Heavy Equipment Operator Job at B&F Contracting in Tucson

Salary: $19-$38 hourly DOE

Job Summary

Responsible for operating and maintaining various heavy equipment, including but not limited to trench excavators, backhoes, and loaders in a safe expeditious manner in accordance with OSHA safe practices.

Responsibilities

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  Operate a variety of heavy equipment for underground utility projects.
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  Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
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  Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
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  Understand proper backfill requirements.
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  Perform safe and clean trench excavation and backfill.
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  Set and pull shield shoring and trench boxes in accordance with OSHA safe practices.
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  Safely change buckets and attachments in a timely manner
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  Able to calculate and set proper grades and elevations.
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  Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
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  Prepare and maintain equipment for safe daily operations (i.e. fuel, grease, etc.)
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  Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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  Adhere to B&F Code of Conduct

Required Skills & Abilities

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  High school diploma or equivalent
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  3+ years experience in wet or dry utility heavy equipment operator experience
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  Extensive knowledge and ability to install sewer, water, storm drain, and dry utility conduit.
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  Experience in underground utilities or heavy civil construction.
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  Understanding of construction safety and OSHA requirements
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  Ability to follow traffic laws, ordinances, and rules applicable to heavy equipment operation.
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  Good listening and comprehension skills, follows instructions, takes responsibility for own actions.
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  Establish and maintain effective work relationships.
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  Able to work nights, weekends, and overtime as required.
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  Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, twist, climb, and lift 50 pounds.
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  Ability to work outside.
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  Reliable transportation
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  Ability to understand Arizona's blue stake laws and colors coding.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to:

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  Moving mechanical parts
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  Precarious places
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  Fumes or airborne particles
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  Frequent and/or sustained loud noises.
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  Outside weather conditions
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  Extreme heat