FINSH BLADE/DOZER Heavy Equipment Operator

BSB CONSTRUCTION INC; Curtis (NE); On-site; USD 33,062 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

A regional construction company in Nebraska is seeking experienced Machine Operators to operate heavy construction equipment, including motor graders and bulldozers. Responsibilities include excavation, grading, and minor repairs, as well as maintaining equipment. The starting wage is $24+, depending on experience. Candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and be prepared to work in various locations within Southwest or Central Nebraska and Northern Kansas.

Qualifications

• Experience operating power construction equipment like motor graders and bulldozers.
• Ability to perform minor repairs and maintain equipment.
• Skill in coordinating machine actions with crew members.

Responsibilities

• Operate various power construction equipment for excavation and grading tasks.
• Conduct minor repairs and maintenance on equipment.
• Load and move materials using construction equipment.

Skills

Operating motor graders

Operating bulldozers

Using Trimble GPS

Equipment maintenance

Job description

Machine Operators

Location: Southwest or Central Nebraska, Northern Kansas area

Operate one or several types of the following power construction equipment: motor graders, bulldozers, or scrapers to excavate, move, and grade earth. Will maintain equipment and may do minor repairs in addition to other duties. Wage will depend on experience. $24+.

• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.
• 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.
• 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, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.
• 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.
• Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered.
• Align machines, cutterheads, or depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.
• 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.
• Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.
• Use Trimble GPS.

BSB Construction, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Pre-employment drug test required.