Heavy Equipment Operator (Catlettsburg, KY) - Austin Industrial

Austin-Industrial; Catlettsburg (KY); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator in Catlettsburg, KY to operate power construction equipment including cranes and earth-moving machines. The role is full-time, on-site, and requires at least 3–5 years of experience with NCCCO certification.

Applicants must pass physical, drug screen, and background checks and provide Fire-Retardant Clothing. The job offers benefits and a 40-hour work week (4/10s) with no relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of operating equipment experience.
• NCCCO certification is required.
• Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check.
• Must provide own Fire-Retardant Clothing (FRC).

Responsibilities

• Operate STC, TLL, and TSS cranes.
• Push and pull levers to raise/lower booms and loads.
• Inspect equipment and report defects.
• Signal to position trucks for loading.
• Maintain safety and compliance with site procedures.

Skills

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Education

NCCCO

TWIC

Valid State Driver’s License

Job description

Heavy Equipment Operator (Catlettsburg, KY) - Austin Industrial

Job Category: Craft

Requisition Number: HEAVY034886

• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $41.62 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

Catlettsburg, KY, USA

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

This is a full-time maintenance position working 40 hours a week (4/10's). No per diem and no relocation assistance.

Must be able to operate electric, diesel, gasoline, or steam powered power construction equipment, such as a motor grader, bulldozer, scraper, shovel, derrick, tractor, excavator, bulldozer, front-end loader or other power equipment to excavate, move or grade earth, erect structures, move products, equipment, or materials to and from industrial work areas by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Must have NCCCO
• Operate STC (Service Truck Crane), TLL (Telescopic Boom Crane-Swing Cab), TSS (Telescopic Boom Crane-Fixed Cab).
• Pushes and pulls levers and depresses pedals to raise, lower, and rotate boom and to raise and lower load line or to raise and lower blade or bucket.
• Raises, lowers blade or bucket, and rotates boom or load by sight or according to signals from helper.
• Inspects equipment for defective parts and notifies supervisor of defects or malfunctions.
• Start engines, move throttles, switches, and levers, and depress pedals to operate machines.
• Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate loading of dirt, rocks, and other materials.
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plant. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESPO)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned .

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

Certification/License: Valid State Driver’s License; TWIC

Experience – 3-5 years of operating equipment experience.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check as a condition of employment.

Must provide your own Fire-Retardant Clothing (FRC).

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( i.e. , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

NCCCO-BTF-Bm Truk-Fxd Cab

TWIC Card

Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer
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