What are the responsibilities and job description for the FINISH LOADER OPERATOR FOR A GRADE CREW position at Jax Dirtworks Inc?
Works with the finish grade crew. Perform tasks including physical labor on roads, highways, residential/commercial areas, and heavy construction projects. Operate a front End Wheel Loader. Assist other field personnel. Perform a variety of duties on construction projects, transferring from one task to another as directed.
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Understand and check grades with a string line
- Pick up windrows of dirt and lime rock WITHOUT digging holes in the finished surfaces.
- Load dump trucks safely, and efficiently.
- Finish corners in a parking lot with a front-end loader where the motor grader cant get to.
- Do shovel work, and run a roller when needed
- Signal operators of construction to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery to conform to grade specifications
- Level earth to fine grade specifications
- Look ahead to see what next steps are needed
- Familiarity with Trench Safety and Job Site Safety
- Maintain and secure a clean job site each day in order to eliminate potential hazards
- Efficiently & safely load and unload delivery trucks with a loader and haul, hoist, handle, and store materials as needed.
- Qualifications and Education Requirements
- 1 year loader experience on a grade crew required
- High School Diploma, GED, Trade School or the equivalent preferred
- One year’s experience in Civil Underground
- Safety minded
- Ability to work independently and complete daily activities according to work schedule
- Ability to lift heavy objects, walk and stand for long periods of time, and perform strenuous physical labor in adverse field conditions
- Must be able to work in Duval, Nassau, Clay and St Johns County
