Experienced Excavator Operator

Experienced Excavator Operator

Location: US-PA-Pottstown

Job :

Category: Quarry

Division: Pottstown Division

Reading Site Contractors (Pottstown Division), a division of the H&K Group, Inc. is seeking an Experienced Excavator Operator. The ideal candidate is energetic, motivated, experienced, and carries out work safely.

Competitive salary commensurate with experience

Excellent Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs

Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

100% Company-Paid Health Benefits

Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)

Pre-employment Physical

• Performs all work according to MSHA and H&K Safety policies
• Performs pre and post trip inspection of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets
• Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks/levers to operate heavy equipment including excavator with hammer
• Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site
• Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe
• Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained
• Ensure product is blended correctly
• Performs routine maintenance on equipment such as lubricating and cleaning
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR one year of related experience and/or training (Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered)
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Experience operating bulldozer
• Problem solving
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

• 3 years related experience
• Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
• MSHA or other relevant safety certification

• Regularly required to sit
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Regularly reach with hands and arms
• Frequently required to talk or hear
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include distance, peripheral, and depth perception

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions
• Regularly exposed to vibration
• Frequently exposed to fumes and airborne particles
• Frequently exposed to moving parts
• Noise level is usually loud

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law.