CDL / Equipment Operator

Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI); Slidell (LA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Liability Insurance

401K

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Holidays

Job summary

Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI) is hiring a CDL / Equipment Operator to join North America’s growing landscaping team. You will operate tractors for vegetation management and perform additional duties such as debris cleanup and planting as needed.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or GED and a CDL with an offense-free driving history. The role offers several insurance options, a 401K plan, and paid vacation and holidays.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate).
• CDL with offense-free driving history.
• Post-secondary certificate a plus.

Responsibilities

• Transport equipment to various job sites and dispatch locations.
• Learn and follow safety regulations.
• Operate tractors and bulldozers to perform vegetation and earth-moving tasks.
• Locate underground services prior to starting work.
• Repair and maintain equipment and perform minor adjustments as needed.
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
• Coordinate machine actions with crew signals and safety guidelines.
• Keep records of material or equipment usage and issues encountered.

Skills

CDL License

Safe Driving

Equipment Operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Post-Secondary Certificate

Job description

Rotolo Consultants, Inc. (RCI) is looking for talented individuals seeking to join one of North America’s fastest-growing landscaping companies. If you are looking for a rewarding career with constant professional development and growth- look no further. Join RCI and grow the future with us!

As a CDL / Equipment Operator

You will operate tractors for the purpose of vegetation management - boom tractors, side arm tractors, and bushhog tractors.

While not actively operating or transporting equipment, you will be assigned other duties, which may include but are not limited to duties such as debris pick up, weed eating, planting, mulching, raking, digging, etc.

Requirements:

High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)
Post-Secondary Certificate a plus

Commercial Driver’s License with Offense-Free Driving History

Tasks

• Transport equipment to various job site and dispatch locations.
• Learn and follow safety regulations.
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.
• Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.
• Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.
• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
• Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.
• Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
• Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain.
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
• Operate tractors or bulldozers to perform such tasks as clearing land, mixing sludge, trimming backfills, or building roadways or parking lots.
• Repair and maintain equipment, making emergency adjustments or assisting with major repairs as necessary.
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.
• Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.
• Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors, using hitches.
• Signal operators to guide movement of tractor-drawn machines.
• Push other equipment when extra traction or assistance is required.
• Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered.
• Operate equipment to demolish or remove debris or to remove snow from streets, roads, or parking lots.
• $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Liability, and several more supplemental insurance options
• 401K plan with partial match
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays

**RCI is an Equal Employment Opportunity and E-Verify Employer**

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.