Heavy Equipment Operator: Skilled, Safe & Productive

Sundt-2; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundt-2 is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator to safely operate a range of machinery including backhoes, excavators, dozers, loaders, graders, haul trucks, and water trucks. You will perform pre-shift walkarounds and preventative maintenance to ensure safe operation.

Key responsibilities include maintaining good relationships on site, delivering high quality work safely, providing feedback to ensure tools and information are available, seeking improvements, and eliminating waste.

Qualifications

• Must understand drawings, specifications, safety and quality standards.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum experience in industrial/construction equipment operation (3–6+ years).

Responsibilities

• Maintain positive working relationships with crew.
• Produce high quality work, safely and productively at all times.
• Provide feedback to ensure materials, tools, equipment and information are available for the work.
• Look for opportunities for improvement in all tasks, means and methods and be willing to learn from others.
• Continually seek opportunities to share knowledge and teach others.
• High proficiency in all related equipment preventative maintenance.
• Inspect subordinates' work, ensure accuracy and compliance with plans and specifications.
• Eliminate WASTE such as waiting, rework, transporting, material storage and time.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Team collaboration

Safety awareness

Effective communication

Tools

Trade tools

Job description

Sundt-2 is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator to safely operate a range of machinery including backhoes, excavators, dozers, loaders, graders, haul trucks, and water trucks. You will perform pre-shift walkarounds and preventative maintenance to ensure safe operation.

Key responsibilities include maintaining good relationships on site, delivering high quality work safely, providing feedback to ensure tools and information are available, seeking improvements, and eliminating waste.