REEVES | Heavy Equipment Operator - Brunswick, GA

REEVES | Heavy Equipment Operator - Brunswick, GA

Company: REEVES COASTAL

Country: USA

Type of

Contract:

Regular / Permanent

Reeves Construction Company, the Colas USA subsidiary that operates throughout the states North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri and Arkansas, has been a key partner in the infrastructure growth of the Southeast and Midwest since the company’s founding in 1923. Reeves is a heavy civil highway and site development construction company dedicated to meeting the specific needs of the roadway, airport, bridge, and military markets.

Reeves prides itself on high company standards of safety, ethics, and performance. To learn more about Reeves visit  .

Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain.

To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit  .

Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking an experienced Equipment Operator based out of Brunswick, GA
. The successful candidate for this position will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence.

Include, but are not limited to the following:

• Must have a basic knowledge of the mechanics and hydraulics of the machine.
• Must have skills to conduct an inspection checklist on equipment such as lights, brakes, fuel, oil and water.
• Must keep equipment serviced, lubricated, and in good working order, including good housekeeping.
• Must have an understanding of control levers for movement of bucket.
• Must have a priority for safety and welfare of workers in the trench during pipelaying operations.
• Must have a basic knowledge of the different soil types.
• Must have the ability to operate the vehicle safely in job site situations and follow the policies and procedures of the company.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE:


High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:


Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

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 essential functions.

• Must be able to climb onto and up and down a machine several times a day.
• Must be able to sit in a machine and operate it for several hours without stopping.
• Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment.
• Must use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions.
• Must perform manual duties such as placing paint drums on the vehicle.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is…