What are the responsibilities and job description for the Backhoe Operator position at Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.?
Job Title: Operator (Backhoe)
Craft: Pipe
Reports to: Foreman
Exempt Status: Non-exempt (hourly)
Position Objective/Description:
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a Backhoe for laying and backfilling water, sewer and storm drain lines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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 site 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.
Craft: Pipe
Reports to: Foreman
Exempt Status: Non-exempt (hourly)
Position Objective/Description:
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a Backhoe for laying and backfilling water, sewer and storm drain lines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drives and uses bucket of the backhoe to dig, excavate and move dirt, rock, gravel or combination
- Observes markings on the ground, hand signals and stakes to remove material
- Read and interpret site plans and blueprints, survey markers and stakes
- Locate underground services, such as pipes and wires, prior to beginning work
- Avoid hazards or obstructions to ensure efficient operation of the backhoe
- May be asked to run other equipment, including dozer and loaders
- Maintain cleanliness and good condition of trucks
- Perform minor maintenance to include cleaning, lubricating and refilling equipment
- Check fluid levels and change implements or attachments
- Performs all duties in conformance to appropriate safety and security standards.
- Work closely with ground crew to achieve project objectives
- Knowledge of backhoe operations including capacities and physical limitations, and issues involved in ground disturbance and compaction
- 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. Strict adherence to safety requirements and procedures.
- 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 worksite
- 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
- High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
- Three (3) years’ experience (recent) working as a Backhoe Operator.
- Active Driver’s license
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 site 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.