Motor Grader Operator

Overview

Job

Staker Parson Companies, a CRH company, is a member of the CRH West Division. We aim to champion safety, empowerment, and development of our employees and to be the preferred source of quality sand, rock, landscape products, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, paving and construction services. We succeed as a team by embracing integrity, mutual respect, innovation, service, sustainability, and financial strength.

Position Overview

Position involves operating a motor grader to level and shape earth materials on the job site. The role also includes safely and efficiently operating various construction equipment, including but not limited to loaders, backhoes, track hoes, haul trucks, and related machinery.

• Detect safety hazards and equipment malfunctions and respond accordingly.
• Precisely level and shape materials by cutting, spreading, and finishing surfaces to achieve desired grade lines and cross-sections.
• Operate heavy equipment such as haul trucks, water trucks, dump trucks, dredges, track hoes, frontend loaders, and skid steer loaders; assist foreperson and crew as needed as requested by the Plant Manager/Superintendent/Foreperson.
• Perform routine site and road maintenance including haul roads, pits, areas around installations and fixed assets.
• Coordinate with other crew members.
• Complete daily pre-shift and post-shift inspections and perform basic maintenance on the grader, including checking fluid levels, tire pressure, and overall machine condition.
• Understand and follow directions.
• Assist with miscellaneous duties including general labor, shoveling, and equipment maintenance.
• Assist with daily operations and upkeep of the plant.
• Clean up around the plant, equipment, and surrounding area.
• General understanding of OSHA and MSHA regulations.
• Perform general maintenance on equipment.
• Work various shifts as necessary.

• None

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or GED required
• One to two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Requirements

• Previous heavy equipment operation experience or training is highly preferred.
• Assist Laborers as needed. Perform physical tasks involved with laying pipe and utility lines, and/or tasks involved with road construction and laying asphalt, etc.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but straightforward written or oral instructions.

Computer Skills

• None

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, climb, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, crawl, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms above their shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, color, peripheral vision and depth perception.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to…