Heavy Equipment Operator - Brunswick, GA

Heavy Equipment Operator - Brunswick, GA

Reeves Construction Company is currently seeking an experienced Heavy Equipment Operator based out of Brunswick, GA. The successful candidate for this position will have an uncompromising focus on safety excellence. Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Must have experience running heavy equipment, including but not limited to: excavators, bulldozers, front end loaders, motorgraders, skid steers, and rollers.
• Must have a basic knowledge of the mechanics and hydraulics of the machine.
• Must have skills to conduct an inspection checklist on equipment such as lights, brakes, fuel, oil, and water.
• Must keep equipment serviced, lubricated, and in good working order, including good housekeeping.
• Must have an understanding of control levers for movement of bucket.
• Must have a priority for safety and welfare of workers in the trench during pipelaying operations.
• Must have a basic knowledge of the different soil types.
• Must have the ability to operate the vehicle safely in job site situations and follow the policies and procedures of the company.

Qualifications, Education, and Competencies:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combinations of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Must be able to climb onto and up and down a machine several times a day. Must be able to sit in a machine and operate it for several hours without stopping. Must withstand vibration from job site conditions as well as noise from other equipment. Must be able to use arms, hands, and feet in repetitive motions. Must be able to perform manual duties, such as placing paint drums on the vehicle. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and signal with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Employees must have 20/40 vision, either naturally or with corrective lenses. Hearing should be excellent or corrected by audio device. Employees must have an understanding of the work environment characteristics described here.

Benefits and Compensation: Competitive pay & comprehensive benefits include paid holidays, vacation, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, group health plan options (incl. medical, dental & vision, HSA, FSA), short term disability benefits & 401(k)/401(k) Roth w/company match.