Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Construction)

Mdandb; Portland (ME); In loco; USD 28.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

ESOP retirement

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) in Portland, ME, is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Construction). You will learn to operate backhoes, skid steers, excavators, loaders and eventually drill and blast under supervision.

The company is employee-owned (ESOP) with a range of benefits including a traditional 401(k), health, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, plus opportunities for advancement from within. Hourly rate ranges from $20 to $22 with travel stipend.

Competenze

• Experience operating earth moving construction equipment or related machines.
• Valid Driver's License and own transportation.
• Experience as construction laborer.
• Mechanical aptitude with equipment, motors, hydraulics, or electrical systems.
• Must pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Background screening for ATF may be required.

Mansioni

• Operate heavy construction equipment as directed by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor, or Drill Operators.
• Maintain safety and adapt to varying weather conditions.
• Possible out-of-town travel and overtime.

Conoscenze

Equipment operating experience

Valid Driver's License

Construction laborer experience

Mechanical aptitude

Pre-employment physical

Descrizione del lavoro

Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Construction)

Job Category: Field

Requisition Number: HEAVY013604

• Full-Time

Locations

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Portland, ME
Portland, ME, USA

Description

About Us

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee-owned ESOP Company, we work with the unity of family and the determination of business owners. Our standard is to achieve operational excellence at all levels of the organization, whether we are serving internal or external customers. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

• Employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program
• traditional Company matched 401(k)
• health
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability benefits

About The Opportunity

If advancement is what you’re looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry leading, and the formula for our success is centered on promotion from within.

Intrigued? Read on to learn more about specific opportunities to join our dedicated team.

Do you have experience operating heavy construction equipment such as backhoe, skid steer, excavators, or loaders? Do you want to learn the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you!

Hourly Rate: $20 - $22 per hour, plus stipend for travel!

Responsibilities

• Ability to perform job specific instruction provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor or Drill Operators.
• Individuals must be safety-minded and able to work well in varying weather environments.
• Out of town travel and overtime may be required.
• Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment
• Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures
• Ability to learn drill patterns and terminology then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman
• Inventory accessories, understand cost of accessories, maintenance drill accessories
• Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman
• Understand the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and a signed timecard
• Physical agility
• Coordinate Supplies with Blaster
• Carry all tools and Supplies
• Participate in meetings as needed: Foreman's, Safety, Job Specific, and Daily Heads-Up
• Complete Driller I training within designated period
• Ability to work unsupervised while maintaining a sense of urgency
• Other duties as assigned

About You

Qualifications

• Equipment operating experience is helpful (earth moving construction equipment, farm equipment, timber harvesting equipment, etc.)
• Valid Driver's License with own transportation
• Experience as construction laborer
• Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation
• Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems, desired
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen
• Must successfully complete a background screening for ATF

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform essential functions of the position

Ability to lift 50 – 100 lbs., 30 – 40% of the time

Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather conditions

Stooping and bending 30-40% of the time

Physical agility

Skeptical about advancement opportunities? Check out these videos:

Dante (CST) talks about what it’s like to work at MD&B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrSWPW4Qbgo

Jay (Service Supervisor) talks about his day to day at MD&B: (30) A Day In The Life of an Equipment Service Supervisor - Jay L. - YouTube

Dan (CEO) talks about career advancement opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvloIft9KPY

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.