What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finish Blade Operator position at Pulice Construction, Inc.?
Responsibilities:
- Take actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects.
- Start engines, move throttles, switches, and levers, and depress pedals to operate machines such as trench excavators, road graders, and backhoes.
- Locate underground services, such as pipes and wires, prior to beginning work.
- Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
- Align machines with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
- Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
- Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
- Learn and follow safety regulations.
Requirements:
- Minimal three years’ experience using Topcon machine control on John Deere Motor Grader. Work scope will consist of Lime treated Sub grade and CTB placement. Finish grading all surfaces of roadway to meet TXDOT Spec.
- Job will also require operating other construction equipment (Dozer, Excavator, Loader, skid steer, backhoe.) when grading blade work is slow.
- Must be able to communicate with others to convey information effectively.
- Must demonstrate attention to details.
- Must be able to read blueprints.
- Must be knowledgeable of safety procedures and practices.
Pre-employment drug screening required.
Pulice Construction Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer Women/Minorities/Veterans/Disabled
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
