Excavator Operator

Gray & Son, Inc; Cockeysville (MD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Gray & Son, Inc is seeking an Equipment Operator to operate large power construction machinery including skid steers, end dumps, bulldozers, graders, and excavators to excavate, move and grade earth on site.

The role requires safe, productive material handling, daily equipment inspections, and active participation in safety briefings with Foremen and Superintendents. A $3,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience operating skid steers, end dumps, bulldozers, graders or excavators.
• Willingness to attend safety meetings and toolbox talks.
• Ability to follow reference stakes and signals.

Responsibilities

• Able to grade excavate, move materials in a safe and productive manner.
• Complete daily maintenance, walk around and fill out checklist.
• Attend and support Foremen/Superintendents during morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Other duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent.
• Align machines, cutter heads, 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, and materials, using trucks, tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, and related equipment.
• Drive and maneuver equipment with blades in passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, and rocks, and to distribute and level earth or terrain.
• Willingly attend and support Foremen/Superintendents during morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Other duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent.

Skills

Equipment operation

Safety compliance

Team communication

Job description

Description

$3,000 sign on bonus!

The Equipment Operator will operate one or several types of large power construction machinery, such as skid steer, end dump, bulldozers, graders, and excavators to excavate, move and grade earth.

Job Duties:

• Able to grade excavate, move materials in a safe and productive manner.
• Complete daily maintenance, walk around and fill out checklist.
• Willingly attend and support Foremen/Superintendents during morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Other duties as assigned as assigned by your Foreman or Superintendent.
• Align machines, cutter heads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground, or position equipment following hand signals of other workers. Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and materials, using trucks, tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, and related equipment. Drive and maneuver equipment equipped with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, and rocks, and to distribute and level earth or terrain.
• Willingly attend and support Foremen/Superintendents during morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Other duties as assigned as assigned by your Foreman or Superintendent.

Gray & Son Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, military status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other category covered by applicable law.