Heavy Equipment Operator - West Palm Beach, United States - Phillips & Jordan, Inc.

Phillips & Jordan, Inc.
Phillips & Jordan, Inc.
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West Palm Beach, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

As one of ENR s top 400 contractors, P&J has regional offices strategically located across the country, and we have two full-service equipment shops to maintain our fleet of 750 heavy and specialized pieces of equipment.

Working for P&J means benefitting from experienced personnel to guide your professional development journey, innovative approaches and technology to a family-oriented company that doesn t just take care of you but your family as well.

We have built a reputation for taking on some of the most challenging and complex projects and successfully completing them on, or even ahead of, schedule.

At P&J, we believe that it s more than a job; it s a way of life.

Join the P&J team today and become a valued member of our company.


Summary:


This position is responsible for operating several types of construction equipment such as dump trucks, bulldozers, front end loaders, graders, tracked excavators or water trucks to excavate, move, grade, and load earth into haul trucks.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Learn and follow safety regulations
Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects
Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met
Adjust hand wheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms
Start engines; move throttles, switches, or levers; or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes
Coordinate machine actions with other activities, position or move loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members
Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment
Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability
Drive and maneuver equipment with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain


Requirements:

Follow safety regulations
Follow instructions and meet set standards
Judge distances and slopes accurately
Make decisions based on verifiable standards
Must be able to stoop, bend, and crouch and use hands, arms, and legs fully
Must have good vision and hearing (either naturally or with correction)
Frequently lift up to 80 pounds, and the ability to carry objects weighing 50 pounds or less
Work dusty or dirty surroundings
Pass construction equipment operator qualification testing/observation


Education and Experience:

High School Diploma preferred
Two-three years verifiable and relevant experience
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