Heavy Equipment Operator (Scraper 657) (Union Wages)

Company: Phillips and Jodran
Location: Jackson
Posted on: June 15, 2022

Job Description:

Phillips & Jordan (P&J) is a privately held, woman-owned, heavy civil and infrastructure contractor established in 1952. Our Core Values and Priorities - Integrity, Safety, Quality, and Production - guide our daily business practices. P&J is committed to a "People First Philosophy" that entails no harm to person, property, the environment, or our reputation. We focus on 3 primary service areas: Heavy Civil Construction (Power Generation, Water Resources, and Industrial & Commercial), Right-of-Way Access & Construction (Power Delivery and Pipeline Services), and Disaster Response.

P&J is a national contractor that is registered to do business in all 50 states, currently has a workforce of approximately 1,200 employees, and owns and operates an extensive fleet of heavy and specialized pieces of equipment. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, P&J maintains regional offices in Ohio, Florida, and Colorado. At P&J, our greatest resource is our employees, and we are proud to have many second and third generation employees that have chosen to build their careers with P&J.

P&J is a proven innovator, a proven leader, and a proven solution in the industry, and we have built a reputation for taking on some of the most challenging, difficult projects and successfully completing them on, or even ahead of, schedule. P&J employs a top notch workforce, and we are always in need of new employees who are dependable professionals with experience in the construction industry. We are seeking safety conscious individuals who have a positive, can-do attitude, work well with others, and want to advance their careers.

Join the P&J team today and become a valued member of our company.

Summary:

This position is responsible for operating a CAT 657 Scraper. .

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Learn and follow safety regulations
* Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects
* Locate underground services, such as pipes or wires, prior to beginning work
* Monitor operations to ensure that health and safety standards are met
* Adjust hand wheels and depress pedals to control attachments, such as blades, buckets, scrapers, or swing booms
* Start engines; move throttles, switches, or levers; or depress pedals to operate machines, such as bulldozers, trench excavators, road graders, or backhoes
* Coordinate machine actions with other activities, position or move loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members
* Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment
* Check fuel supplies at sites to ensure adequate availability
* Drive and maneuver equipment with blades in successive passes over working areas to remove topsoil, vegetation, or rocks or to distribute and level earth or terrain

Requirements:

* Follow safety regulations
* Follow instructions and meet set standards
* Judge distances and slopes accurately
* Make decisions based on verifiable standards
* Must be able to stoop, bend, and crouch and use hands, arms, and legs fully
* Must have good vision and hearing (either naturally or with correction)
* Frequently lift up to 80 pounds, and the ability to carry objects weighing 50 pounds or less
* Work dusty or dirty surroundings
* Pass construction equipment operator qualification testing/observation

Education and Experience:

* High School Diploma preferred
* Two-three years verifiable and relevant experience

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact Human Resources at

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