Heavy Equipment (Shear) Operator (traveling) Job at Shear Worx in...
Shear Worx - Birmingham, AL, United States, 35275
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Heavy Equipment Operator - Shear (traveling)
ShearWorx has an immediate opening for an experienced Heavy Equipment Operator who is willing to travel regularly. The Heavy Equipment Operator is responsible for running a 350 or 490 sized excavator with shear attachment. Employee will be preparing (cutting up) scrap metal at off-site locations to a size that is acceptable to the steel mill of the customers choice. The primary material to be prepared will be steel rail cars but will also include aluminum rail cars and miscellaneous “yard-scrap”. NOTE: Please do not apply to this position if you do not have shear experience and/or are not willing to travel weeks at a time.
Duties & Responsibilities
Must Have:
- Experience running an excavator with second member Shear attachment (this is a must have)
- Understands the limits & safe operation of a Shear
- Working knowledge of the metal preparation process
- Provide personal transportation to multiple sites
- Willingness to travel frequently (+75%) (Company reimbursed Fuel, Hotel & Meals via per diem)
- Must have a cell phone and willing to use for company communication
- Must be fluent in English
Nice-to-Have:
- 5+ years’ experience working with Rail Cars
- Possess leadership skills (2-4 people)
- The ability to operate related equipment (Material Handler, Forklift, Excavator w/ Thumb, & etc…)
- Mechanically inclined w/ ability to diagnose minor mechanical issues
- Ability & Knowledge to change more mechanical repair components
- Working understanding of Hydraulic systems on equipment
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Mining
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