Finish Blade Operator - Heavy Equipment Operator

SUNLAND ASPHALT

Be the driving force of your success! Come join our Award Winning Team. Sunland Asphalt & Construction, LLC. strives to recruit top talent and we are committed to help you grow both professionally and personally. Our vision is: "To be the best place in the world to work." Voted as one of Phoenix Business Journal's "Best Places to Work", Sunland offers employees:

• Competitive Weekly Pay and Paid Time Off
• 401(K)
• Work/Life Balance and Community Involvement
• Comprehensive Health Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision
• Award Winning Peers & Projects
• And A Foundation Built on Safety

The Finish Blade Operator performs a variety of physical tasks including operating heavy equipment and machinery, using power tools and/or hand tools for applying asphalt products as defined by each job/project.

• Perform all duties with Sunland's Core Values at the forefront.
• Work quickly, productively and safely to meet production goals as outlined by the Foreman, Superintendent and/or Production Manager.
• Follow direction of the Foreman and/or Superintendent with regard to daily production schedule and activities.
• Operate heavy equipment; specifically Cat equipment.
• Advocate safety and follow safety policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in job‑site and safety meetings and all Company related training.
• Work in conjunction with Foreman or Crew Leader to ensure the job‑site is safe and traffic is controlled prior to commencing work.
• Communicate with the paver operator, truck drivers and general laborers.
• If driving a commercial motor vehicle, conduct pre/post trip inspections in compliance with applicable laws.
• Operate trucks to transport equipment to and from production sites as required and assist in maintenance of all equipment.
• Inspect, clean and maintain equipment and machinery.
• Report problems and malfunctioning equipment and/or machinery to supervisor and/or shop personnel.
• Set up and tear down equipment.
• Maintain a clean job site; pick up all tools and equipment and secure job site each day.
• Understand material handling and storage in compliance with SDS sheets.
• Coordinate and work with contractors, sub‑contractors and vendors to complete job.
• Serve as front‑line Company representative and provide excellent service to the customer and to the public.
• Use equipment and/or an assortment of hand tools such as rakes, shovels, wheel barrels, etc.
• Perform all other general laborer work as needed.
• Any and all other duties assigned. Note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

• Customer Focus & Customer Orientation
• Ownership;
  Results Driven, Performance, Time and Stress Management and Composure
• Relationships;
  Teamwork Orientation, Diversity and Inclusion
• Ethics;
  Honesty, Integrity, Do the Right Thing
• Safety;
  The Foundation of Everything We Do

• This position is considered a safety‑sensitive position and is subject to the company's drug and alcohol policy, as well as all OHSA regulations.
• All employees must wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Serves as a safety ambassador by complying with federal, state and local laws, as well as Company safety policy, enforcing safe work practices and proactively identifying and remedying worksite hazards.

• Operates at professional construction sites, requiring the ability to communicate with others on site, in person and over the telephone, read printed materials, signs and directions, maintain stamina to stay attentive despite interruptions, lift, push, pull, carry, handle or feel objects, supplies, tools, machinery and/or controls weighing up to 50 pounds, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs and/or ladders, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift overhead, traverse around or otherwise position one's self around the required work and safety requirements to navigate and perform…