Heavy Equipment Operator

Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform excavation work with mini excavator skid steer backhoe on firewater systems inside chemical plants refineries etc.
• Troubleshoot underground leak problems onsite and provide solutions for repair.
• Conduct inspections on large equipment before during and after use to ensure the equipment is working properly.
• Loading and unloading equipment/cargo and storing them in the designated areas.
• Completes all documentation associated with inspection and repair in a timely and accurate manner and obtains signature from customer so that proper invoicing and documentation can be provided to customer. This includes all inspection and repair documents job cost billable expenses and time sheets.
• Conducts detailed visual inspections and system functional tests on equipment they will be utilizing for excavation work.
• Conducts pre-job job update and post job completion briefs.
• Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Performs basic maintenance and care of assigned vehicle trailers equipment etc.
• Assist others as needed.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED
• At least five to seven (5 - 7) years of field experience in fire protection (industrial preferred) petrochemical oil refinery or related industry.
• Must have experience with mini excavator skid steer backhoe.
• Must have experience using a breaker on a backhoe and mini excavator.
• Experience digging in chemical plant/refinery.
• Experience digging firewater lines/potable water lines.

Required Licenses or Specific Training:

• Valid Drivers License

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and stoop kneel or crouch. Uses hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Shop indoor and outdoor industrial environments. May be frequently exposed to cold hot wet humid outside weather conditions and vibration. Works in customer environment. May be exposed to high pressure chemicals and traffic. The noise level in work environment is usually moderate.

About Total Safety:

Total Safety is the worlds premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them including gas detection respiratory protection safety training fire protection compliance and inspection comprehensive flare services industrial hygiene onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics communications systems engineered systems design and materials management.

Total Safety operates from 176 locations in 20 countries to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide (W3).

Total Safety is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other protected status.

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