Loader Operator

Job Description

• Perform a basic equipment inspection to ensure that the function properly
• Drive and maneuver equipment
• Coordinate action with crew members in response to hand or audio signals
• Load trucks
• Start engine, shift gears, press pedals and turn steering wheel to operate loader
• Move levers to lower and tilt bucket
• Operate front end loader forward to force bucket into bulk material
• Move levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled
• Move levers to dump material
• Load dump trucks with construction material such as sand, stone and other construction material
• Ensure that safety standards are met
• Perform incidental work items and duties included within other crafts

• Must be able to understand work directions and communicate effectively with job site supervisors and fellow employees.
• Three (3) to Five (5) years or more of industry related experience is required for this position, with an emphasis on roads, highways, and bridges.
• All work is performed outdoors in all types of weather, including extreme heat. Job requires long hours of standing, kneeling, lifting, pulling, squatting and walking.
• Ability to lift up to 60 pounds occasionally for hand work.
• Maintain constant awareness of the jobsite’s various concurrent activities, including the activities of other employees and contractors, the operation of stationary equipment, and the movement of mobile equipment.
• Continuous mental and visual attention required to complete tasks in efficient manner involving repetitive or diversified work requiring alertness of activity.
• Working conditions will consist of exposure to grease, noise, dust, and dirt of the construction project.

EEO/DFWP/ "Minorities, Females, Disabled, Vets"