Experienced Excavator Operator

The H&K Group

Town of Easton (WI)

On-site

USD 48,000 - 72,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary commensurate with经验
100% Company-paid Health Benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
Tuition reimbursement programs
On-the-job and academy training

Job summary

H&K Group, Inc. Lehigh Valley Division is seeking an experienced Excavator Operator to join our team. The role involves operating excavator equipment and supporting paving activities to achieve daily production on road construction projects.

The candidate should have related experience or an applicable certificate, with proficiency in safety protocols and equipment inspections. We offer competitive pay and strong benefits in a heavy civil environment.

Qualifications

  • One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training
  • Able to pass practical skills test for excavators and loaders
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
  • Problem solving
  • Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
  • Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Responsibilities

  • Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies.
  • Perform pre and post trip of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets.
  • Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks to operate loader.
  • Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front end loader forward to force bucket into finished product.
  • Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled and dumps material into truck or rail.
  • Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site.
  • Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe.
  • Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained.
  • Ensure product is blended correctly.
  • Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning.
  • Perform all work following company policies and procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned

Skills

OSHA safety
Equipment operation
Communication
Reading instructions
Problem solving
PPE
Physical ability

Education

Technical certificate

Tools

330 excavator
Loader

Job description

H &K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.


Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)


Great Benefits offered!


US-PA-Easton


Job ID: Category: Contracting


Lehigh Valley Division


Overview

Lehigh Valley Division, a division of H&K Group, Inc., is currently seeking an experienced and motivatedExcavator Operator to become a part of our team. This position entails the operation of excavator equipment and other paving activities to achieve daily production goals on road construction projects, often transferring from one task to another whenever the situation requires. If you meet the job requirements outlined below, H&K would be happy to consider you for this position.


Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?


  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience

  • 100% Company-paid Health Benefits

  • 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

  • Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs

  • Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more


Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


  • Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies.

  • Perform pre and post trip of equipment every day and fill out daily inspection sheets.

  • Starts engine, shifts gears, presses pedals, and turns steering wheel/moves joysticks to operate loader.

  • Moves levers to lower and tilt bucket and drives front end loader forward to force bucket into finished product.

  • Moves levers to raise and tilt bucket when filled and dumps material into truck or rail.

  • Provide excellent customer service to all customers on site.

  • Maintains haul roads that are smooth and safe.

  • Keep stockpiles properly bermed and maintained.

  • Ensure product is blended correctly.

  • Performs routine maintenance on loader such as lubricating and cleaning.

  • Perform all work following company policies and procedures.

  • Other duties as assigned


Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience


  • One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training (Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered)

  • Able to pass practical skills test for excavators and loaders

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions

  • Problem solving

  • Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed

  • Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)


Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience


  • Two years of related experience and/or training

  • Experience and practical skills for other heavy equipment (Strong preference for experience and practical skills with a 330 excavator with hammer and loader)

  • Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries

  • OSHA or other relevant safety certifications


Physical Demands


  • Regularly required to stand

  • Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms

  • Frequently required to walk

  • Occasionally climb or balanceOccasionally talk or hear

  • Frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds

  • Vision abilities include depth perception and ability to adjust focus


Work Environment


  • Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts

  • Regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles

  • Frequently exposed to outside weather conditions

  • Frequently exposed to vibration

  • Frequently exposed to high, precarious places

  • Noise level is usually very loud


H&K Group, Inc.'s (H&K's) Lehigh Valley Division (formerly Lehigh Valley Site Contractors) has been a proud member of our heavy civil construction team since 1998. Strategically located just north of the City of Easton, PA, the Lehigh Valley Division provides complete heavy civil construction and contracting services to customers and clients throughout the Lehigh Valley, PA region, western NJ and beyond.


H&K provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for 50 years.


Thank you for your interest in employment with H &K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that our strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.


H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.


Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)


Pre-employment Physical


100% Company-Paid Health Benefits !

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