Heavy Equipment Operator (Travel Required)

Phillips Infrastructure; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Phillips Infrastructure is seeking a Construction Equipment Operator in Lansing, Michigan. This role involves operating various types of construction equipment such as bulldozers, dump trucks, and excavators while ensuring safety and efficiency in operations.

Candidates should have a High School Diploma (preferred) and two to three years of relevant experience. Physical fitness is a prerequisite, as candidates must pass a pre-employment physical examination and be able to perform heavy lifting.

Qualifications

• Two to three years of verifiable and relevant experience required.
• Ability to judge distances and slopes accurately.
• Must be able to pass a physical examination.

Responsibilities

• Operate construction equipment like dump trucks and bulldozers.
• Monitor operations to meet health and safety standards.
• Load and move materials using various equipment.

Skills

Safety regulations

Equipment operation

Heavy lifting

Hazard recognition

Coordination with crew

Education

High School Diploma preferred

Tools

Bulldozers

Excavators

Dump trucks

Graders

Job description

Summary

This position is responsible for operating several types of construction equipment such as dump trucks, bulldozers, front end loaders, graders, tracked excavators or water trucks to excavate, move, grade, and load earth into haul trucks.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Learn and follow safety regulations
• Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects
• Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
• Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met
• Adjust hand wheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms
• Start engines; move throttles, switches, or levers; or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes
• Coordinate machine actions with other activities, position or move loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members
• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment
• Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability
• Drive and maneuver equipment with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain
• Travel Required**

Requirements

• Follow safety regulations
• Follow instructions and meet set standards
• Judge distances and slopes accurately
• Make decisions based on verifiable standards
• Must be able to stoop, bend, and crouch and use hands, arms, and legs fully
• Must have good vision and hearing (either naturally or with correction)
• Frequently lift up to 80 pounds, and the ability to carry objects weighing 50 pounds or less
• Work dusty or dirty surroundings
• Pass construction equipment operator qualification testing/observation

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma preferred
• Two-three years verifiable and relevant experience

Candidates that accept an offer of employment are required to undergo and successfully complete a pre-employment physical examination. This exam is essential to ensure that all potential employees meet the necessary health and fitness standards for the role. The examination includes a series of tests and evaluations conducted by a certified medical professional to assess overall physical health, identify any potential medical conditions that could interfere with job performance, and verify that the candidate is capable of safely performing the essential duties of the position. Completion and clearance of this physical are mandatory steps in the hiring process.