Heavy Equipment Operator
Company: Gunnison Tree Services
Location: Conroe
Posted on: October 4, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:
As a Heavy Equipment Operator, you will maintain and operate
various pieces of equipment on the customer's job sites and at
company locations. You must be experienced and able to run and
maintain wheel loaders, excavators, and other machinery. You will
simultaneously be training to become qualified to run and maintain
other larger equipment.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Using the process of Plan, Brief, Execute, and Debrief, the Spotter
and the Equipment Operator will review the task(s), hazards,
environment, and mitigation of hazards prior to beginning the job
or any time the job conditions change.
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- Drives and operates trucks and equipment
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- Loads and hauls equipment according to qualification status
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- Operates certain equipment and tools on site and trains others
on the proper operation of that equipment including maintenance as
to where all elements and other items receive daily and weekly
maintenance
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- Follows Basic Machine Maintenance.
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- Oversees and maintains the equipment assigned.
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- Repairs and maintains equipment on job site.
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- Completes scheduled services to include the replacement of
service stickers, pulling oil samples, and proper notation on
weekly maintenance reports.
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- Completes weekly equipment reports and turn in on time.
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- Works in conjunction with all members on the crew.
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- Takes direction from the crew foreman as to the order and
manner that activities are to be accomplished.
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- Discusses alternatives to help increase safety and
productivity.
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- Works with crew to meet the daily work schedule, goals and
daily task.
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- Ensure all employees, subs, and site visitors are following
safety guidelines and have signed the tailboard and the JSA.
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- Work with foresters to mark risk trees and identifies hazard
trees.
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- Performs fence repair, gate installation, finding access, and
traffic control.
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- Communicates with landowners and customers.
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- Maintains minimum stocking level of supplies, and tools for
equipment repair and crew safety
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- Performs other duties as assigned by the crew foreman.
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- Attend Tailboards and Hazard Analysis for the crew.
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- Shall follow all company safety guidelines.
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- Shall wear all appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
as required for the job duties.
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- Shall notify the crew foreman if other members of the crew,
other contractors on-site, or members of the general public on-site
are not working or behaving in a safe manner.
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- Report safety violations, incidents, or near misses to crew
foreman.
Benefits:
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- Weekly Pay
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- Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
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- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Benefits
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- Employer Paid Life Insurance
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- 401k + employer match up to 4%
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- Boot allowance on qualifying purchases
Required Qualifications:
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- Able to run and maintain a skid steer,
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- Able to run and maintain a telehandler
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- Able to run and maintain a tractor
Preferred Qualifications:
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- GED or High School Diploma
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- 1 year experience operating various pieces of heavy
machinery
Work Environment:
This job may operate in remote locations, void of sanitary
facilities, in extreme weather conditions both hot and cold and
precipitated, during light of day, during the night and possibly in
flooded areas.
Physical Demands:
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- Required to:
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- Sit for up to 4 hours
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- Squat for up to 30 minutes, or
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- Stand for up to 8 hours
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- Height for climbing - 6' (Required to climb a ladder, stairs,
or tree for up to 6'.)
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- Maximum single step height - 2' (Required to make a maximum
single step height of up to 2' with one leg.)
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- Maximum weight carried while climbing - 30lbs (Required to
carry up to 30 lbs while climbing ladder, stairs, or tree.)
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- Crawl height - 2' (Required to be able to crawl under a 2'
crawl space.)
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- Small space/hole - 2.5' wide (Required to be able to fit
through a 2.5' wide crawl space.)
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- Max weight single hand - 30lbs (Required to be able to lift up
to 30 lbs with a single hand.)
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- Max weight both hands - 60lbs (Required to be able to lift up
to 60 lbs with both hands.)
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- Max floor to waist lift - 75lbs (Required to be able to lift up
to 75 lbs from the floor to the waist.)
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- Above shoulder lift - 40lbs (Required to be able to lift up to
40 lbs from the floor to above the shoulders)
Expected Hours of Work:
Hours are subject to change based on business requirements and per
company policy.
Other Duties:
As an employee of Woodson Incorporated it will be required for you
to complete work that is not in your job description. This job
description is not designed to cover or 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 with or without notice.
Travel Required: 80% to 100%
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Keywords: Gunnison Tree Services, Galveston , Heavy Equipment Operator, Other , Conroe, Texas
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