Heavy Equipment Operator — Grading, Excavation & Roadwork

Hinds County Public Works; KwaMaqoma; On-site; ZAR 452,000 - 553,000; Full time

Job summary

Hinds County Public Works is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator to operate steam, gasoline or diesel-powered machinery for material handling, bridge building, earth moving, and road maintenance.

Requires a high school diploma or GED, at least three years' experience on bull dozers, motor graders, or similar equipment, and a valid Mississippi commercial driver's license. This is an at-will, non-exempt, full-time position with starting salary of $31,200.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED, and three (3) years' experience driving bull dozers, motor graders, etc.
• or
• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a high school diploma and three (3) years of related experience
• and
• Possession of a valid Mississippi commercial driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Operates steam, gasoline or diesel-powered machinery used in material handling, bridge building, earth moving, excavating, grading and road construction or maintenance.
• Operates motor grader to scrape dirt and gravel roads, clear roadside ditches, level and fill road shoulders and for other road maintenance.
• Operates tractors, bulldozers, power shovel, and similar equipment to level and grade building sites, excavate building foundations and perform related digging and earth moving operations.
• Checks mechanical conditions and makes minor operating repairs on machinery and equipment.
• Operates a power crane in dredging, excavating or moving earth, rock, sand, making cuts and fills to grade; moves lumber, piling, girders and similar objects.
• Works as finisher cat operator or maintenance construction and performs the more difficult finishing and grading operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Operating heavy equipment

Education

High school diploma or GED

Mississippi commercial driver's license

Job description

Hinds County Public Works is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator to operate steam, gasoline or diesel-powered machinery for material handling, bridge building, earth moving, and road maintenance.

Requires a high school diploma or GED, at least three years' experience on bull dozers, motor graders, or similar equipment, and a valid Mississippi commercial driver's license. This is an at-will, non-exempt, full-time position with starting salary of $31,200.