Heavy Equipment Operator​/Driller Trainee; Quarry

Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Quarry)

Job Category
:
Field

Requisition Number
: HEAVY
012126

• Full-Time

Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

Hourly Rate: $20 - $22 per hour, plus stipend for travel.

• Perform job-specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisors, or Drill Operators.
• Be safety-minded and able to work well in varying weather environments.
• Be prepared for out-of-town travel and overtime as required.
• Conduct daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment.
• Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Learn drill patterns and terminology, then execute drill patterns and layouts as established by the Blaster Foreman.
• Inventory accessories, understand accessory costs, and maintain drill accessories.
• Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman.
• Understand the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and a signed timecard.
• Maintain physical agility.
• Coordinate supplies with the Blaster.
• Carry all tools and supplies.
• Participate in meetings as needed:
  Foreman's, Safety, Job Specific, and Daily Heads‑Up.
• Complete Driller I training within the designated period.
• Work unsupervised while maintaining a sense of urgency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Experience operating heavy construction equipment (e.g., earth‑moving equipment, farm equipment, timber‑harvesting equipment) is helpful.
• Valid driver’s license with personal transportation.
• Experience as a construction laborer.
• High level of common sense regarding equipment and machinery operation.
• Mechanical aptitude with experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
• Successfully pass ATF screenings.

• Perform essential functions of the position.
• Lift 50–100 lbs., 30–40% of the time.
• Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather conditions.
• Stoop and bend 30–40% of the time.
• Maintain physical agility.

• Employer‑contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program.
• Company‑matched 401(k).
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)

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