a dozer blade, blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers
• Compiles daily equipment reports consisting of logging the number of loads excavated and the number of hours spent operating equipment
• Controls well fires by smothering them with dirt, isolating them and/or wetting them with water
• Communicates with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe conditions, accidents, and equipment breakdowns
• Keeps informed of the weather conditions
• Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operation, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Works closely with traffic control spotters to identify fill areas for dumping solid waste.

Equipment/Tools Used

Trucks, scrapers, wheel-type or crawler tractors with dozer blade or bucket attachments, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders, pneumatic-tire scrapers, seat belts, vehicle inspection equipment.

Protective Clothing & Equipment Used

Steel-toe boots; hard hat, safety glasses, earplugs, and uniforms/overalls

Special Skills, Education or Licensure Required

• Driver must meet Motor Vehicle Records standards set by company
• Driver may possess a CDL

Work Environment

• Exposure to outdoor elements
• Small cramped space such as equipment cab
• Exposure to dust
• May work on uneven ground
• Exposure to high/low temperatures with sudden temperature changes.
• May experience wet weather, snow, or high humidity
• May work at heights of greater than 10 feet

Typical Physical Demands

• Ability to carry, push, and pull up to 75lbs
• Ability to climb, kneel or crawl
• Ability to reach, twist and turn while driving
• Ability to make continuous arm and hand movements to direct traffic

This job description is not a contract and does not affect the at-will nature of your employment relationship with Noble Environmental or any of its affiliates.   Furthermore, this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and does not and cannot address every responsibility or duty you may be expected to perform during your employment. Noble Environmental or any of its affiliates reserves the right to modify or amend this job description at its discretion, without prior notice.

All qualified applicants are considered regardless of ethnicity, nationality, gender, veteran or disability status, religion, age, gender orientation, or other protected status.