Heavy Equipment Operator

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more

information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13604798

**Heavy Equipment Operator**

Must be able to operate electric, diesel, gasoline, or steam powered

power construction equipment, such as a motor grader, bulldozer,

scraper, shovel, derrick, tractor, excavator, bulldozer, front-end

loader or other power equipment to excavate, move or grade earth, erect

structures, move products, equipment, or materials to and from

industrial work areas by performing the following essential duties and

Responsibilities. Other Duties May Be Assigned.

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities:**

• Pushes and pulls levers and depresses pedals to raise, lower, and
  
  

rotate boom and to raise and lower load line or to raise and lower

blade or bucket.

• Raises, lowers blade or bucket, and rotates boom or load by sight or
  
  

according to signals from helper.

• Inspects equipment for defective parts and notifies supervisor of
  
  

defects or malfunctions.

• Start engines, move throttles, switches, and levers, and depress
  
  

pedals to operate machines.

• Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate loading of dirt,
  
  

rocks, and other materials.

• Take actions to avoid potential hazards and obstructions such as
  
  

utility lines, other equipment, other workers, and falling objects.

• Cleans, maintains, and lubricates equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in
  
  

the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take

over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that

must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential

functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable

Individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions. While

performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to

sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance;

stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The

employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may

frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities

required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral

vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.