Skid Steer Operator (Travel Required)

Phillips Infrastructure; Texarkana (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction company in Texas is seeking an entry-level operator to manage various construction equipment such as excavators and front-end loaders. The role requires adherence to safety regulations, physical stamina, and some prior construction experience is preferred. This position offers a full-time role within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to stoop, bend, and crouch.
• Must have good vision and hearing.
• Frequently lift up to 80 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operate various types of construction equipment.
• Monitor operations for health and safety standards.
• Load and move materials as needed.
• Follow safety regulations and report hazards.
• Check fuel supplies and maintain equipment as needed.
• Drive and maneuver equipment to remove/topsoil and level terrain.

Skills

Operating construction equipment

Following safety regulations

Judging distances and slopes

Education

High School Diploma preferred

Tools

Front end loaders

Excavators

Skid steers

Forklifts

Job description

Summary

This position is responsible for operating several types of construction equipment such as front end loaders, excavators, skid steers, and fork lifts to supply materials to transmission line and substation structures.

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

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

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Construction