Heavy Equipment Operator

General Description: As needed, operates straight or articulated rubber-tired tractor-type vehicle equipped with front-mounted hydraulically powered bucket or scoop to lift and transport materials to and from storage or processing areas to load trucks or rail cars and to feed hoppers, conveyors, chutes, etc. As needed, 0perates straight or articulated rubber-tired dump truck with dump body. As needed, operates skid steer machine with fork, bucket, or blade attachment. Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals and turns steering wheel or steering mechanism to operate loader. Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front-end loader to work site and moves levers to dump material. Works overtime and rotating shifts as required. Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating, fueling and cleaning. Replaces or assists other workers as needed. Performs other tasks as assigned by supervision.

Duties:

• Complete safety, health and task training.
• Meet requirements for employment and the position.
• Read & Use the operator’s manuals and fill out simple reports such as pre-shift inspection forms.
• Carry out simple oral & written instructions & deal with simple problems from standardized situations.
• Have knowledge of the machine’s mechanics.
• Know safety, environmental and other federal, state and local regulations needed for the job.
• Know quality control considerations.
• Demonstrate safe, productive job performance.
• Safely Load and dump materials in designated areas accurately and efficiently.
• Safely Charge various dump hoppers at established average tons per hour rate as needed
• Safely lubricate, service and maintain the machine.
• Safely Perform safety inspections of the machine and work area.
• Safely perform medium work by occasionally lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling up to 50 pounds.
• Safely climb on and around equipment and sit for long periods while operating the machine.
• Safely Perform scheduled maintenance on the assigned machine.
• Safely complete other assigned training.
• Safely meet the supervisor’s standards of performance.
• Safely Replaces or assists other workers as needed.
Safely performs other tasks as assigned by supervision or designated lead person.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Starting pay: $21.91 per hour

You will be part of Carmeuse Americas, a Rock-Star team of 2500 workers and employees bringing with them their own culture and specific needs. The Americas headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, PA and have over three dozen production facilities across the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and Colombia.