Heavy Equipment Operator

Gray & Son, Inc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray & Son, Inc. in Baltimore seeks a Heavy Equipment Operator to join the Grading and Utility teams on large-scale projects. You will operate excavators, loaders, backhoes, and graders, conduct daily maintenance, and support safety meetings.

Responsibilities include performing daily greasing, pre-shift checks, coordinating with crew signals, and moving loads with various equipment. A $3,000 sign-on bonus is offered for applicants with at least two years of experience.

Qualifications

• Experience operating heavy equipment such as excavators, loaders, backhoes and graders.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily equipment greasing, morning “walk arounds” and fluid checks. Complete daily maintenance checklist to ensure equipment is properly maintained and records are kept.
• Adjust hand wheels and pedals to operate attachments such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing brooms; start engines and control machines like bulldozers, excavators, graders and backhoes.
• Align machines with reference stakes; coordinate machine actions with other crew members and signals.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, and materials using trucks, tractors, cranes, shovels, graders and related equipment.
• Attend and support Foremen/Superintendents during morning huddles and toolbox talks.
• Other duties as assigned by Foreman or Superintendent.

Skills

Excavator

Loader

Backhoe

Grader

Job description

Heavy Equipment Operator

Gray & Son, Inc. Baltimore, Other / Non-US, United States

About this position

Join our Grading and Utility teams as a Heavy Equipment Operator, where your skills will drive the success of large-scale projects!

We are looking for experienced equipment operators for the following roles:

$3,000 sign on bonus if you have at least 2 years of experience!

• Excavator Operator
• Loader Operators
• Backhoe Operators
• Grader Operators

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily equipment greasing, morning “walk arounds” and fluid checks. Complete daily maintenance checklist to ensure your equipment is properly maintained, and to ensure the proper preservation of equipment maintenance records.
• Adjust hand wheels and depress pedals to control attachments such as blades, buckets, scrapers, and swing brooms. Start engines, move throttles, switches and levers, and depresses pedals to operate machines such as bulldozers, excavators, graders and backhoes.
• 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.