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KOMAN Construction, LLC

Heavy Equipment Operator- Harlingen, TX

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What they do

An Operating Engineer or Heavy Equipment Operator drives and operates heavy equipment used in quarries, construction sites, landfills, refuse and recycling centers, or ports. Heavy Equipment may include, but is not limited to, bulldozers, excavators, paving equipment and pile drivers.

$53,887 / year median in Texas

+14% projected growth

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Job Description

Heavy Equipment Operator

•Harlingen, TX

Location:
Harlingen, TX Company Name:

KOMAN Construction, LLC KOMAN Construction LLC, is looking for an experience Heavy Equipment Operator to join our growing team in Harlingen, TX. KC is a federal government contractor that supports CBP with road construction and vegetation control in Texas.

How We Value Our Team Members:
Competitive Pay:

$19.50

•22.00

401k with Company Match

Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP)

Short

•and long-term disability

Health care and dependent care spending accounts

Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays

Life insurance and more

Essential Functions:

An employee in this class has general construction responsibilities. Work is performed under general supervision. Operates loading equipment and heavy machinery including skid steers, backhoes, tractors and front-end loaders.

Operates and/or drives trucks and light to heavy equipment. (dump truck, water truck, rollers, broom).

Operates gas powered chain saw, pole saws, weed eaters and blower.

Assists with traffic control.

Assists in the proper maintenance of roadway rights of way including but not limited to moving and trimming trees and shrubbery and debris removal.

Assists in the proper maintenance of roadway and drainage facilities including but not limited to pothole repairs, installation of signs and roadside maintenance.

Possesses working knowledge of the proper implementation and maintenance of traffic control devices as outlined in the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Performs routine maintenance of vehicles and light to heavy equipment.

Keep vehicle and equipment clean.

Essential Personnel for

Emergency Situations Required Qualifications:
  • One (1) year or more work experience operating heavy construction equipment
  • Legally eligible to work in the United States
  • Able to pass a background and drug test

•KOMAN is a drug-free environment.

Ability to work from diagrams, sketches, and oral and written instructions.

Ability to work effectively with fellow employees

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
  • Continually required to stand, sit and walk
  • Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
  • Continually required to talk or hear
  • Continually exposure to wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather) and work near moving mechanical parts
  • Occasionally work in high, precarious places, around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals
  • Continually exposure to outside weather conditions and vibration
  • Occasional exposure to risk of radiation
  • While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually very loud
  • The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 100 pounds/ continually lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include: Close vision; Distance vision; Color vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Specific job duties that are affected by the environmental conditions selected above:

Environmental conditions drive every second of field work KOMAN Construction LCC is an

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. As a Federal Contract Employer, KOMAN Families of Companies follows Federal Laws as it pertains to drug testing. All candidates who receive a written offer of employment will be required to undergo drug testing for commonly abused controlled substances in accordance with Federal Law. It is important to note although a State may have legalized a controlled substance, if the controlled substance is illegal per Federal Law, it is then considered to be illegal. KOMAN Families of Companies is a Drug-Free Workplace. Successful completion of a background and DMV record check also must be completed prior to hire. Preference will be given to Natives of Kodiak, Inc. Shareholders and Descendants of Shareholders in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2000e

•2(i).