Heavy Equipment Operator – Tree Clearing for Utilities

Utilities Service, LLC; Madisonville (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Paid weekly

Health, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Tools provided

DOT drug-free workplace

First Aid & CPR training

Job summary

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is seeking an Equipment Operator to safely operate heavy equipment along utility rights-of-way. A valid Driver License is required, and readiness to travel between job sites.

You will work with bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, loaders, dump trucks, mowers, and stump grinders; follow safety protocols; and support vegetation management tasks across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Possesses working knowledge and be able to identify tree and shrub species.
• Familiar with electrical hazards.
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operates heavy equipment such as Bulldozers, Backhoes, Skid steers, Excavator, Loaders, Dump trucks, Mowers and Stump grinders.
• Transport equipment to and from multi state job locations.
• Install and remove gates, fences and barb wire.
• Install and remove culverts, rocks and base.
• Work on prepared rock and base by highways, side roads and on the right-of-way.
• Use a chainsaw to cut brush, logs and stumps of larger trees.
• Gather brush and feed brush into wood chipper.
• Apply chemical herbicide to right-of-way following brush removal.
• Utilize hose and spray nozzle from truck mounted spray equipment or backpack to treat remote areas.
• Service truck, chipper, and equipment, keeping them in order.
• Assist senior spray person in mixing herbicide in holding tank.
• Work around hazardous equipment.
• Work around noise with hearing protection.
• Work in all temperatures and weather; exposed to nature and irritants.
• Work on unleveled ground.
• Work around falling limbs with protection.

Skills

Tree species identification

Electrical hazard familiarity

Age 18+

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC is seeking an Equipment Operator to safely operate heavy equipment along utility rights-of-way. A valid Driver License is required, and readiness to travel between job sites.

You will work with bulldozers, backhoes, skid steers, excavators, loaders, dump trucks, mowers, and stump grinders; follow safety protocols; and support vegetation management tasks across multiple locations.