Equipment Operator
Equipment Operator
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Job Description
SCHEDULE:
First Shift: Monday - Friday overtime as needed.
STARTING PAY:
$22.70 with room to increase as you reach milestones or demonstrate exceptional performance.
JOB PURPOSE:
Operate the mobile heavy equipment in a careful safe and efficient manner to move poles and various wood products to the different stations at the production plant.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Safely and efficiently operate the mobile heavy equipment machines
- Load and unload the trams trucks and rail cars
- Move poles where they need to to ensuring production continues
- Move poles and other wood products throughout the yard for proper storage
- Assist with other duties if there are no mobile heavy equipment machines
- Assist the staff in verifying the product/orders going into treatment and leaving the yard are correct
- Operate so as to minimize any damage to products and property of Bell Lumber & Pole its customers contractors and employees
Hazardous Waste Management duties:
If you are assigned a job that requires you to be involved in hazardous waste relate duties you must also read understand and sign the Hazardous Waste Management Team addendum. The addendum describes specific duties policies and training requirements that are in addition to your regular job description. If you have not signed off on this job description and received the hazardous waste training you are not authorized to perform any duties related to hazardous waste management.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience: Previous experience operating heavy equipment (front end loader is preferred especially in the lumber industry)
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
- Must possess basic math skills.
- Must be able to safely and effectively operate mobile heavy equipment.
- Must be able to follow the Bell Lumber & Pole Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures for the mobile heavy equipment machines.
- Must have legible handwriting.
- Must be able to read a tape measure properly.
- Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
- Must be able to safely ascend and descend ladders.
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to count precisely and accurately and to record numbers correctly.
- Should have good communication skills.
- Should be able to work supervised and unsupervised equally well.
- Must be able to properly use and maintain all PPE required for the job.
- Must have good eyesight and wear corrective lenses if needed.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit reach with hands and arms and is occasionally required to walk stand hear and to use hands to finger handle or feel. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by the job include peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics are best defined as a small equipment cab environment with exposure to elements such as heat cold precipitation or toxic fumes. Employee will have steady exposure to noise as heard in a piece of mobile heavy equipment at times noise levels will exceed safe working levels. Employee will have light exposure to the chemicals and solutions used in treating wood and cleaning the plant. The job may require overtime.
BELL LUMBER & POLE
Over its 100 year history Bell Lumber & Pole Co. along with its family of businesses (Bell Timber Inc Bell Structural Systems Alamco Wood Products) has built an incredibly strong reputation for excellence and is one of the largest producers of high-quality renewable wood poles for utility companies throughout North America and abroad. Bell has become a key partner to the expansion of our power grid to empower the move toward sustainable energy use. Bell is also a leading manufacturer of carbon positive mass timber architectural and structural beams for commercial and industrial applications. Bell Lumber and Pole is present in multiple states throughout the US and employs over 270 employees across 9 locations.
Since 1909 the Bell family has been committed to taking care of customers the environment and the communities in which we serve. This position is being created to help us advance our commitment to sustainable practices by optimizing our use of renewable materials while reducing the carbon footprint of our operations and that of our customers.
For the Bell family of companies our mission statement is something that captures the heart of our employees at every level. We work hard so that the profit of the company is used: TO RADICALLY LOVE AND INFLUENCE LIVES. This mission is lived out internally through our values-driven workplace and externally through our passion for giving back and serving communities both near and far.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $22.70 per hour
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- 401(k) with match
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development
- Vision insurance
Bell Lumber & Pole is an equal opportunity employer.
Bell Lumber & Pole is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
This applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. Bell makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.
Bell is committed to working with and providingreasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please call or send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
For additional detail you can read through our EEO Policy.
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Employment Type
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