Operator - San Antonio

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MGC Contractors, Inc. is a 100% Employee Owned Corporation. We specialize in all forms of water and wastewater general contracting including Job Order Contracting, Construction Manager at Risk, Design-Bid-Build, and Design-Build throughout Arizona, Texas, Utah, and New Mexico.

We are currently looking for Operators to join our Texas Division in the San Antonio/New Braunfels area.

• Operating hand wheels, levers, and depressing pedals to drive machines and control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing booms.
• Grading or redistributing earth, aggregates, or materials for the construction of structures.
• Operating GPS and laser leveling equipment to regulate elevation and angle of slopes performing rough grading.
• Fastening attachments or accessories to equipment, and aligning depth gauge marker with reference stakes and guidelines on ground or positioning equipment following hand signals.
• Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure the machine is operating properly.
• Inspecting equipment for deficiencies, such as tires, lights, brakes, fuses, and fluid levels, and submitting reports indicating equipment condition.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints and specifications, survey markers and stakes.
• Signaling directions and warnings to coworkers.
• Any and all other duties assigned.

• This position operates at professional construction sites, requiring the ability to communicate verbally with others on site, in person and over the telephone.
• Ability to read printed materials, signs and directions.
• Stamina to maintain attention despite interruptions; ability to 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 oneself around required work and safety requirements to navigate and perform activities on various construction sites in a safe manner.
• Work outdoors, frequently for long periods in all weather, including extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Exposure to chemicals, vapors, pollutants, viruses or other pathogens, gases, uneven surfaces, loud noises, moving vehicles or machines, and dust/debris.

• Full-time position. Occasional overtime and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Three to five years of related experience operating dozer, loader, backhoe, grader, scraper, or compactor required.
• Five or more years of related experience preferred.

MGC Contractors is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. All employment requirements mandated by state and federal regulations will be met. Discriminatory or harassing conduct in the workplace is prohibited.

This job description is not meant to encompass all tasks and responsibilities, but rather to provide a general summary of what the position entails. MGC Contractors reserves the right to amend or revise this job description at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made when it does not impose an undue hardship on the company to do so.

Passing a pre-employment drug screen is required.

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