Heavy Equipment Operator (Gulf Coast)
Heavy Equipment Operator (Gulf Coast)
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12-05-2025
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
This position is responsible for performing various job tasks on hazardous and nonhazardous waste sites. Work performed on hazardous waste sites may include possible exposure to lead PCBs H2S arsenic and various other metals chemicals and conditions. Heavy equipment operation is a skilled trade that involves the operation of excavators (and attachments such as shears impact hammers thumbs etc.) loaders dozers backhoes dump trucks articulating dump trucks tractors motor graders scrapers water trucks etc. to excavate grade or move earth or to demolish structures. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to regular duties. Workdays > 8 hrs / day 5 to 6 days per week.
This position is responsible for performing various job tasks on hazardous and nonhazardous waste sites. Work performed on hazardous waste sites may include possible exposure to lead PCBs H2S arsenic and various other metals chemicals and conditions. Heavy equipment operation is a skilled trade that involves the operation of excavators (and attachments such as shears impact hammers thumbs etc.) loaders dozers backhoes dump trucks articulating dump trucks tractors motor graders scrapers water trucks etc. to excavate grade or move earth or to demolish structures. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to regular duties. Workdays > 8 hrs / day 5 to 6 days per week.
- Quality fleet of heavy equipment
- Good longterm employment prospects.
- Ability to run dozers and excavators required
- Will require frequent and extended travel to projects
- Per diem/ living allowance and trips home
- 40hour HAZWOPER training preferred
- Subject to a background check & physical/drug screen
- Must be able to wear PPE when needed
Company benefits include medical dental vision life disability sick pay per state law 401k
Full Time Pay: $25.00 $30.00 per hour plus travel pay and per diem pay
Candidates must be open to sustained projectbased travel within the locations will vary depending on the assignment. Candidates can reside anywhere within the US
Essential Job Functions
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- Excavate move or grade contaminated or noncontaminated earth.
- Excavate contaminated or noncontaminated sludge material.
- Demolition of various structures including but not limited to buildings aboveground storage tanks underground pipelines etc.
- Mixing reagents with contaminated soil or hazardous waste.
- Ability to read and understand construction specifications construction plans and operating procedures.
- Cutting and filling grades per plan specifications.
- Loading materials into trucks for removal from project site.
- Loading and unloading trucks for onsite transporting of materials
- Haul material in trucks to onsite unloading area.
- Performing daily inspection and maintenance on assigned piece of construction equipment including grease and oil.
- Moving of materials laying pipe backfilling pipe.
- Loading and unloading equipment from trailers.
- Lifting and setting heavy loads.
- Assist with the preparation and review of Job Safety Analyses observations and other reports.
- Promote the use of Stop Work Authority.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Ability to meet deadlines and contribute to a positive safe highquality culture in a fastpaced environment.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical and Visual Activities Required:
Physical and visual activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job include:
- Performing physical activities that may require moving ones whole body such as in climbing lifting carrying pulling pushing reaching handling balancing walking stooping squatting where the activities often require considerable use of the hands arms and legs such as in the physical handling of materials or tools or operation of tools and equipment.
- Use both hands arms feet and legs while standing walking climbing sitting lifting carrying pushing pulling reaching handling fingering and feeling. Other requirements include talking hearing acuitynear distinguish colors peripheral vision and hand to eye coordination. Hear the direction from which a sound originated. Detect distance of objects and depth perception.
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate.
Physical Demands:
Physical demands commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job include:
- Sitting for long periods of time in moving vibrating jerking or stationary machinery.
- Using installed equipment ladder steps and handholds maintaining 3 points of contact to climb in and out of machinery on regular basis.
- Repetitive motion from operating hand and foot controls of the equipment.
- Hand cleaning tracks and undercarriages with small tools after working in wet and sloppy conditions.
- Expected to lift objects weight 1 to 25 lbs. on a regular basis and may be required to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Working in loud or noisy environments.
Environmental/Atmospheric Conditions:
Environmental and atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job include:
- Outside construction site.
- Terrain is rugged and may be difficult to navigate.
- Dusty and windy atmospheres.
- Confined spaces.
- Potential airborne exposures to dusts mists fumes and vapors in concentrations not exceeding OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PELS) or other published occupational exposure limits.
Personal Protective Equipment
Different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) may be worn including hard hat ear protection (plugs or muffs) eye protection (safety glasses goggles) safety vest hand protection (gloves) steel toe boots and negative or positive pressure respirators may be required depending on site conditions.
Qualifications
Knowledge: Must possess and demonstrate skills to safely operate heavy equipment (backhoe bulldozer excavator etc.). and is knowledgeable of their uses and limitations.
Experience: 35 years experience in operating heavy equipment preferably in environmental remediation projects.
Education: HS Diploma or equivalent
Machines Tools Equipment Used: Rubbertire or track heavy equipment such as backhoes loaders dozers and excavators; tractors articulated dump trucks motor graders scrapers pumps dewatering systems pugmills batch plants dredges crushers screens etc. Hand tools and power tools.
Licenses/Certifications: Must have completed necessary training required per OSHA HAZWOPER including an annual 8hour refresher.
Employment Type
Hourly
Key Skills
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