Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Provide essential support to our water and wastewater construction sites. This position is not responsible for the oversight of other teammates.

• Inspect and operate equipment and all attachments
• Attend and participate in daily activity plans and safety meetings
• Knowledge of rigging and rigging methods
• Operate equipment in a safe and professional manner
• Perform daily equipment upkeep tasks and maintenance
• Ability to understand and follow directions
• Perform occasional typical laborer activities
• Ability to set and follow grades
• Provide other support as needed

• Minimum 5 years of experience operating heavy equipment such as loaders, backhoes, excavators, Dozers, lulls, and forklifts for civil and site work, material handling on municipal, commercial, industrial, or federal projects.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and an MVR that meets company standards
• Must possess required licenses, preferable 2A or more Mass Hydraulics License
• Must have an OSHA 10 certificate

• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, and safely maneuver around the nearby presence of various construction equipment and vehicles on an active construction site
• Prepared to regularly encounter moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and a variety of outside weather conditions
• Able to climb temporary or permanent stairs, and ladders
• Able to bend, squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, balance and stoop, reach on a regular basis
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Job posting location does not guarantee that the position will be in that location;
Methuen Construction has jobs throughout New England, and travel may be required, with occasional out of state and overnight travel. Company per diem policy will apply.

• Group health & welfare benefits including options for medical, dental and vision
• Employee Life Insurance & Accident Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Spouse and Dependent Life & AD&D, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate
• Voluntary benefits at discounted group rates for accidents, critical illness, and hospital indemnity
• Accrued vacation time
• Paid Sick and Safe Leave
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Plan (company matching contributions on 100% of the first 3% deferred and 50% of the next 2% eligible).
• Employee Referral Program

Pay range: $41 - $61/hr.

Please note that all positions require pre-employment screening, including drug and background check, as a condition of employment.