Prince Contracting
Excavator Operator
Prince Contracting, Palmetto, Florida, us, 34220
Job Summary:
Operation of equipment to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour hard surface such as pavement or concrete. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
Job Description:Learn and follow safety regulations.Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.Align machine depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.Operate tractors or bulldozers to perform such tasks as clearing land, mixing sludge, trimming backfills, or building roadways or parking lots.Repair and maintain equipment, making emergency adjustments or assisting with major repairs as necessary.Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors, using hitches.Signal operators to guide movement of tractor-drawn machines.Push other equipment when extra traction or assistance is required.Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered.Operate equipment to demolish or remove debris or to remove snow from streets, roads, or parking lots.Job Requirements:
Must be able to understand work directions and communicate effectively with job site foremen, supervisor and fellow employeesMust be able work eight (8) to ten (10) hours per day, performing work outdoors in all types of weather, including extreme heatJob requires standing, kneeling, lifting up to sixty (60) pounds, pulling, squatting and walkingMaintains constant awareness of the jobsite's various concurrent activities, including the activities of the other employees and contractors, the operation of stationary equipment, and the movement of mobile equipment.Willingness and ability to perform manual work
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
DFWP/EEO/AAP: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Vets
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Operation of equipment to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour hard surface such as pavement or concrete. May repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.
Job Description:Learn and follow safety regulations.Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.Adjust handwheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms.Start engines, move throttles, switches, or levers, or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes.Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work.Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met.Align machine depth gauge makers with reference stakes and guidelines or ground or position equipment, following hand signals of other workers.Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.Operate tractors or bulldozers to perform such tasks as clearing land, mixing sludge, trimming backfills, or building roadways or parking lots.Repair and maintain equipment, making emergency adjustments or assisting with major repairs as necessary.Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability.Connect hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkages, or power takeoff shafts to tractors.Operate loaders to pull out stumps, rip asphalt or concrete, rough-grade properties, bury refuse, or perform general cleanup.Select and fasten bulldozer blades or other attachments to tractors, using hitches.Signal operators to guide movement of tractor-drawn machines.Push other equipment when extra traction or assistance is required.Keep records of material or equipment usage or problems encountered.Operate equipment to demolish or remove debris or to remove snow from streets, roads, or parking lots.Job Requirements:
Must be able to understand work directions and communicate effectively with job site foremen, supervisor and fellow employeesMust be able work eight (8) to ten (10) hours per day, performing work outdoors in all types of weather, including extreme heatJob requires standing, kneeling, lifting up to sixty (60) pounds, pulling, squatting and walkingMaintains constant awareness of the jobsite's various concurrent activities, including the activities of the other employees and contractors, the operation of stationary equipment, and the movement of mobile equipment.Willingness and ability to perform manual work
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
DFWP/EEO/AAP: Minorities/Females/Disabled/Vets
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)