Skid Steer Operator

United States

Full Time

Experienced

Job Title:                    Operator (Skid steer)
Craft:                           Grade
Reports to:                 Foreman
Exempt Status:           Non-exempt (hourly)

Position Objective/Description:
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a skid steer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Operate skid steer to grade site using grade stakes, lasers, survey markers and site plans
Operate skid steer for preparatory work, grades, drainage, and other activities
Move rock, dirt, aggregate and other materials
Clean up debris and materials from work sites
Inspect equipment for deficiencies, such as tracks, lights, brakes and fuses.
Maintain cleanliness and good condition of equipment
Perform minor maintenance to include cleaning, lubricating and refilling equipment
Check fluid levels, maintain tires pressures and change implements or attachments
Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
Work closely with crew members to achieve project objectives

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of heavy equipment used in excavating and grading operations, including their capacities and physical limitations
Safe driving abilities and strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures
Able to listen, follow directions, and have a willingness to continue to enhance skills
Effective communications with jobsite supervisor and co-workers
General knowledge of road construction processes.
Demonstrate a safety-first attitude.
Display a professional and courteous attitude to co-workers, supervisors, and the general public.
Ability to work nights and weekends when necessary
Must have reliable transportation, and ability to travel to assigned worksites

Physical Demands:

Constant physical effort, including extended sitting for at least 8-hour shift
Intermittent walking and standing on a construction site.
Climb intermittently
Regularly twist, bend, stoop, kneel and crouch to perform duties
Regularly reach above shoulder level
Must be physically able to repetitively lift, push, pull and/or carry at least 50 pounds occasionally, and sometimes heavier weight.
Agility, balance, and manual dexterity, as well as arm-hand steadiness
Able to hear and respond to oral instructions in a noisy environment.
Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach and grasp with hands and arms.
Excellent hand, eye, and foot coordination.
Good vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Education / Experience:

High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
Two (2) years’ recent experience with skid steer or Bobcat operation
Experience with entering, exiting, maneuvering, traveling, and working with skid steer and attachments (such as milling head, broom, bucket)
Active Driver’s license

Work Environment:
Regularly works in outside weather conditions, including extreme heat and humidity. Frequently works near heavy equipment and moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration. Work may involve exposure to a variety of substances found on construction sites such as oil, grease, gasoline, concrete and diesel fuel. Periodically exposed to fumes, lubricants, airborne particles, and dust. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Notes: This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time to meet business needs. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively recruiting women and minorities for all open positions.

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