Project Equipment Operator - (Construction - HPOPS) - Prudhoe Bay, AK

This is a temporary, remote position, located on the North Slope. The expected duration is four months, with the potential for additional work scope to be added. Anticipated start date is late January 2025. The typical schedule is 84 hours per week (40 hours straight time and a minimum of 44 hours at time and a half). All meals and lodging are provided by Worley while the employee is on location. Transportation between Anchorage and Prudhoe Bay is provided. Relocation assistance to Alaska is not provided.

Worley offers a competitive benefits package, with company paid short-term disability, life insurance, and 4.5% employer match on 401k.

Job Purpose::

Working under the supervision of the Site Superintendent, the Equipment Operator performs day-to-day tasks including loading and unloading trucks, handling materials, snow removal, and inspections of all equipment operated.

Essential Job Functions: 

·       Operate front-end loader and forklift in support of Construction operations.

·       Routinely perform safety observations.

·       Maintain equipment in good/clean working order.

·       Attend various technical, developmental and safety training.

·       Adhere to all Worley health, safety and environment policies and procedures.

·       Demonstrate support for the company’s HSE management system.

·       Ensure all team members understand and follow safe work practices when working around facilities and equipment.

·       Be accountable for safe work practices.

·       Maintain communications with supervisor to assess current and future job requirements.

·       Willing to learn and develop skills in other craft areas to improve the crew’s performance.

·       The position is required to assist other crafts as able when not operating equipment.

·       Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

·       Ability to operate front-end loader with bucket and forks, as well as a telehandler, and warehouse forklift.

·       Knowledge of rigging procedures.

·       Must be a self-starter; able to work independently with minimal supervision.

·       Ability to work as a part of a team and follow work directions.

·       Capable of learning various Worley, client safety, operational procedures and demonstrating required competencies.

·       Ability to follow all company, client, safety, and regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines as they relate to this position and the work duties being performed.

·       Ability to give and receive emergency instructions, oral safety warnings, instructions, and task assignments.

·       Sound knowledge of operations and safety policies and procedures.

·       Familiarization with work planning and organization.

·       Ability to perform strenuous physical labor in harsh winter conditions and environments i.e., snow removal to expose buried materials prior to lifting.

·       Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

Work is performed in a remote Arctic environment with limited medical resources. Candidate understands the site is approximately 840 miles (at least 4 hours by air ambulance) from surgical, specialist, and tertiary medical care, and where medical evacuation from this location may be significantly delayed due to weather conditions. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is required to:

·       Must have ability to stand, walk on level, uneven and slippery surfaces, sit, squat, kneel, crawl, reach through low and high ranges, work overhead, and exhibit normal balance and coordination. These basic physical requirements are essential for safe performance of the job in harsh environments with exposure to very cold temperatures and while wearing arctic gear.

·       Standing for prolonged periods of time.

·       Driving for prolonged periods of time in the dark and inclement weather

·       Ability to climb scaffold, ramps, stairs, equipment, portable ladders, and/or wellhouse/tank/facility fixed ladders of 20 feet or greater.

·       Ability to wear and utilize fall protection within manufacturer specifications.

·       Lift 50 lbs. from floor to waist with two hands.

·       Lift 50 lbs. from floor to shoulder with two hands.

·       Carry 50 lbs. for 15 feet with two hands.

·       Push/pull 60 lbs. sled for 20 feet.

·       Push/pull 90 lbs. cart for 20 feet.

This job description is intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of the job incumbents.  Worley provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including both applicants and employees, to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.