Heavy equipment operator Jobs in New Orleans, LA

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

Job Title : Heavy Equipment Operator

Reports to : Superintendent

FLSA Status : Non-Exempt

Pay : Starting at $24.00 / hr.

Summary of Responsibilities :

The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for operating heavy equipment in a safe, appropriate, efficient and productive manner. Heavy equipment may include trucks, front-end loaders, excavators, dozers, graders, compactors, skid steers and other pieces of equipment. The Operator must also inspect, clean, maintain and secure all assigned equipment.

Taking Charge

Durr TAKES CHARGE in constructing strong foundations to build upon. Our focus is to do it SAFE and to do it RIGHT the first time. Our vision is to make an IMPACT and to KICK ASS, INNOVATE, MAKE MONEY, HAVE FUN and REPEAT every day / all day. We hold every employee to this standard of “Taking Charge” and we expect this behavior to drive everything we do.

The Take Charge OPERATOR :

Ensures quality at a productive rate on each project

• Operates heavy equipment in a safe, efficient and productive manner to ensure project goals are met
• Operates various pieces of equipment during the execution of heavy construction, including trucks, front-end loaders, excavators, dozers, graders, compactors, and skid steers
• Performs various project-specific tasks daily including excavating, back-filling, grading, fine grading, sloping, benching, material loading, demolishing, ditching, and stockpiling
• Achieves proper excavation depths and dimensions for earthwork and utilities as specified by construction drawings, sketches, grade markers, and / or verbal instructions
• Performs backfilling and grading operations to specified grades and dimensions
• Properly loads, in a safe and balanced manner, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, and other hauling units with excavated soils, demolition debris and other building materials such as stone, sand, aggregate or asphalt
• Performs all duties as requested daily, including operating various pieces of equipment and other typical construction site activities

Maintains equipment and tools to ensure long lasting use

SAFETY – It’s not a slogan, it’s OUR CULTURE!

The DURR Way :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Education and / or Experience :

Physical Demands / Work Conditions :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and / or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. This position is performed in outside weather conditions.

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