Overview
Harnden Construction Services, is looking for an experienced operator to join their crew! This position requires well-rounded experience with all different types of heavy equipment such as, but certainly not limited to; excavators, bulldozers, rollers, pavers, track hoe's, dump trucks, and other pieces of heavy civil construction equipment. The experienced operator must be able to pay attention to detail and support the laborers/supervisors in any way that they can. May be asked to run a few different pieces of equipment in a day.
Why work for Harnden Construction Services?
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Veteran owned
- 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
- Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
- Additional training opportunities including on the job, online through the H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more
Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies
- Moves levers and depresses pedals to control operation, function, and movement of machine
- Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to operate equipment most efficiently
- Cleans equipment as scheduled
- Ensures equipment is safely and securely parked and stored
- Maintains equipment by greasing properly and checking fluids daily (oils, coolant, fuel level)
- Performs daily checks on equipment to ensure proper operating condition.
- Notifies shop foreman of any requirements for maintenance or repairs
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required Skills, Education, and Experience
- One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
- Able to pass practical skills test for heavy equipment including dozers, excavators, and loaders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
- Problem solving
- Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
- Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)
Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience
- Two years of related experience and/or training
- Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries
- OSHA or other relevant safety certifications
Physical Demands
- Frequently required to:
- Sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Use hands to finger, handle, feel
- Reach with hands & arms
- Talk or hear
- Occasionally required to:
- Stand, walk, climb, and balance
- Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Specific vision requirements:
- Distance
- Peripheral
- Depth perception
- Ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
- Regularly exposed to:
- Outside weather conditions
- Vibration
- Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles
- Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
- Noise level is usually loud
