Operator

Position Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Operates equipment safely and efficiently.
• Ensures locates are correct.
• Properly follow company and OSHA safety procedures.
• Bring problems to the attention of the Foreman, Supervisor, Safety Coordinator, and or HR.
• Follow daily procedures and protocols set forth in job orientations and trainings.
• Perform routine inspection and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment and refer defects or needed repairs to supervisor.
• Clean equipment.
• Assist in training laborers with performing the maintenance and repair duties, as required or assigned.
• Assists laborers with hand digging and potholing when needed.
• May be required to work overtime, including evening hours, weekends, and possible travel to out-of-town assignments.

Success Factors/job competencies:

• Operators must have good eyesight and better than average coordination to operate both hand and foot levers simultaneously.
• Must have good judgement to perform complicated tasks and must be able to work closely with other crafts without constant supervision.
• Skilled operators are constantly on alert and observant of their surroundings.
• Ability to work on construction specifications or blueprints.
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to meet attendance schedule with dependability and consistency.
• Ability to perform manual work requiring periods of extensive physical exertion and potential exposure to adverse weather conditions.
• Working knowledge of hazards and safety precautions.
• Ability to drive and operate the equipment under varying working conditions.

Qualifications required: 

• High School Diploma and/or equivalent.
• Class A CDL Driver's License, or ability to obtain within 90 days of employment.
• 2+ year's experience operating equipment in the underground utility field.
• 2 + year’s industry experience (i.e., underground utility construction).

Working Conditions/Environment: This position operates in a field environment. 

This role routinely requires the ability to work in a variety of physical positions, including sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, lifting, twisting, pushing, pulling, and kneeling.

The physical demands described in this job description represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. This position is labor intensive, with lifting required. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Specific vision 

abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, 

depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Regular exposure to all weather conditions, 

especially hot, humid and/or rainy spring, summer, and fall weather.

Assume responsibility for work outcomes and results of other workers. May be exposed to 

uncomfortable or distracting sounds or noise levels on sites of projects being managed or 

coordinated. When working onsite, it will be required to wear common protective safety equipment, such as safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, and safety vest.

Other Duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for his or her job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.