Operator Heavy Equipment

Savage Services; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms & PPE laundering (laundering)

$150 Steel Toe Boot Allowance

Paid Holidays & PTO

Opportunities for growth

Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) w/

match and profit sharing

Job summary

Savage Services is seeking an Equipment Operator in Corpus Christi, TX. The role involves operating heavy equipment to move, stockpile, and prepare petroleum coke for distribution within a Coke-handling team.

You will operate a CAT 980 Loader and a CAT D8 Dozer daily, assist with maintenance tasks, perform inspections, and uphold safety and environmental compliance while supporting the team’s goals.

Qualifications

• Active driver’s license required.
• Extensive experience operating large heavy equipment.
• Read, write, speak and understand English.
• Safety-minded with strong work practices.
• Able to walk, climb ladders and work around conveyors.
• Pass a drug screen and hold a current TWIC at application time.

Responsibilities

• Operate CAT 980 Loader (or equivalent) and CAT D8 Dozer (or equivalent) daily.
• Assist operation with maintenance, cleanup, safety observations and inspections.
• Perform thorough pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment.
• Expand personal knowledge of operating equipment.
• Report maintenance issues to the maintenance crew.
• Support safety program and attend safety meetings; ensure safe behaviors.
• Ensure environmental compliance.

Skills

Heavy equipment operation

Safety-conscious

English proficiency

Licensed driver

Job description

These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage:

• We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
• $150 Steel Toe Boot Allowance
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Opportunities for growth
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match and profit sharing

The Equipment Operator will contribute to a coke-handling team by operating several pieces of equipment that will help move, stockpile, and prepare petroleum coke for distribution.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Operate any one of the following on a daily basis: a CAT 980 Loader (or equivalent) and a CAT D8 (or equivalent) Dozer
• Assist the operation with other tasks deemed necessary to meet customer expectations, i.e. maintenance, clean-up, safety observations and inspections
• Perform thorough pre and post-trip inspections
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment
• Expand personal knowledge of operating equipment
• Report maintenance issues to the maintenance crew
• Understand our critical service requirements and see they are met
• Take an active role in our safety program including attendance at all safety meetings and ensure safe behaviors
• Ensure environmental compliance

Requirements of a successful Equipment Operator:

• Active driver's license
• Extensive experience operating large pieces of heavy equipment
• Read, write, speak and understand English
• Should understand best practices of maintaining and safely operating Heavy Equipment
• Safety-conscious and understand safe work practices
• Comfortable with heights including the ability to walk up and down conveyor belt lines and climb ladders
• Pass a drug screen, possess a current Driver's License and TWIC card at the time of applying

Here are some of the physical requirements for this role:

• Equipment Operators are routinely required to work outdoors and as a result are exposed to the elements
• Handle large tools and equipment up to (60 lbs.)
• Climb on and off equipment
• Ascend and descend ladders
• Work shift work, weekends, and holidays