Excavator Operator

The Operator is responsible for operating an excavator, dozer, or loader to move, excavate, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavements.

Responsibilities:

• Take actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects while operating the excavator.

• Start engines, move throttles, switches, and levers, and depress pedals to operate machines such as trench excavators, road graders, and backhoes, with a primary focus on excavators.

• Locate underground services, such as pipes and wires, prior to beginning work.

• Monitor excavator operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.

• Align the excavator with reference stakes and guidelines or ground, or position the equipment, following hand signals from other workers.

• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and materials using the excavator, trucks, crawler tractors, shovels, graders, or related equipment.

• Coordinate excavator actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.

• Learn and follow safety regulations.

Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of 3 years' experience running, maneuvering, driving, and navigating an excavator.

• Must be able to communicate with others to convey information effectively.

• Must demonstrate attention to detail.

• Must be able to read blueprints.

• Must be knowledgeable of safety procedures and practices.

Pre-employment drug screening required.

Pulice Construction Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer Women/Minorities/Veterans/Disabled.