What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heavy Equipment Operator position at Trinity Employment Specialists?
Heavy Equipment Operator (Day Shift)
Location: Tulsa, OK
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM–2:30 PM
Pay: 19/hr DOE
Heavy Equipment Operator Overview
Trinity Employment Specialists is seeking a skilled and safety-focused Heavy Equipment Operator to support hazardous waste treatment operations for one of our valued clients. This role is ideal for someone who is experienced with heavy equipment, comfortable working in challenging environments, and committed to maintaining the highest safety standards.
Heavy Equipment Operator Key Responsibilities
- Perform hazardous waste treatment in accordance with all site guidance and safety procedures alongside other heavy equipment operators.
- Communicate effectively over a radio system to coordinate with other departments on process flows and production needs.
- Conduct routine cleaning, spill cleanup, drum handling, and offloading of trailers, roll-offs, and tankers.
- Perform manual tasks such as sweeping, shoveling, and high-pressure washing.
- Maintain general housekeeping and perform basic maintenance on heavy equipment.
- Complete all required documentation accurately, including inventory sheets, area inspections, equipment pre-/post-trip inspections, work orders, and waste labeling (drums, totes, roll-off boxes, etc.).
- Follow instructions and perform additional duties as assigned.
Ideal Candidate Heavy Equipment Operator Qualifications
- Must be willing to be clean-shaven to safely wear a full-face respirator.
- Comfortable working outdoors in various weather conditions while wearing full hazmat PPE.
- Experience operating warehouse forklifts, pallet jacks, excavators, front-end loaders, skid steers, roll-off trucks, and common hand/shop tools.
- Ability to read, write, and understand operational, technical, process, safety, and quality documents.
- Strong understanding of chemical hazards and the ability to read and interpret Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
- Ability to successfully complete 24-hour HAZWOPER training upon hire.
- Professional, courteous, and cooperative conduct with both customers and co-workers.
- Strong time management skills, reliability, and the ability to follow through on tasks and challenges.
- Ability to adhere to a consistent work schedule and complete responsibilities efficiently and safely.
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* Operate or tend machinery at surface mining site, equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets to excavate and load loose materials.
* Move levers, depress foot pedals, and turn dials to operate power machinery, such as power shovels, stripping shovels, scraper loaders, or backhoes.
* Set up or inspect equipment prior to operation.
* Become familiar with digging plans, machine capabilities and limitations, and efficient and safe digging procedures in a given application.
* Operate machinery to perform activities such as backfilling excavations, vibrating or breaking rock or concrete, or making winter roads.
* Receive written or oral instructions regarding material movement or excavation.
* Observe hand signals, grade stakes, or other markings when operating machines so that work can be performed to specifications.
* Move materials over short distances, such as around a construction site, factory, or warehouse.
* Create or maintain inclines or ramps.
* Lubricate, adjust, or repair machinery and replace parts, such as gears, bearings, or bucket teeth.
* Handle slides, mud, or pit cleanings or maintenance.
* Direct workers engaged in placing blocks or outriggers to prevent capsizing of machines when lifting heavy loads.
* Measure and verify levels of rock or gravel, bases, or other excavated material.
* Direct ground workers engaged in activities such as moving stakes or markers, or changing positions of towers.
* Adjust dig face angles for varying overburden depths and set lengths.
* Drive machines to work sites.
* Perform manual labor to prepare or finish sites, such as shoveling materials by hand.