Equipment Operator - Fort Valley GA

Heavy Power Construction Equipment Operator

Operates several types of heavy power construction equipment, such as large excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, move graded soil / materials for the installation of large pipe, tanks, steel, and all soil / structure related construction materials. Safely operate forklift for material handling, for site logistics. This may include offloading or loading trucks, positioning material for installation.

Job responsibilities include:

• Operate forklift in a safe manner, understanding load capacities and terrain limitations.
• Adjust hand wheels and levers, depresses pedals to drive machines and control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing booms.
• Controls levers and pedals on assigned equipment to lower bucket or scoop up material, and to lift, swing, or dump material.
• Excavate for piping / structures including but not limited to, water, sewer and storm drain.
• Excavate around existing utilities, structures safely and precisely.
• Excavate to proper trench depths using construction drawings, levels, lasers, etc.
• Install trench boxes safely and shoring at all depths required by individual tasks.
• Communicate with hand signals to move construction materials.
• Follow directions from onsite superintendent / supervisor.
• Complete Haskell's daily trenching and excavation form and fully understand Haskell's Utility Strike Prevention program.
• Complete and log daily inspections of all equipment
• Execute equipment maintenance routines such as cleaning, greasing, fueling etc.
• Use rigging and rigging best practices to unload, lower, raise etc. construction materials.
• Travel as required.
• Other duties which may be assigned as needed.