Heavy Equipment Operator Job at Murphree Paving in Tupelo

Murphree Paving has provided commercial pavement maintenance services to customers throughout Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas for more than 50 years. Join us to be part of a dynamic team where your contributions will make a significant impact. Murphree has earned an enviable reputation for providing high quality work with an unwavering commitment to its customers, employees, and local communities.

We are seeking a dedicated and hardworking Heavy Equipment Operator to join our team.

The Heavy Equipment Operator will be responsible for handling cuts, fills and grading. The position requires to run Excavators, Bulldozers, Skid Loaders, Front-End Loaders, Motor Graders

Responsibilities

• Practice safety in your every move, estimating weights and distances, being fully aware of your surroundings, minimizing hazards, and reporting any injuries or damage immediately.
• Create level surfaces, grade slopes to specifications, remove material, and thoroughly fill voids using plans and/or a surveyor as guidance
• Accurately interpret plans and surveyed lay-out.
• Load and unload construction materials, waste, and other heavy objects from trucks and into trucks utilizing the equipment you are operating.
• Start each workday with an inspection of tires, controls, fuel and fluids to ensure reliable operation
• Participate in daily meetings with your supervisor and staff, maintaining constant communication throughout the work period.
• Store and clean machinery at its designated location and complete work reports at the end of each working day
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Proficiency in the safety operation of Heavy Civil Equipment
• Clean Driving Record (Preferred)
• OSHA 10 construction Certification (Preferred)

Why Work at Murphree Paving?

• Competitive compensation & benefits package!
• Great family environment!
• Growth opportunities!

Disclaimer

I hereby acknowledge and understand the above-mentioned duties and responsibilities. Additionally, I understand that these duties and responsibilities are not all inclusive and that I may be required to assume additional job functions that have not been listed on this job description.

Murphree Paving provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.