Finish Blade Operator - Excavation

Sinacola is a 100% employee-owned organization that offers opportunities for personal growth and meaningful impact through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. This role is for a Finish Blade and requires operating and tending machinery to excavate and load loose materials, and operating various construction equipment.

Job Title: Finish Blade

The Finish Blade operates or tends machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials. It also operates construction equipment such as cranes, power shovels, scrapers, paving machines, motor graders, trench-digging machines, conveyors, bulldozers, dredges, pumps, compressors, and pneumatic tools.

• Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, dozers, graders, mining equipment, or backhoes.
• Set up or inspect equipment prior to and after operation.
• Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
• Read and interpret construction plans and digging plans.
• Ensure operation of equipment within machine capabilities and limitations, and with efficient and safe procedures in many given applications.
• Operate machinery to perform activities such as excavation, back filling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making roads.
• Create and maintain inclines and ramps, and handle slides, mud, and pit cleanings and maintenance.
• Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.
• Move materials over short distances around a construction site.
• Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
• Receive and execute written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in equipment operations required.

• Comprehensive insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): as an employee-owned company, you can directly benefit from the company’s success.
• Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications.
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays.

Join our team at Sinacola and become part of a company that is leaving its mark on the world. Equal opportunity employer. We are a drug-free workplace and participate in E-Verify. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.