Heavy Equipment Operator, CDL Required | Line Clearance

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC; Elkin (NC); On-site; USD 24,797,000 - 34,440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid weekly – Direct Deposit

Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription

Vacation and Holidays

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is seeking an Equipment Operator to handle heavy equipment and support line clearance tasks across multiple locations in the United States. Driver license is required, with CDL preferred, and basic safety protocols must be followed.

The role involves operating bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, and other equipment, transporting gear between sites, and performing ground maintenance and vegetation control under varied weather conditions.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Possesses working knowledge and be able to identify tree and shrub species.
• Familiar with electrical hazards.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy equipment such as Bulldozers-Backhoes-Skid steers-Excavator-Loaders-Dump trucks, Mowers and Stump grinders.
• Transport equipment to and from multi state job locations.
• Install and remove gates, fences, barb wire.
• Install and remove culverts, rocks and base.
• Works on spared rock and base by Highways, side roads and on the right-of-way.
• Uses a chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
• Gathers brush and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Applies chemical herbicide to right-of-way, following brush removal when (APP).
• Utilizes hose and spray nozzle from truck mounted spray equipment which includes tank, pump, hose reel, 200 feet of ½ inch hose, or utilizes back-pack to treat remote areas.
• Services truck, chipper, and equipment, maintaining them in neat, clean, and specified mechanical order.
• Assists senior spray person in mixing herbicide in holding tank. When (APP)
• Works around hazardous equipment.
• Works around excessive noise from machines, chain saws, wood chipper, with hearing protection.
• Works in all temperatures and weather and will be exposed to nature, i.e., irritating plants, biting or stinging insects, dust, etc.
• Works on unleveled ground.
• Works around falling limbs with protection.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Driver license

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is seeking an Equipment Operator to handle heavy equipment and support line clearance tasks across multiple locations in the United States. Driver license is required, with CDL preferred, and basic safety protocols must be followed.

The role involves operating bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, and other equipment, transporting gear between sites, and performing ground maintenance and vegetation control under varied weather conditions.