Mainline Excavator Operator

Mainline Excavator Operator (Transportation)

Since starting in 1983, Tapani has evolved from a single-person operation to a family-led legacy, maintaining a fun and friendly environment from the beginning. With a large team across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, we now cover five diverse market sectors:
Civil Site Development, Buildings, Environmental, Transportation, and Utility Infrastructure. The consistent dedication to our core values has helped us grow, creating more opportunities for our current team and the need for new teammates.
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The Mainline Excavator Operator is responsible for operating the heavy equipment to ensure the day to day activities of the onsite project move forward in accordance with the Foremans direction and schedule. Mainly focusing on mainline digging but may do other tasks as needed.

• Responsible for Field Production
  Communicate with Foreman to understand the plan for the day
  Ensure all equipment being operated for the day is warmed up and operational by shift start.
  Ensure communication is maintained with other field workers to ensure efficient results and safe working environment.
  Operation of the heavy equipment
  Assist with all tasks to ensure a quality project by Tapani Inc
• Responsible for proper use of heavy equipment
  Complete an equipment walk around keeping cab clean and cleaning the windows and tracks when needed
  Understand all functions and mechanics; ensure proper attachments, hoses, belts, etc. are utilized and maintained
  Understand and perform all daily machine checks and maintenance needs; ensure proper greasing, oiling, minor repairs
  Communicate with Foreman all equipment concerns and repair needs
  Understand machines abilities and limits of performance and stay within limit bounds
  Knowing and understanding the functions of each piece of equipment being ran.
  Ensure safe use of equipment; show regard for the equipment, the project, the others onsite, traffic; the overall environment.
  Ensure proper handling of equipment while in operation and know where the perimeter of the machine is at all times and know your surroundings.
  Job involves a moderate degree of complexity due to needing the knowledge to understand the functions of each piece of equipment as well as knowing the soils and how they react to each piece of equipment being ran.
• Responsible for Site Safety
  Ensure proper awareness and communication at all times with other employees while operating machine
  Ensure OSHA standards are adhered to
  Understand the safety risk with each task and ensure proper safety methods are adhered to
  Ensure all safety training is current
  Knowing and understanding the soils and how they react to each piece of equipment being ran.
  Understand the dig laws and locates while also knowing the color codes
• Responsible for upholding the Integrity of Tapani Inc
  Ensure an atmosphere of team work and utilization of each crew members abilities
  Maintain efficiency and quality throughout the project
  Communicate to Foreman changes that reflect the best for the owner and Tapani Inc.
  Bring concerns to the Foreman to assist with resolving issues quickly
  Always seek ways to learn and grow personally and professionally
  Maintain Machines cleanliness
  Train others in operating techniques

• High school education or equivalent
• 1-2 years prior experience as an equipment operator
• Understand the operations and maintenance of all tools and equipment utilized on site
• Job involving a moderate degree of complexity due to needing the knowledge to understand the functions of each piece of equipment as well as knowing the soils and how they react to each piece of equipment
• Ability to generate efficient methods quickly to resolve roadblocks
• Obtain certification in First Aid, CPR, Confined Space, Competent Person, Rigging and Signaling, Forklifts, butt fusion, electrofuse, and trucking require certification
• Able to use discretion when making decisions independently
• Able to get the job completed with minimal impacts to the immediate surrounding and welfare of the equipment being used
• A team player
• Great…