Description

Summary

We are seeking a skilled Heavy Equipment Operator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience operating a variety of heavy equipment, including forklifts, bulldozers, excavators, and wheel loaders. As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining heavy equipment in a safe and efficient manner. The Heavy Equipment Operator will report to the Bulk Warehouse Manager. If you are a skilled Heavy Equipment Operator with a strong work ethic and a commitment to safety, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Essential Functions

• Operate heavy equipment in a safe and efficient manner for the below purposes, including but not limited to:
• Effectively load OTR trucks with wheel loader.
• Stack free-flowing cargoes with excavator.
• Gather free-flowing cargoes in a vessel hold.

Primary Duties

• Ability to maneuver and adjust traffic patterns.
• Perform routine maintenance on equipment.
• Follow safety procedures and guidelines.
• Complete daily equipment inspections.
• Communicate effectively and clearly with team members and supervisors, sometimes across disciplines.
• Ability to record and/or quantify activities.
• Comfortable in fast-paced operations.
• Ensure work area is clean and organized.
• Perform other duties as assigned, oftentimes across operations and disciplines.

Requirements

Requirements

• On call availability.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and guidelines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Physical ability to operate heavy equipment for extended periods of time.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience operating heavy equipment

License Required

• Valid Driver’s License.
• Valid TWIC Card (Transportation Workers Identification Credential) or able to obtain and maintain.

General education or equivalent

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Environmental Conditions

As a member of the Company’s operations staff, an employee may be exposed to a great variety of environmental conditions. Such is the very nature of contract stevedoring and marine terminal operations. Some of the work will be indoors, some outdoors, and other aboard ships not owned by or chartered to the Company. Operations staff may work on property owned by the Company, leased to the Company, owned by ports and leased to others, or owned by, chartered by, or leased to our maritime customers. Employees may work around motorized vehicles and the various ships, appurtenances, equipment, and gear common to the industry. While an employee may work on a single maritime site for the majority of one’s work, special circumstances may require that employees work at a different site based upon the needs of the business. The Company serves as stevedore and/or terminal operator for a wide variety of maritime cargoes for export and import.

In all instances, the health and safety of all employees is the Company’s #1 concern. The Company has a vice president of safety & environmental services. That person will assist employees in the identification of any unusual exposures so that the appropriate steps may be taken to ensure their health. This would include everyone’s full compliance with the Company’s hearing loss conservation program in those specific locations where it has been identified that one may be exposed to injurious noise levels. Material Safety Data Sheets are available at each work site requiring such document.