Noble Environmental Specialty Services is hiring: Heavy Equipment Operator in Da

Experience Required

2+ Years

Education Required

HS Graduate or Equivalent

Position Description/General Purpose of Job

Operates heavy equipment. The person in this role would be expected to travel across our landfills in PA, OH & MD. We offer a competitive salary that is aligned with the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Essential Functions

• Performs pre-operation inspections of equipment, identifying equipment issues and reporting issues to the Lead Mechanic for repair
• Refuels equipment and adds fluids as needed
• Ensures compliance with company policies, safety and maintenance procedures
• Operates heavy equipment such as scrapers, wheel type or crawler tractors with a dozer blade, blade or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers
• Compiles daily equipment reports consisting of logging the number of loads excavated and the number of hours spent operating equipment
• Controls well fires by smothering them with dirt, isolating them and/or wetting them with water
• Communicates with dispatchers concerning delays, unsafe conditions, accidents and equipment breakdowns
• Keeps informed of the weather conditions
• Demonstrates continuous efforts to improve operation, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
• Works closely with traffic control spotters to identify fill areas to be used for dumping solid waste.

Equipment/Tools Used

Trucks, scrapers, wheel type or crawler tractors with dozer blade, or bucket attachment, compactors, roll-off refuse trucks, loaders, motor graders and pneumatic tire scrapers, seat belts, vehicle inspection equipment.

Protective Clothing & Equipment Used

Steel-toe boots; hard hat, safety glasses, ear plugs and uniforms/overalls

Special Skills, Education or Licensure Required

• Driver must meet Motor Vehicle Records standards set by company
• Driver may possess a CDL

Work Environment

• Exposure to outdoor elements
• Small cramped space such as equipment cab
• Expose to dust
• May work on uneven ground
• Exposure to high/low temperatures with sudden temperature changes.
• May experience wet weather, snow or high humidity
• May work at heights of greater than 10 feet

Typical Physical Demands

• Ability to carry, push and pull up to 75lbs
• Ability to climb, kneel or crawl
• Ability to reach, twist and turn while driving
• Ability to make continuous arm and hand movements to direct traffic

This job description is not a contract and does not affect the at-will nature of your employment relationship with Noble Environmental or any of it's affiliates. Furthermore, this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and does not and cannot address every responsibility or duty you may be expected to perform during your employment. Noble Environmental or any of it's affiliates reserves the right to modify or amend this job description at its discretion, without prior notice.

All qualified applicants considered regardless of ethnicity, nationality, gender, veteran or disability status, religion, age, gender orientation or other protected status.