Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator

Blooming Glen Contractors, located in Blooming Glen, PA, is currently seeking experienced and motivated Heavy Equipment Operators to become a part of our team. This position entails the operation of heavy equipment in order to achieve daily production goals. Blooming Glen Contractors is deeply committed to preserving and protecting the health and safety of each and every one of its employees. As such, we are looking for someone who can work efficiently without compromising their responsibility to conduct the functions of their position in a safe and responsible manner. If you meet the job requirements outlined below, Blooming Glen Contractors would be happy to consider you for this position.

Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. (BGC) is a family owned and operated heavy civil construction services and site contracting company based in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. BGC provides full-service site contracting and heavy civil construction services in the following core service areas: complete site and land development, demolition, transportation & structures, water & wastewater, design-build and value engineering and emergency response.

Founded in 1971, BGC remains dedicated to providing our customers and clients with exceptional service and finished products of the highest quality.

Responsibilities

• Performs all work adhering to OSHA and H&K Safety policies.
• Moves levers and depresses pedals to control operation, function and movement of machine.
• Feels lever and listens for stalling action of engine to operate equipment most efficiently.
• Cleans equipment as scheduled.
• Ensures equipment is safely and securely parked and stored.
• Maintains equipment by greasing properly and checking fluids daily (oils, coolant, fuel level).
• Performs daily checks on equipment to ensure proper operating condition.
• Notifies shop foreman of any requirements for maintenance or repairs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• One-year certificate from an accredited college or technical school OR six months of related experience and/or training. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Able to pass practical skills test for heavy equipment including dozers, excavators, and loaders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Write routine reports and correspondence. Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. Mathematical skills including ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Problem solving.
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed.
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job).

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Two years of related experience and/or training.
• Experience working in heavy civil construction, road construction, or quarries.
• OSHA or other relevant safety certifications.

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 frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb and balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to outside weather conditions and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.