Skid Steer Operator

Over the past 46 years, Hittle Landscaping ("Hittle") has grown to become Indiana's largest family-owned landscape company and is ranked by Landscape Management Magazine as the 116th largest landscape company in the Nation. Hittle has a great culture! We are looking for a Skid Steer Operator. The Skid Steer Operator is responsible for rough grading and/or finish grading of residential and commercial landscape projects.

This position reports to the Division Field Manager.

Benefits

* 401(k)
* Eligibility based on time of employment for

* Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

* PTO

* Vacation days

* Holiday pay

* Referral program

* Home build mission trips to the Caribbean

Responsibilities

* Safely load, transport, and off-load skid steers and implements/attachments

* Receive assigned job tasks from Field Managers and execute them in a safe and timely manner

* Operate equipment to avoid utility lines, equipment, and other workers

* Add or remove soil within exacting standards to allow for proper drainage prior to the sowing of grass seed and/or the installation of sod

* Learn and follow both hand and audio signals from other team members and know how to give signals to others

* Maneuver equipment with attached blades in successive movements across work areas to move rocks, vegetation, or topsoil and to spread, level and/or slope terrain

* Choose proper attachments and connect hydraulic hoses, mechanical links, belts and more

* Demonstrates and stewards the Hittle Culture

Qualifications

* Humble - Hungry - Smart

* We are a drug free company, and all employees must pass a background check

* Minimum of 2 years' experience in professional grading (required)

* Valid driver's license with proven, safe driving record (required) - will be responsible for a truck with a trailer

* Willingness to work overtime

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.