Heavy Equipment Operator

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Title: Heavy Equipment Operator
Location: Mountain, Nevada

Job type: Contract (12+ Months)

Job Description

Operates heavy earth moving equipment, such as track type dozers, loaders, backhoes, off-road trucks, graders, and rock drills in a strip mine.

Job Functions:

• Operate heavy equipment that includes pushing waste and ore dumps.
• Keeping records of loads and equipment fuelling, maintenance, etc.
• Performing operational maintenance such as greasing, fuelling, cleaning and checking wear parts.
• Cleaning tracks, buckets, cabs with shovels, picks, and brooms.
• Supporting mechanics in performing mechanical repair on occasion.
• Servicing equipment as necessary, such as changing lubricants, filters, and wear parts.
• Other tasks may be assigned from time to time.

Physical Requirements:

• Climb onto and off equipment, often many times in a shift
• Maintain concentration while performing repetitive equipment cycles for durations up to several hours
• Lift, carry and manipulate heavy duty wrenches and tools, in installing wear parts, servicing equipment, and when generally supporting mechanics
• Work on shift schedules including afternoon and graveyard shifts
• Perform repetitive hand and arm functions as are required operating jacks, ratchet wrenches, chain hoists and come along.

Hse Requirements:

• Be responsible for compliance with regulatory requirements and the Company's procedures and guidelines in the performance of their duties.
• Perform their job safely and in an environmentally responsible manner.
• Continually inspect their work areas for unsafe or substandard conditions or unsafe work practices.
• Correct or take interim action on any unsafe or substandard conditions or practices that they observe and report to the immediate supervisor.
• Participate, as required, in all training classes and exercises.
• Participate, as required, in all HSE performance development activities and systems.
• Report all injury, near-miss, property damage and hazardous conditions to their immediate supervisor.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $25.71 - $32.00 per hour

Work Location: In person