**Heavy Equipment Operator - Lufkin, Texas (Job Number: 939888)** **Primary Objective(s) of the Position:** + **Operate Equipment:** Skillfully operate equipment specific to utility scale solar projects as directed. + **Safety First:** Strictly adhere to all PCL safety policies and procedures. + **Ensure Safety:** Always maintain a safe working environment. **Summary of Expected Outcome(s):** Deliver high-quality, professional work with initiative, productivity, and a positive attitude, while always prioritizing safety. Performance should meet or exceed established standards, goals, and accountabilities. **Key Result Areas (Essential Functions):** + Operate the following equipment based on project requirements, always ensuring safe operation: + Light and heavy excavator + Follow all prescribed safety regulations without exception. + Maintain housekeeping in a clear and orderly fashion in the assigned area to prevent accidents. + Perform routine maintenance, including lubricating, fueling, and cleaning, with a focus on safety. + Observe equipment operation closely to detect and address any machine malfunctions promptly. + Follow work plans and pre-task cards, ensuring all safety protocols are observed. + Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, always prioritizing safety. + All tasks will be performed within a utility scale solar project. **Key Skill Requirements:** + Strong teamwork orientation with a commitment to safety. + Positive attitude and professional customer service skills, with a focus on safe practices. + Detail-oriented, especially regarding safety procedures. + The operator must have extensive experience working in confined spaces around completed structures and finishes along with digging around non-energized electrical cables without causing damage. + **Experience with Underground Cables:** Demonstrated ability to safely dig around underground cables, ensuring no damage to the cables or surrounding infrastructure. This includes: + Identifying and marking the location of underground cables before excavation. + Using appropriate digging techniques to avoid damaging cables. + Coordinating with utility companies to ensure accurate information about cable locations. + Implementing protective measures to safeguard cables during excavation. + Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and load charts. + Knowledge of equipment and their safe uses. + Basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication). + Ability to work independently while maintaining a strong focus on safety. **Key Skill Preferences:** + Open to change based on diverse input and feedback, especially regarding safety improvements. + Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and organizational levels, promoting a culture of safety. + Adaptive, effective communication and active listening skills, with an emphasis on safety. + Strong cross-cultural relationship-building and influencing skills at all organizational levels, fostering a safe work environment. **Education and Experience Requirements:** + Equipment certifications as required, with a focus on safety training. + A minimum of 5 years of related experience, with a proven safety record. + Five (5) or more years of underground utility and civil construction as an Excavator Operator. + Must possess a valid driver’s license of the proper class and necessary endorsements as required by law, with a clean safety record. **Company:** PCL Solar Constructors USA Inc. **Job Posting:** Sep 03, 2024 **Closing Date:** Ongoing **Primary Location:** United States-Texas-Lufkin