Utility Crew Equipment Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Salary:

Job Title: Utility Crew Equipment Operator

Position Type: Full time, 1st shift, hours will vary between 40-50 per week, paid weekly.

Location: Cleves, OH (on-site) Must be local

Reports to: Foreman

We are looking for a Utility Crew Equipment Operator to join our growing team. Sehlhorst Equipment Services offers competitive pay, company provided uniforms, and a full range of benefits including 401(k) retirement plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

This role will offer a great deal of opportunity to grow your skills. If you are a motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for commercial construction, we want to connect with you!

Job Summary:

The Utility Crew Equipment Operator plays a crucial role in the efficient operation of various machinery and equipment used in construction and maintenance projects. This position requires a skilled individual who can operate heavy machinery, perform maintenance tasks, and ensure that all operations are conducted safely and effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate heavy machinery includingexcavators,loaders, for various construction tasks.
• Install trench boxes, lower pipe into trenches, move material safely, efficiently, and keep up with production goals
• Conduct daily inspections of equipment to ensure optimal performance and safety.
• Assist in building and maintaining underground infrastructure, pipelines, and other utilities
• Follow safety protocols and guidelines while operating heavy equipment, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations and promoting a safe working environment

Qualifications:

• Proficient in operating and excavating with the use of excavators
• Strong mechanical knowledge to troubleshoot equipment issues effectively
• Excellent teamwork skills with a focus on communication and collaboration
• Willing to help out with pipe laying operations as necessary
• High school diploma or equivalent; additional technical certifications or vocational training in utility systems operations is preferred
• Proven experience working as a Utilities Operator or in a similar role, preferably in a commercial or industrial setting
• Familiarity with regulatory standards and compliance requirements related to underground construction, such as OSHA, EPA, or other relevant agencies.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Excavation (digging trenches, setting structures): 1 year (Required)
• Excavator operation: 3 years (Required)

About Sehlhorst Equipment Services:

Sehlhorst Equipment Services (SES) is a family-owned company that was established in 1985. Since then, SES has been in a growth trajectory, building on the solid reputation we have established in the region. We are committed to investing in the company and our fellow co-workers. This commitment can be seen throughout the Sehlhorst organization, most visibly by the construction of a new office and repair facility.

We are a fast-growing demolition, excavation, and site utilities contractor with a reputation as a premier subcontractor in the tri-state area.

Our demolition crews performcompletestructural demolition, selective demolition/building alteration, and underground demolition and utility removal for projects ranging in size from typical single-family homes to multi-story commercial/industrial buildings.

SES Earthwork crews cut, haul, and compact hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of structural fill each year performing land clearing and topsoil stripping, mass excavation and structural fill, fine grading, and soil remediation projects.

As underground utility specialists our crews install new sewers, water, and storm infrastructure from taps in the street to a new building. We also have extensive experience repairing underground infrastructure.

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Sehlhorst Equipment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sehlhorst Equipment Services is a participant in the Drug Free Work Place Program of the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation.