Gravel Pit Bulldozer Operator - Outdoor Career with Growth

AJ Construction Inc; Brookhaven (MS); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AJ Construction Inc. in Brookhaven, MS is seeking an experienced Bulldozer Operator for our gravel pit. This full-time, hourly position requires at least five years of heavy-equipment experience, preferably in a gravel pit, quarry, mining, aggregate, or earthmoving operation.

The role involves safe bulldozer operation to push, level, and grade materials, maintenance of stockpiles and drainage, and adherence to MSHA safety standards. Competitive hourly pay and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of bulldozer or comparable heavy-equipment operating experience.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• Experience maintaining grades, slopes, haul roads, berms, stockpiles, and drainage.
• Understanding of safe pushing techniques and efficient material handling.
• Ability to communicate instructions to supervisors and coworkers.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate a bulldozer to push, spread, level, and grade sand, gravel, clay, topsoil, overburden, and other materials.
• Maintain stockpiles, working faces, ramps, haul roads, access roads, pads, slopes, and drainage areas.
• Strip and stockpile topsoil and overburden during pit-development operations.
• Build and maintain safety berms, windrows, road shoulders, ramps, and equipment working areas.
• Perform rough and finish grading while maintaining proper elevations, slopes, and drainage.
• Push material efficiently without contaminating separate aggregate products or damaging the working surface.
• Assist with pit development, reclamation, erosion control, pond maintenance, and general site cleanup.
• Identify soft spots, unstable ground, highwall hazards, poor drainage, and unsafe stockpile conditions.
• Work safely around excavators, loaders, haul trucks, crushers, screens, conveyors, and ground personnel.
• Conduct daily pre-shift and post-shift equipment inspections.
• Check fluid levels, tracks, undercarriage, cutting edges, blade components, hydraulic lines, hoses, and safety equipment.
• Identify mechanical problems, report needed repairs, and perform routine operator-level maintenance and greasing.
• Follow established traffic patterns and communicate with other operators and ground personnel by radio or hand signals.
• Maintain safe distances from highwalls, stockpile edges, overhead utilities, equipment, and personnel.
• Follow all company safety policies, site rules, and applicable MSHA requirements.
• Maintain a clean cab and keep assigned equipment in safe operating condition.

Skills

Bulldozer operation

Heavy-equipment experience

Valid driver\'s license

Effective communication

Dependable attendance

Education

MSHA Certification

Job description

AJ Construction Inc. in Brookhaven, MS is seeking an experienced Bulldozer Operator for our gravel pit. This full-time, hourly position requires at least five years of heavy-equipment experience, preferably in a gravel pit, quarry, mining, aggregate, or earthmoving operation.

The role involves safe bulldozer operation to push, level, and grade materials, maintenance of stockpiles and drainage, and adherence to MSHA safety standards. Competitive hourly pay and benefits offered.