Heavy Equipment Operator

Amentum
US - Colorado - Colorado Springs
October 26, 2024

• RATE
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Pay rate will be dependent upon certification level. Range $31.74 + $8.34 - $10.96 health and welfare allowance / hour.

• POSITION SUMMARY
•

The heavy equipment operator operates a variety general construction equipment including but not limited to:
excavators (mini and large), back hoes, skid loaders, cranes, graders, rollers and other related equipment. This position offers opportunities to become proficient in utility digs, general dirt work such as grading, restoring flow of storm ditches, and equipment operations. During winter months assist in snow removal via operation of various equipment. This position will require overtime and being on call and also performing other duties as assigned.

• QUALIFICATIONS
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+ Must be a high school graduate or GED

+
• Class A CDL Required
•

+ Must have a minimum of two (2) years related Heavy Equipment Operator experience

+ Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs

+ Be able to work alone unsupervised

+ Demonstrate proficiency of operation of various construction equipment

+ Dump truck and tractor trailer experience is preferred

+ Tanker and hazmat endorsement is preferred

+ Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note:
US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.

+ For positions requiring use of a Company and/or Customer vehicle, must have a safe driving record within the past 36 months, as defined by Company policy.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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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, and crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 50 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.

• WORK ENVIRONMENT
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in precarious places and is occasionally exposed to dust and debris.

• Other Responsibilities:
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• Safety
• - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

• Quality
• - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

• Procedure Compliance
• - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veterans status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans (
/dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) and Labor Laws Posters (***/s/MI5TC2kqOqsOBPMVfnZ32U) .

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