Heavy Equipment Operator: Compost & Wood Processing

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC); Shakopee (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

PTO

Job summary

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is seeking an equipment operator to run a front-end loader and skid-loader in a safe, efficient manner on a steady day shift. The role starts at $25.00–$28.00 per hour and requires basic math, a valid Class D license, and the ability to pass pre-employment drug testing.

Responsibilities include loading organic materials into grinders or screeners, performing daily inspections, and maintaining equipment.

Qualifications

• High school graduate with math proficiency.
• Ability to proficiently operate front-end loaders and skid-loaders to load material into low-speed grinders, screeners, trucks and trailers within four months of employment.
• Ability to perform daily safety inspections, routine maintenance and cleaning of equipment within four months of employment. Mechanical background preferred but not required.
• Valid Class D driver's license required with a good driving record
• Proficiency with Microsoft software products.
• Ability to speak and read English.
• Good customer relation skills and ability to follow directions in a team environment.
• This position is subject to pre-employment drug testing and post-employment drug and alcohol testing (including random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident), in accordance with Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and the SMSC's Drug, THC, and Alcohol Policy.

Responsibilities

• Operate a front-end loader or skid-loader to move, manipulate and load organic materials into a low speed grinder or screener. Attach implements to loaders to best handle differing materials.
• Load product into a low speed grinder or a screener to reduce material to optimal particle size for composting or a uniform marketable finished soil. Load trucks/ trailers with a skidloader or front-end loader.
• Performs daily cleaning and inspections, ensuring safety devices are in working order on heavy equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) is seeking an equipment operator to run a front-end loader and skid-loader in a safe, efficient manner on a steady day shift. The role starts at $25.00–$28.00 per hour and requires basic math, a valid Class D license, and the ability to pass pre-employment drug testing.

Responsibilities include loading organic materials into grinders or screeners, performing daily inspections, and maintaining equipment.