Heavy Equipment Operator

20 hours ago


Somerville, Massachusetts, United States TransForce Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Heavy Equipment Operator to join our team at TransForce. As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you will be responsible for operating a variety of heavy machinery, including sweepers, trucks, snow fighters, front end loaders, and backhoes, in a safe and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities
  • Operate heavy equipment in a safe and efficient manner
  • Perform manual labor duties, including digging holes, trenches, and other excavations
  • Load and unload trucks, and haul materials
  • Plow and sand highways, and perform minor maintenance on equipment
  • Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
  • Ability to receive and interpret written and verbal instructions from supervisors
  • Ability to use tools of trade in a workmanlike manner
  • Valid Class B Massachusetts motor vehicle operator's license with a CDL
  • Valid Hoist Engineer Class 2B license or ability to obtain within 120 days of appointment
  • Safe driving record
  • Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
  • Proven history of dependability
  • Ability to pass a practical test
  • Computer literacy
Work Environment

This position requires agility and physical strength, and the ability to function in close quarters. The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions, including wet, hot, and cold weather. The position also requires some agility and physical strength, such as moving in, about, or over rough terrain, or standing or walking most of the work period.

Physical and Mental Requirements

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions.

Physical Skills
  • Frequently required to bend, crawl, sit, talk, move about, hear, and speak
  • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and greater than 50 pounds using appropriate equipment
Motor Skills
  • Regularly required to use written and oral communication skills
  • Regularly required to read and interpret data, information, and documents
  • Regularly required to analyze and solve problems
  • Regularly required to use math and mathematical reasoning
  • Regularly required to observe and interpret situations
  • Regularly required to learn and apply new information or new skills
  • Regularly required to work under deadlines with constant interruptions
  • Regularly required to interact with City staff
Visual Skills
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
  • Required to use safety equipment to prevent injury to self or others


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