Heavy Equipment Operator
1 day ago
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (GENERAL)
Duties and Responsibilities of a Heavy Equipment Operator
- Provide support to successful completion of construction and engineering work
- Operate all heavy equipment like excavators, earth movers, bulldozers, front-end loaders, and other related equipment.
- Perform clearing, grubbing, excavating, compacting, rough grading, and fine grading operations using the available equipment.
- Operate heavy equipment safely and carefully, especially on crowded job-sites
- Perform periodic safety, maintenance or servicing checks to ensure proper functioning of the equipment.
- Perform minor repair work on-site
- Inform and advise the management or repairmen for major repairs or maintenance
- Drive and control the equipment
- Perform road work, excavation work, lifting work, etc.
- Respond to signals and directions by the staff and work in coordination with them
- Maintain proper coordination and cooperation with the road and transport system while driving/working, so that the normal activities are not disrupted.
- Operate the equipment manually and also through the use of electronic, GPS, or technical methods of operation.
- Work in adherence to safe practices, procedures, work site or traffic laws.
- Report to the superintendent and follow instructions
- Perform other duties, as and when assigned
Knowledge Requirement
A heavy equipment operator must possess knowledge to perform his/her job satisfactorily. The essential criteria must include the knowledge of:
- Heavy equipment operation
- Maintenance and repair of heavy and power-driven equipment
- New methods and techniques of operation and the parts of the equipment
- Workplace safety practices
- Both manual and electronic operations
Minimum Experience Requirement
- Dozer: Clearing and Grading - 3 years
- Excavator/Backhoe - 3 years
- Earthmover, Scraper - 2 years
- Motor grader - 3 years
- Off-road Truck - 2 years
Skills and Abilities
- Must have physical ability to stand strenuous and dangerous work environmental
- Possess physical strength to operate heavy and power-driven equipment for extended periods of time
- Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs routinely
- Able to safely climb on and off large pieces of equipment
- Able to work in teams
- Able to communicate and interact both verbally and written
- A keen eye to details and good decision making skills
- Manage to handle emergency situations, work pressure and stress
- Able to complete work projects on time and in an effective manner
- Possess problem solving skills
- Honest and trustworthy
- Can work independently with minimal supervision
- Good interpersonal skills
- Flexible to work during odd hours and to work more than 40 hours per week
Company DescriptionRichardson Construction Co. has been moving dirt since 1971. We are a small company that accomplishes big things We perform commercial/industrial sitework and mass grading jobs throughout South Carolina and in parts of North Carolina and Georgia.Company DescriptionRichardson Construction Co. has been moving dirt since 1971. We are a small company that accomplishes big things We perform commercial/industrial sitework and mass grading jobs throughout South Carolina and in parts of North Carolina and Georgia.
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