Equipment Operator Craftsman
Kiewit
**Requisition ID: 169766**
**Position Summary**
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment to excavate, move and/or grade material.
**Experience Level**
Intermediate
**Primary Responsibilities and Duties**
• Operate a variety of vehicles and large heavy equipment while performing maintenance and repairs on roads and rights-of-way including loading, hauling and dumping on smooth to extremely rough surfaces.
• Load gravel, dirt and sand; smooth and grade roads; spread rock and gravel.
• Trench and construct ditches for installation of culverts, water pipes and sewer pipes; remove silt and debris.
• Knowledgeable of equipment in respect to checking and maintaining all fluid levels and lubrication.
• May be asked to instruct and train employees in the safe operation of construction equipment and tools and in job techniques and skills
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
**Qualifications**
• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools and layout tools safe and efficiently.
**Requirements**
+ Active Class B commercial driver's license
+ Experience operating excavator, skid steer, and material handling equipment
+ Experience driving trucks and trailers
+ Experience working around horizontal directional drilling preferred
+ The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
+ Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
+ Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
+ May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
+ Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
+ Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
+ May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
+ Must have required tools
+ May require U.S. Driver License
+ Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
+ Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, and fit for duty medical
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Company: Kiewit_Craft
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