Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee

3 weeks ago


Kingston, United States MDB GROUP, LLC Full time

About Us

Come work with the best At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee-owned ESOP Company, we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. Our standard is to achieve operational excellence at all levels of the organization, whether we are serving internal or external customers. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

In addition to our employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, we also have a traditional Company matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

About The Opportunity

If advancement is what you're looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry leading, and the formula for our success is centered on promotion from within.

Intrigued? Read on to learn more about specific opportunities to join our dedicated team.

Do you have experience operating heavy construction equipment such as backhoe, skid steer, excavators, or loaders? Do you want to learn the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you

Hourly Rate: $20 - $22 per hour, plus stipend for travel

We are hiring in the following locations:

Argyle, NY

Albany, NY

Plattsburgh, NY

Burlington, VT

New Haven, VT

Barre, VT

Bennington, VT

Responsibilities

Ability to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor or Drill Operators. Individuals must be safety-minded and able to work well in varying weather environments. Out of town travel and overtime may be required.

  • Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment
    Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures
    Ability to learn drill patterns and terminology then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman
    Inventory accessories, understand cost of accessories, maintenance drill accessories
    Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman
    Understand the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and a signed timecard
    Physical agility
    Coordinate Supplies with Blaster
    Carry all tools and Supplies
  • Participate in meetings as needed:Foreman's, Safety, Job Specific, and Daily Heads-Up
  • Complete Driller I training within designated period
    Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining a sense of urgency

Other duties as assigned

About You

Qualifications

Equipment operating experience is helpful (earth moving construction equipment, farm equipment, timber harvesting equipment, etc.)
Valid Driver's License with own transportation
Experience as construction laborer
Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation
Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems, desired
Must successfully complete ATF screenings

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform essential functions of the position
Ability to lift 50 - 100 lbs., 30 - 40% of the time
Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather conditions
Stooping and bending 30-40% of the time
Physical agility

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)

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