Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Quarry) Job at Maine Drilling & Blasti

Heavy Equipment Operator/Driller Trainee (Quarry)

Job Category: Field

Requisition Number: HEAVY008354

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• Posted: February 28, 2025
• Full-Time

Locations

Ulster Park, NY
161 Ulster Ave
Ulster Park, NY 12487, USA

Come work with the best! At Maine Drilling & Blasting (MD&B) we work like owners because we are owners. As a majority employee-owned ESOP Company, we strive for operational excellence at all levels of the organization. We are fueled by success, because we are personally vested in the outcome.

In addition to our employer-contributed Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) retirement program, we also offer a traditional Company matched 401(k), health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.

About The Opportunity

If advancement is what you’re looking for, we offer that also. Our learning and development opportunities are industry-leading, and our formula for success is centered on promotion from within.

Do you have experience operating heavy construction equipment such as backhoe, skid steer, excavators, or loaders? Do you want to learn the drilling and blasting industry with a stable, growing, majority employee-owned company? If you answered YES to these questions, then we want to meet you!

Hourly Rate: $20 - $22 per hour, plus stipend for travel!

Responsibilities

• Perform job-specific instructions provided by Superintendents, Blasting Supervisor, or Drill Operators.
• Be safety-minded and able to work in varying weather conditions.
• Out-of-town travel and overtime may be required.
• Perform daily maintenance activities required for safe, efficient operation of assigned equipment.
• Adhere to Company Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Learn drill patterns and terminology, then execute drill pattern and layout as established by the Blaster Foreman.
• Inventory accessories and understand costs associated with maintenance drill accessories.
• Communicate problems and terrain conditions to the Blaster/Foreman.
• Understand the Field Accounting system and accurately complete and submit timely paperwork: drill reports, hole sheets, and signed timecards.
• Physical agility.
• Coordinate supplies with Blaster.
• Carry all tools and supplies.
• Participate in meetings as needed: Foreman's, Safety, Job Specific, and Daily Heads-Up.
• Complete Driller I training within designated period.
• Work unsupervised while maintaining a sense of urgency.
• Other duties as assigned.

About You

Qualifications

• Equipment operating experience is helpful (earth moving construction equipment, farm equipment, timber harvesting equipment, etc.).
• Valid Driver's License with own transportation.
• Experience as a construction laborer.
• Must hold a high level of common sense relative to equipment and machinery operation.
• Mechanical aptitude based on past experience around equipment, motors, hydraulic, electrical systems is desired.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Must successfully pass ATF screenings.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform essential functions of the position.
• Ability to lift 50 – 100 lbs., 30 – 40% of the time.
• Work on uneven and loose surfaces in varying weather conditions.
• Stooping and bending 30-40% of the time.
• Physical agility.

Dedication, enthusiasm, hard work, integrity, honesty, and responsibility are key indicators for us in any candidate interested in joining our world-class team. Our team members are good communicators, highly competitive, and work together effectively to get the job done!

Does this sound like you? If it does, then go ahead and hit that APPLY button because we cannot wait to meet you!

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities