Heavy Equipment Operator

POSITION PURPOSE:

Perform various duties to treat and/or dispose of waste through the operation of earth moving or construction type equipment.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Operate and maintain earth moving and construction equipment to handle waste, treatment reagents, and earth in a manner consistent with Heavy Equipment Operations Training, ESOI Safety Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
2. Report any condition, practice or circumstance observed while receiving, treating and disposing of waste, which is unsafe and/or which will result in damage to the stabilization containment building and/or active disposal cell or will be cause for facility non-compliance, to the Supervisor or Manager.
3. Act according to the waste handling and construction work plan established by the Supervisor or Manager.
4. Remove hazardous waste from equipment prior to removal from the active waste area or disposal cell under the direction of the Supervisor or Manager.
5. Act to inspect and perform daily maintenance on equipment.
6. Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

POSITION IN ORGANIZATION:

1. SUPERVISES DIRECTLY: B.           SUPERVISES INDIRECTLY:

               No One                                               No One

RELATIONSHIPS:

1. INTERNAL                                                        EXTERNAL

               VP Operations                                                  None

               Operations Manager

               Operations Supervisor

               Safety Manager

               Scale Personnel

               Field Technicians

POSITION CHARACTERISTICS:

1. Work normally involves routine, scheduled or cyclical activities.
2. Work is preplanned by or approved in advance by supervisor and progress check at frequent intervals.
3. Integrate inter-dependent activities of other employees.

MANPOWER SPECIFICATION:

Indicates qualifications necessary for an individual to perform satisfactorily:

1. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL:

               MINIMUM:         High School education or equivalent with additional specialized training in heavy equipment operation

               PREFERRED:

1. EXPERIENCE: POSITIONS INDUSTRY        YEARS

               MINIMUM:         Heavy Equipment Operator             Construction        3-5

               PREFERRED:

1. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualified to operate the following equipment: excavators, backhoes, bulldozers, front-end loaders, compactor, and grader.