Gas Operator

Peak Utility Services Group; Hope, Northern (AR, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Utility Services Group is seeking an Operator I in Hope, AR to operate heavy equipment including mini excavators around live utilities. You will work in a 2–4 person crew on residential, multifamily, and commercial sites, placing utilities safely and efficiently.

This role requires reading prints, maps, and following DOT and company safety regulations, with a focus on hazard awareness and quality workmanship. Prior experience with underground utilities is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience operating backhoes, mini excavators, or similar heavy equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret utility prints and maps.
• Prolonged manual labor in varying weather conditions; safety-conscious.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment including mini excavator to dig around live utilities.
• Work with a small crew to place utilities for residential, multifamily, and commercial sites.
• Inspect and maintain equipment, follow DOT and company safety policies.
• Maintain DVIR and driver logs, ensure licenses and permits are current.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Mini excavator operation

Map reading

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Tools

Underground facility location sketches

Print reading

Job description

Our Core Values:

Guided by Safety. Focused on Communities. Powered by Care.

Classification:

Non-Exempt

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

TheOperator Iis a valued member of a 2–4-person construction crew, has full knowledge of operations, and is an expert in heavy equipment. This position will be required to operate a mini excavator to dig around live utilities. Operating heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner as required for placing utilities to new and existing residential homes, multifamily and commercial units. Heavy equipment may include trucks, front end loaders, dozers, graders, compactors, trenchers, backhoes, loaders, and other pieces of equipment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Operates, maneuvers, navigates, or drives vehicles or mechanized equipment or passenger vehicles.
• Uses either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes.
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards and communicates abnormal working conditions to appropriate parties.
• Provides mid-level laborer functions including hand digging with a shovel, setting up traffic control, equipment operations, loading materials, etc. on various safety sensitive utility construction sites.
• Proficient with utility print and map reading.
• Has performed at least 6 months of independent operating of various equipment (directional drill, mini); knows all safety regulations with basic operating skills.
• Meets company and customer specifications for all trench or backhoe jobs.
• Exposes underground utilities manually.
• Operates truck in a manner that ensures compliance with all applicable company, state and federal safety regulations.
• Follows required company and DOT reporting procedures.
• Maintains paperwork during the day including DVIR and driver’s log book.
• Ensures the truck has current licenses, tags, permits, and proof of insurance.
• Clean, Grease, checks fluid levels and conducts a visual inspection of equipment to assure your equipment is performing at optimum safety and the required paperwork.
• Working alongside with another team member taking hand signals to safely excavate a site.
• Follows 811 digging laws and company’s safe digging practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Success Factors:

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods, often under adverse climatic conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 80 lbs multiple times during a work shift.
• Ability to climb, dig, work in tight spaces, on uneven surfaces, walking, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to understand and follow specific oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work well independently and as a part of a team with co-workers.
• Ability to pass motor vehicle, criminal background check, and comply with drug‑free workplace policy.
• English usage sufficient to keep records, place orders, and prepare simple narrative reports.
• Willingness and ability to learn additional skills.

Experience and Education:

• One (1+) plus years of experience in backhoe/mini excavator operation is required.
• One (1+) plus years of experience digging and working around underground utilities is required.
• Two (2+) plus years of demonstrated experience in dry utilities preferred.
• Three (3+) plus years’ experience in a construction role is required.
• Experience reading basic prints and Underground Facility Location Sketch is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year-to-year basis.

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:

• Maintain valid Driver’s License
  Candidates must pass criminal and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)background checks and pass a pre-employment drug screen.

Notes:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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