Heavy Equipment Operator III

World Resource News; South Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental and vision insurance

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Disability insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Job summary

Knight’s Companies in Ridgeville, South Carolina is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator to support its mining team, operating dozers, excavators, loaders and other equipment to keep material flowing and production on schedule.

Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, 3–5 years front-end loader experience in mining or construction, a valid CDL and MSHA/OSHA training if possible; a valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of front-end loader operating experience in mining, industrial or construction environments.
• MSHA or OSHA training is preferred or obtainable.
• Strong mechanical knowledge and a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Safely runs dozers and excavators for excavation, grading, stockpiling and pit development.
• Feeds crushers, hoppers and conveyors.
• Maintains pit areas, haul roads and stockpile yards.
• Loads, transports and stockpiles rock, aggregates, sand, fly ash and finished products.
• Operates loaders, graders, scrapers, forklifts, water trucks and cranes when required.
• Applies dust suppression and completes daily equipment inspections and routine preventive maintenance.

Skills

Front-end loader experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CDL

Job description

Ridgeville, SC USA

Knight’s Companies, a family-owned construction and manufacturing services company that has grown since 1969 from a single septic tank pumping truck into Redi-Mix, Precast, Trucking and Pumping operations, is hiring a Heavy Equipment Operator for its mining team in Ridgeville, South Carolina to keep material flowing and support continuous production.

Responsibilities

• safely runs dozers and excavators for excavation, grading, stockpiling and pit development
• feeds crushers, hoppers and conveyors
• maintains pit areas, haul roads and stockpile yards
• loads, transports and stockpiles rock, aggregates, sand, fly ash and finished products
• operates loaders, graders, scrapers, forklifts, water trucks and cranes when required
• applies dust suppression
• completes daily equipment inspections and routine preventive maintenance
• directs truck drivers to the right dump locations
• keeps full MSHA, OSHA and environmental compliance

Qualifications

• a high school diploma or equivalent
• 3-5 years of front-end loader operating experience in mining, industrial or construction environments
• strong mechanical knowledge and a valid driver’s license
• MSHA or OSHA training (or the ability to obtain it) and a CDL are preferred

Benefits

• competitive pay
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• PTO and paid holidays
• a 401(k) with company match
• short- and long-term disability
• company-paid life insurance