JOB SUMMARY:

Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures. A loader operator uses the front end loader to lift and transport bulk materials to and from storage or dumps and spreads material on site.

• Report malfunctions to supervisors
• Drive and maneuver equipment
• Coordinate action actions with crew members in response to hand or audio signals
• Load trucks
• Start engine, shifts gears, presses pedals and turns steering wheel to operate loader
• Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket
• Operates front end loader forward to force bucket into bulk material
• Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled
• Moves levers to dump material
• Load dump trucks with construction material such as sand, stone and other construction material
• Ensure that safety standards are met
• Perform incidental work items and duties included within other crafts

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  Must be able to understand work directions and communicate effectively with job site supervisors and fellow employees.
• Three (3) to Five (5) years or more of industry related experience is required for this position, with an emphasis on roads, highways, and bridges.
• All work is performed outdoors in all types of weather, including extreme heat. Job requires long hours of standing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, squatting and walking.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds occasionally for hand work.
• Maintain constant awareness of the jobsite’s various concurrent activities, including the activities of other employees and contractors, the operation of stationary equipment, and the movement of mobile equipment.
• Continuous mental and visual attention required to complete tasks in efficient manner involving repetitive or diversified work requiring alertness of activity;
• Working conditions will consist of exposure to grease, noise, dust, and dirt of the construction project.