Heavy Equipment Operator

Phillips Infrastructure; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 2,066,400 - 3,444,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips Infrastructure is seeking a Construction Equipment Operator to operate dump trucks, bulldozers, loaders, graders, and excavators to excavate, move, grade and load earth for haul trucks.

The role requires following safety regulations, maintaining site safety, and coordinating with crew members. Candidates should have 2–3 years of relevant experience and the ability to pass operator qualification testing. This is a full-time on-site position in Columbia, SC.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two–three years verifiable experience operating construction equipment.
• Ability to follow safety regulations and instructions.
• Pass construction equipment operator qualification testing/observation.

Responsibilities

• Learn and follow safety regulations.
• Take actions to avoid hazards or obstructions such as utility lines, other equipment, or workers.
• Locate underground services prior to starting work.
• Monitor operations to meet health and safety standards.
• Adjust controls to operate attachments like blades, buckets, scrapers, or booms.
• Start engines and operate machines such as bulldozers and graders.
• Coordinate machine actions with crew signals.
• Load and move dirt, rocks, or equipment with trucks or loaders.
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure availability.
• Drive and maneuver equipment to distribute and level earth.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Summary

This position is responsible for operating several types of construction equipment such as dump trucks, bulldozers, front end loaders, graders, tracked excavators or water trucks to excavate, move, grade, and load earth into haul trucks.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Learn and follow safety regulations
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects
• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
• Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met
• Adjust hand wheels 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, position or move 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 with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Requirements

• Follow safety regulations
• Follow instructions and meet set standards
• Judge distances and slopes accurately
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards
• Work dusty or dirty surroundings
• Pass construction equipment operator qualification testing/observation

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma preferred
• Two-three years verifiable and relevant experience

Candidates that accept an offer of employment are required to undergo and successfully complete a pre‑employment physical examination. This exam is essential to ensure that all potential employees meet the necessary health and fitness standards for the role. The examination includes a series of tests and evaluations conducted by a certified medical professional to assess overall physical health, identify any potential medical conditions that could interfere with job performance, and verify that the candidate is capable of safely performing the essential duties of the position.

Completion and clearance of this physical are mandatory steps in the hiring process.