Heavy Equipment Operator

Express Employment Professionals; Calvert City (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment International (US) seeks a reliable Labor/Equipment Operator to manage coal transfer at a 24/7 terminal. You will operate dozers, loaders, skid steers, and backhoes to unload trains, load barges, and support deckhand tasks.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED, hands-on heavy equipment experience, and a valid driver’s license. Safety and teamwork are essential in this physically demanding role.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Must have mobile equipment experience (dozers, loaders, skid steers, backhoe).
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Operate heavy equipment to empty trains and load barges.
• Perform deck hand work and general maintenance.
• Maintain cleanliness of operations areas and grounds.
• Participate in safety programs and company trainings.

Skills

Safety mindset

Mechanical aptitude

Teamwork

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Dozer

Front end Loader

Skid Steer

Backhoe

Job description

Primary purpose:

• To operate and maintain a coal transfer terminal where coal is received by trains and loaded into barges and trucks.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Operate heavy equipment to empty trains and load barges.


• Operate mobile equipment, dozers, front end loaders, skid steer, and backhoe.


• Perform deck hand work. Manual labor - deckhand work, cleaning and general maintenance


• Performs housekeeping chores on operation activities, grounds and buildings.


• Assists in both environmental services and maintenance as required.


• Participates in company training programs and related testing. Actively participate in safety programs and initiatives


• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED.

Experience / specific knowledge:

• Previous mobile equipment experience (dozers, front end loaders, skid steer, and backhoe).


• Experience/familiarity with hand tools (wrenched, ratchets, hammers, screwdrivers, pliers), hydraulic rams that weigh between 10 - 50 lbs, river ratchets and wires that weight 10 – 50 lbs, shovels, picks, and 1 ½” water hoses that weigh 10 - 50 lbs

Certifications, licenses, registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers.

Competencies, skills, and abilities:

• Must have a safe work mentality, mechanical aptitude and problem solving abilities.


• Ability to follow company policies and procedures.


• Good verbal and written communication skills.


• Ability to work with a team, follow rules, instructions and take direction from supervisors.


• Execute work orders and associated paperwork.

Physical demands:

• Must be able to lift/carry 10 - 50 lbs.


• Walk/climb up and down stairs/ladders, negotiate uneven surfaces


• Use of hand tools.


• Must pass a pre-employment drug test and physical

Working conditions:

• Must be able to work any rotating shift in a 24/7 operation.


• Certain conditions of employment will be governed by the agreement between SCH Services and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.


• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions.

Supervisory responsibility: None

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