Heavy Equipment Operator

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Cumming, GA $44,371.00 - $47,650.00

• Operate necessary equipment to bale and load waste or other material into trailers.
• Perform inspection and maintenance checks of equipment daily.
• Grease/lubricate equipment, check and add fluids to equipment daily.
• Steer, guide and/or drive the equipment at the assigned site using steering wheel, shifters, levers, buttons, and pedals.
• Substitute for another operator if a crew member is absent or as needed.
• Clean trash from the tracks of heavy equipment by pulling and/or cutting material away from tracks and gear mechanisms at least once daily or more if needed.
• Use a two‑way radio to communicate with co‑workers in the field and/or office regarding work activities, requirements, and priorities for the work day.
• Conform in all respects with applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, and other orders and to all company policies, procedures and directives from supervisors.
• Maintain the appearance of the grounds and facility.
• Attend safety and branch meetings.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired, but not required.
• Completion of forklift certification.
• Ability to obtain Transfer Station/Landfill Operations Certification if needed.

• Demonstrate ability to follow instructions and work under little supervision.
• Apply commonsense understanding to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized setting.
• Ability to perform the four basic functions of math and to read and understand equipment gauges.
• Must have the ability to read, speak, understand and write the English language.
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

• Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, climb, balance, taste, and smell.
• Visual requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to frequently lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

• Constantly exposed to loud noise, humidity, outside weather conditions, moving mechanical parts, vibration, toxic and caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles.
• Work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Work in outdoor environment inside heavy equipment covered cab, but exposed to all weather conditions except lightning storms.
• Occasionally work in high precarious places.
• Work in outdoor environment 100% of the time.

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• Seniority level Entry level
• Employment type Full‑time
• Job function Management and Manufacturing