Operator Heavy Equipment

These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage:

• We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
• $150 Steel Toe Boot Allowance
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Opportunities for growth
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match and profit sharing 

The Equipment Operator will contribute to a coke-handling team by operating several pieces of equipment that will help move, stockpile, and prepare petroleum coke for distribution.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Operate any one of the following on a daily basis: a CAT 980 Loader (or equivalent) and a CAT D8 (or equivalent) Dozer
• Assist the operation with other tasks deemed necessary to meet customer expectations, i.e. maintenance, clean-up, safety observations and inspections
• Perform thorough pre and post-trip inspections
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment
• Expand personal knowledge of operating equipment
• Report maintenance issues to the maintenance crew
• Understand our critical service requirements and see they are met
• Take an active role in our safety program including attendance at all safety meetings and ensure safe behaviors
• Ensure environmental compliance 

Requirements of a successful Equipment Operator:

• Active driver's license 
• Extensive experience operating large pieces of heavy equipment
• Read, write, speak and understand English
• Should understand best practices of maintaining and safely operating Heavy Equipment
• Safety-conscious and understand safe work practices
• Comfortable with heights including the ability to walk up and down conveyor belt lines and climb ladders 
• Pass a drug screen, possess a current Driver’s License and TWIC card at the time of applying

Here are some of the physical requirements for this role:

• Equipment Operators are routinely required to work outdoors and as a result are exposed to the elements
• Handle large tools and equipment up to (60 lbs.)
• Climb on and off equipment
• Ascend and descend ladders
• Work shift work, weekends, and holidays

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