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DOZER OPERATOR

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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.

$58,766 / year median in Virginia

+9% projected growth

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Job Description

Position Summary

Branch's Civil Division is searching for an experienced and safety-oriented Bulldozer Operator to join our well-established, growing company. The Bulldozer Operator operates a tractor with a blade attached across the front to excavate, level, and distribute earth and to push trees and rocks. Duties/Responsibilities Fastens attachments to tractor

Connects hydraulic hoses, belts, mechanical linkage or power takeoff shaft to tractor to provide power to raise, lower or tilt attachment

Operates controls to manipulate tool bars, carriers and disks

Operates controls to maneuver tractor and raise, lower and tilt attachments to clear right-of-way

Listens for stalling action of engine to estimate depth of cut

Operates bulldozer in successive passes to raise or lower terrain to specified grade following markings on grade stakes or hand signals

May service and make normal operating adjustments to equipment Duties/Responsibilities Cont.

Qualifications Knowledge of construction techniques

1 to 3 years of bulldozer operating experience Working knowledge of OSHA regulations

DOT experience preferred, but not required

Compensation Data

Salary Min:

$42,045.50

Salary Max:

$70,110

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.



Competencies

DependabilityProductivityCommunicating EffectivelyFollowing Policies and ProceduresWorking SafelyTravel

Supervisory Responsibility

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.



Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position which will typically involve 40+ hours a week. Due to the nature of the job, the employee must be available on-call early/late hours to deal with delays, bad weather and emergencies at the job site.



AAP/EEO Statement

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and condition of employment.



Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.



All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.